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Kevin Stitt
@kevinstitt· Republican · OK· Feb 23, 2025

If we want to be the best state for business, we need to make sure our kids have a path to success. It’s time for some fresh eyes and a renewed focus on our top ten goals.

cnn.com
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
@alexandriaocasiocortez· Democratic · NY· Feb 17, 2025

Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Feb 17, 2025

public schools that teach a Black history course could lose federal funding under the Trump administration

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Patty Murray
@pattymurray· Democratic · WA· Feb 15, 2025

I hope no parent, student, or teacher is intimidated by these threats—this former preschool teacher certainly is not.

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Patty Murray
@pattymurray· Democratic · WA· Feb 15, 2025

this threat to rip away the federal funding our public K-12 schools and colleges receive flies in the face of the law.

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Patty Murray
@pattymurray· Democratic · WA· Feb 15, 2025

Rather than trying to make college more affordable or helping to improve our kids' outcomes, Trump is letting far-right extremists inject politics into the classroom at every turn.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Feb 13, 2025

In America, we must not allow our educational system to become a two-tier system.

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William Warren
@williamwarren· Democratic · MA· Feb 13, 2025

We are very much at risk of losing an entire generation of researchers, and that will negatively affect us for generations.

motherjones.com
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
@alexandriaocasiocortez· Democratic · NY· Feb 13, 2025

Maybe he can learn to read. The Constitution would be a good place to start.

msnbc.com
Katie Britt
@katiebritt· Republican · AL· Feb 13, 2025

Linda's confirmation as secretary of education will be a monumental step toward preserving the American Dream.

newsweek.com
Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Feb 12, 2025

Oh, I'd like it to be closed immediately. Look, the Department of Education is a big con job.

cbsnews.com
Jim Banks
@jimbanks· Republican · IN· Feb 12, 2025

Can you imagine these people teaching our kids in classrooms across America?

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Patty Murray
@pattymurray· Democratic · WA· Feb 12, 2025

It is stunning to me that [Linda McMahon] wants to [DOE] but couldn't name EVEN ONE part of this basic federal education law she would focus on. It's disqualifying.

newsweek.com
William Warren
@williamwarren· Democratic · MA· Feb 12, 2025

Make no mistake: This GOP plan will raise the cost that American families pay for groceries, healthcare, and getting an education.

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Ed Markey
@edmarkey· Democratic · MA· Feb 12, 2025

The acronym for Musk's task force should instead be short for the 'Department of Gutting Education.'

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Henry Johnson
@henryjohnson· Republican · LA· Feb 12, 2025

The time has come to disband the Education Department. We believe in the core principle that education is best handled by the people closest to the kids.

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Katie Britt
@katiebritt· Republican · AL· Feb 12, 2025

a smart, targeted approach is needed in order to not hinder life-saving, groundbreaking research at high-achieving institutions like those in Alabama.

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