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I was extremely disappointed to read in the Washington Examiner last month that incoming House Education and Labor Committee Chair Rep. John Kline (R-Minn.) is wondering why we have a federal Department of Education.  In his editorial (http://tinyurl.com/2ferofa), the Congressman wrote:

“Across the country, many have begun to wonder why we have a federal Department of Education at all.  What makes us think that bureaucrats in Washington, DC can manage our classrooms and prepare our children for success any more effectively than qualified teachers and engaged local school boards?”

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