But, Mr. Secretary, in previous years, your budget request for fiscal year 2016 invests pretty heavily in competitive grant programs that allow the Federal Government to dictate how States and school districts operate.
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Cole critiques the federal approach to education funding and its impact on state autonomy.
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We’re close on the numbers. We’re pretty far apart still on trying to limit presidential powers.
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