Supreme Court allows Trump's Education Department layoffs
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WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Governor Laura Kelly on Thursday joined 17 governors in sending a letter to United States Secretary of Education Linda McMahon demanding the department release approximately $6.8 billion in federal education funding.
President Donald Trump announced Monday that Education Secretary Linda McMahon will continue to gut the department following the Supreme Court victory and send education back to the states.
Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon tells Fox News layoffs are necessary to reduce bureaucracy in education as Trump sends it to states.
The nearly 30-year-old policy, withdrawn by Secretary Linda McMahon, allowed non-qualified illegal immigrants to access federal public benefits.