The latest target is the U.S. Department of Education — a favorite scapegoat for decades. But calls to dismantle it and send money to states in block grants are not harmless policy tweaks. They’re a ...

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When they cheer efforts to stop federal aid to poor students — and insist the state’s methods are the right ones — they own ...