Education secretary defends 15.3% agency budget cut in 'final mission'
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May 21 (UPI) -- Education Secretary Linda McMahon , testifying before a House subcommittee on Wednesday, defended a 15.3% leaner budget from last year as part of the department's "final mission." President Donald Trump 's budget request would cut funding to the Education Department by about $12 billion to wind down the agency. The House bill allocated $30.9 billion and the Senate version $31.9 billion. She said her top priorities are support for charter schools, which would receive a $60
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