The Education Exchange: Does the U.S. Department of Education Help Student Achievement?

To answer that question, the agency’s research arm must remain intact

Photo of Rocco Testani besides the logo for the Education Exchange podcastRocco E. Testani, the co-leader of the Eversheds Sutherland Business and Commercial Litigation team, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss the history of the U.S. Department of Education, its impact on student achievement and President Trump’s efforts to shut the department down.

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