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Linda McMahon: “The NAEP scores, which are our national report card, came…”

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

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Buckley Institute Speaker Series: The Roadmap for Restoring American Education

Published | Video Starts at 04:52

You know, across our country, since the Department of Education was established in 1980, we've spent $3 trillion on education to watch our scores continue to go down. The NAEP scores, which are our national report card, came out shortly after President Trump became president for the second time. And he told me that he was not only embarrassed, but he was angry about the scores because across our country, we have some at the highest level, we might … (04:52–05:02)

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Asserts that NAEP scores were released shortly after President Trump's second term began.

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