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Linda McMahon: “The Department of Education controls, you know, curriculum…”

Featuring: Linda McMahon, Republican | Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education | National

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And we should eliminate as much as possible the bureaucracy in Washington. I think it's, you know, a belief that The Department of Education controls, you know, curriculum, hires teachers, buys books. We do none of that. We are a pass through, see, for money that is appropriated from Congress. And if we can eliminate a lot of the bureaucracy and the regulatory compliance around that distribution of money to the states, the states will be better served. (01:00–01:07)

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Asserts that the Department of Education does not control curriculum, hire teachers, or buy books.

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