The incoming Trump administration has floated closing the Education Department. Hear about the existing relationship between the federal government and local public schools.

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There has been a lot of talk about how the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump might impact local public education. Will they try to eliminate the Department of Education? What about a potential nationwide push for a school voucher program?

But what exactly is the existing relationship between the federal government and local public schools? To find out more, KUT’s Jennifer Stayton spoke with Morgan Craven. She is the National Director of Policy, Advocacy and Community Engagement for the Intercultural Development Research Association. It is an independent organization that works for equal educational opportunity for students via strong public schools. They talked over Zoom about how the federal government and local public schools interact.

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