On the recordMarch 3, 2025
We're deeply concerned that her boss, Donald Trump, wants her to take a wrecking ball to the Department of Education and this nation's public schools.
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Randi Weingarten
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commondreams.orgWe're deeply concerned that her boss, Donald Trump, wants her to take a wrecking ball to the Department of Education and this nation's public schools.
Weingarten warns about Trump's intentions for the Department of Education.
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