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House Moves to Break Up Education Department | Salt Lake City News
The House Education and Workforce Committee is pushing to dismantle the Department of Education with a sweeping 10-bill plan that would scatter its core functions across other agencies—student aid to Treasury, K-12 programs to Labor—claiming “beta tests” prove efficiency. But critics warn it’ll create bureaucratic chaos, forcing schools to navigate multiple agencies. Education officials reportedly helped draft the bills, fueling suspicions the groundwork for abolition is already laid. The plan still needs Senate approval, especially Democratic votes, to become law. Listen in comfort:Get a…
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