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Randi Weingarten: The directive to 'return decision-making to the states' fails the smell test.

On the recordMarch 6, 2025
The directive to 'return decision-making to the states' fails the smell test.
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Randi Weingarten

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Weingarten criticizes the Trump administration's plan to shift education decision-making to states.

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