3 claims about the Department of Education and what it really does
President Donald Trump and his allies continue to make false claims about education in the country.
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Education Dept. slashes workforce; new tariffs roil US markets
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President Trump said he felt "very badly" for the federal workers who have lost their jobs under his administration but defended the decision by claiming "many of them don't work at all." Trump ...NBC News - 2d -
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Mom worries about daughter with Down Syndrome after Education Department cuts
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Trump keeps talking about making Canada the 51st state. Is he serious?
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