Trump is trying to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. Most school funding is local, as are policy decisions. But his ...

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Borrowers in Illinois hold more than $62 billion in federal student loan debt. Kathy Broome Duke was the first in her family to graduate from college, and earned a master's degree in human resources.