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EDlection 2022

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Back to the Future: GOP Pledge to Abolish Education Department Returns

Republicans have proposed eliminating the federal role in education for decades. But is that even possible?

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New Jersey

Information Literacy Curriculum Bill Clears Assembly Panel in New Jersey

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Ohio

Republican Lawmakers in Ohio Want Schools to Tell Parents About ‘Sexually Explicit Content’

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Indiana

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Georgia

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