‘Racist babies?': Woke federal education program yet another example of ‘wasteful' spending
'Our test scores … have declined since the creation of the Department of Education,' Ms Lyman told Sky News host James Morrow.
'Where is the money actually being put toward?
'This is another example of wasteful federal spending.'
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