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Trump Admin Slashes Burdensome Regulations for State Education Reform

Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Department of Education is slashing federal regulations that could hinder states from improving their schools, the administration’s latest move in its dismantling of the agency and its effort to return education policy to the states.

The Education Department has approved Education Flexibility applications for the states of Florida and Illinois, meaning they now can waive statutory or regulatory requirements for school districts without first having to submit those waivers to the federal government for review and approval.

A total of 18 states have now opted into the program that seeks to give state and........

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