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. (01:06–01:11)
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Asserts that the Department of Education primarily distributes funds appropriated by Congress.
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