Unpacking Our History

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Education without the Department of Education

This month’s article packet includes: "What does the US Department of Education do?" from Brookings.org," A History of Efforts to End the Department of Education" from Time Magazine, "Abolish the Department of Education" by the Cato Institute, What happens in Ohio if the U.S. Dept. of Education is defunded?" From the Ohio Capital Journal, "Trump executive actions on colleges, schools" from NPR, "Evangelical education nearly ruined me" from The Guardian, "Judges blocks Trump’s push to end DEI in K-12 public schools" from AP News.


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Thursday, June 12th, 2025 on Zoom
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.  

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Password: 691353

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