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2025-02-06 00:07:06 UTC - HELPFUL
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Only 13.89% of k-12 funding per pupil comes from the federal government. https://educationdata.org/public-education-spending-statistics Congress decides earmarks, not Elon Musk. https://history.house.gov/Institution/Origins-Development/Power-of-the-Purse/ Trump has DOGE looking for ways to cut staff. Nothing proposed would cut direct funding to schools. https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2025/02/03/trump-education-department-dismantling-executive-order-draft/
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