Over the past year, congressional Republicans have cheered on President Donald Trump’s quest to dismantle the Education Department.
Yet those same lawmakers just reached a deal with Democrats to give what’s left of the agency more money—not less—compared to last year.
Congress’ annual appropriations bills, which Trump signed into law Feb. 3, fully retained spending for many of the department’s programs, funding things like special education and afterschool activities. Even programs the Trump administration has unilaterally cut or ignored, prompting lawsuits, were supported at roughly their usual levels.
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