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Donald Trump Praises Betsy DeVos and Urges More Local Control Over Education
President Donald Trump repeated a few promises related to the Common Core State Standards and education governance from his 2016 campaign, and also praised Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, at a town hall of business executives in Washington on Tuesday.
In response to a question about college- and career readiness at the event, Trump sharply criticized the academic performance of students New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles, while also praising charter schools. "I don't call it an experiment any more. It's far beyond an experiment," he said of charters. (More on recent academic performance of students in Chicago and L.A....
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