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How the US Department of Education has evolved over the years: From its origins to a contested legacy

The US Department of Education, established in 1979, has long stood at the center of America’s debate over federal versus ...
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How the Department of Education came into existence

President Trump is reportedly preparing to shrink or potentially dismantle the Department of Education through executive action. Abolishing the Department of Education was part of Project 2025, the ...
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Why Republicans have failed to scrap the Department of Education

“That department should be abolished,” said President Ronald Reagan about the Department of Education in 1983, echoing a campaign promise. In 1995 while running for president, Lamar Alexander, a ...
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Architectural drawing of the street level floor plan of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Headquarters, Hubert H. Humphrey Building

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Identification on verso (typewritten ...