The Department of Education is on the chopping block, but that might not be a bad thing for Alabama public schools.
During a press conference Feb. 4, President Donald Trump alluded to plans to dismantle the Department of Education, according to AP News. An executive order has not been signed, but experts say there is a plan in the works.
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