Oppose efforts to eliminate the Department of Education

McGovern opposes the Trump administration’s effort to eliminate the Department of Education. He argues that the department protects students’ civil rights by overseeing special education programs and enforcing civil rights laws in public education.

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In their own words

By trying to eliminate the Department of Education, the Trump Administration is attacking our kids' civil rights.

The source

Education is foundational to upward mobility

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