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I think it is really understated that the US Secretary of Education is a former CEO of WWE with zero experience/resume in education (hexbear.net)

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[–] InexplicableLunchFiend@hexbear.net 17 points 7 months ago (2 children)

The Department of Education was abolished. Secretary of Education is just ceremonial now, they don't actually have an agency to preside over

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[–] micnd90@hexbear.net [S] 16 points 7 months ago (1 child)

I think it still exists - only Congress can abolish a department within the administration. But all the DOE functions are practically gutted by the executive order

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[–] egg1918@hexbear.net 16 points 7 months ago

Everything except the debt collecting 🙃

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