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DNC Mega Livestream Fact-Check | Round 1
Louder with Crowder
The Federal Department of Education: Key Facts and Impact
The Federal Department of Education was established in 1979, significantly elevating the federal government's involvement in public education funding, which had previously been dominated by state and local sources. Since its initiation, the department has spent approximately two trillion dollars, making its discretionary budget the third largest among federal departments, trailing only the Department of Defense and the Department of Health and Human Services. Despite this substantial financial investment, standardized testing results for students have shown little improvement since 1979, with recent data indicating declines in both math and reading scores, marking the lowest performance in decades.
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