As one who feels that the federal funding of education is both unconstitutional and an infringement upon states rights, ANY money given by the feds is unacceptable. Does that mean I expected the federal government to abolish the department of education? Not at all. It certainly means that this should be the end goal of any phase-out attempt, and that a REDUCTION in funding is in order. INCREASED funding and federal involvement is cetainly not going in a conservative direction. This one is a LOSS for conservatives.
States have the right to refuse those funds, don't they?