Decades-old idea of axing federal Department of Education revived in Nevada Senate race - The Nevada Independent

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Decades-old idea of axing federal Department of Education revived in Nevada Senate race - The Nevada Independent

In 2022, Sam Brown, then running as an insurgent GOP Senate primary rival against  establishment-backed Adam Laxalt, proposed eliminating the federal agency tasked with administering financial aid, collecting data about schools and monitoring educational programs and discrimination: the Department of Education. In a debate, Brown called for cutting the agency, among other Cabinet-level agencies, to reduce federal spending and cut into the federa…