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Lee Metcalf: The very best and most simple thing we could do to improve education is to eliminate Federal rules, regulations, and…

On the recordSeptember 11, 1997
The very best and most simple thing we could do to improve education is to eliminate Federal rules, regulations, and endless bureaucratic redtape and return control of local school districts and school power to school boards.
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Lee Metcalf
Montana

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Discussing the impact of federal regulations on education funding and local control.

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