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What would it mean if President-elect Trump dismantled the US Department of Education?
(theconversation.com)
States no longer have federal guidelines they need to meet. Likely, this will cause a lot of states to lower their primary and secondary programs.
Special education in schools gets obliterated along with funding to low income neighborhoods. Many states let these students fall through the cracks.
Federal student loan programs die, affecting many students. Along with a lower generational size going to college, a lot of colleges go bankrupt.