[blackdog]

The US Dept of Education has absolutely nothing to do with actual education. They are merely a funds disbursement clearing house. They handle only financial policy, compliance audits(of monies), and disbursement, not anything in content.

People are very ignorant as to what the agency's purpose is. They have nothing to do with education, and everything to do with finances.

[EternalVigilance]

Any and all federal involvement in education beyond training government employees, members of the military, and the children of military members on US bases, is completely unconstitutional.

[RDasher]

“They have nothing to do with education, and everything to do with finances.” — Unfortunately those finances come with strings attached. — DO THIS OR NO FUNDS.

[Carry_Okie]

They are merely a funds disbursement clearing house.

Not true. It's an extortion racket. They demand adoption of every "progressive" PC fad in return for Federal funds. The youth interest in Bernie Sanders is the direct result. We have a LOT of education of these young people to do to undo the damage the DOE has done; else in the future we WILL be looking at Hillary as a centrist candidate.