Trump orders Education Department to shift key responsibilities out of agency
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The Education Department on Tuesday announced four more "interagency" agreements sharing key responsibilities with other federal agencies.
The development marks Education Secretary Linda McMahon's latest move to effectively dismantle her agency, in line with President Donald Trump's executive order last March essentially abolishing the department and returning control to the states.
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