the Department of Education
/ðə dɪˌpɑːtmənt əv edʒuˈkeɪʃn/
/ðə dɪˌpɑːrtmənt əv edʒuˈkeɪʃn/
- the US government department that establishes general policies for the country's schools and is in charge of national programmes for education, including financial help. Individual states have a lot of freedom to decide what is taught in their schools.
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the Department of Education