We can make it more efficient, we can have less regulation, and all of that is a good thing for our students. And by the way, Department of Education got established in 1980. We've spent $1.7 trillion to watch our NAEP scores or the nation's report card scores continue to decline. We are not doing something right. And the actions that we have taken in Washington so far, building up this bureaucracy that we have here has not been effective. (05:45–05:55)
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Asserts that $1.7 trillion has been spent while NAEP scores have declined.
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