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Linda McMahon: “The funding still comes from the Department of Education…”

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

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New plans for education department will get rid of bureaucracy: Linda McMahon

Published | Video Starts at 01:36

It's kind of a bit of a test run. We want to move on a temporary basis, some of those programs to different agencies. The funding still comes from the Department of Education, the management of those programs, the oversight of those programs is still at the department. But we want to see if what we think to be true is that they will function much more in a streamlined fashion and much more efficiently if we relocate those programs into other agencies. (01:36–01:45)

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Asserts that despite moving programs, funding and oversight remain with the Department of Education.

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