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Policy Expert Mark Vargas: Changes to the Federal Department of Education
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Currently, the Trump Administration is making changes to the Federal Department of Education (DOE). How will those changes affect the approach to education in the USA, and what will be the relationship between the Federal DOE and the various State DOEs?

Policy expert and commentator Mark Vargas (Newsmax) joins us to discuss the direction the Federal DOE is taking. We also talk about the criminal unrest in Chicago and other USA cities.

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