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Secretary of Education Announces "Returning Education to the States" Tour to Promote Local Control and School Choice

Secretary of Education (unnamed in transcript) · August 8, 2025
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The Secretary of Education announced a nationwide "returning education to the states" tour to promote local control and expand school choice, saying the administration aims to "take the bureaucracy out of education" and will visit schools across the country over the next year.

The Secretary of Education announced a nationwide "returning education to the states" tour, saying the administration will spend the next year visiting schools across the country to spotlight local programs and shift education decision-making from Washington to communities.

The secretary framed the effort as reversing what they called "the federal government's heavy hand in education," arguing that "education isn't decided in Washington DC. It is shaped in our…

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