Past secretaries, union leader call for probe into Education Department slashing
Maryland Democratic Sens. Angela Alsobrooks and Chris Van Hollen joined three former education secretaries and the union representing agency workers to urge the Education Department's top watchdog to investigate the cost and impact of mass firings last year.
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