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Mike Rounds: “The department was created in 1979. We've seen no increase…”

Featuring: Mike Rounds, Republican | U.S. Senate South Dakota

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Discussion with Senator Mike Rounds on Dismantling the Department of Education

Published | Video Starts at 00:58

Can you talk about this legislation and maybe why you think it's important, much like President Trump, to dismantle the Department of Education entirely? Yeah, look, first of all, thanks for the opportunity. The department was created in 1979. We've seen no increase in student improvements any place. In fact, in some cases, it's actually gone down over the years. And I attribute a lot of that to a one size fits all mentality at the department level. (00:58–01:07)

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Asserts that the Department of Education was created in 1979 and has not improved student outcomes.

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