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What’s really going on with the ‘Let Girls Learn’ program?

By Emily Jashinsky
Published May 2, 2017 1:18am ET
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What’s really going on with the ‘Let Girls Learn’ program?
Michelle Obama's "Let Girls Learn" initiative was launched to address the barriers that keep more than 62 million girls around the world out of school. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) | Francisco Seco

News that the Trump administration was discontinuing Michelle Obama’s “Let Girls Learn” program elicited immediate denouncements from the Left.

CNN reported on Monday that acting Peace Corps Director Sheila Crowley sent an email to staffers this week notifying them of the decision. But actual details of the report should dampen some of the panic surrounding that announcement.

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