Federal Role In Education

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"The federal role in education--or whether there should be a federal role at all--has long been a source of debate. Education is not mentioned in the U.S. Constitution and so is not set forth as a federal responsibility, and in general, education has been considered a state and local matter. However, there has been a federal role in education in terms of providing funding for some time, and in this century that role has expanded from one type of education to another and to higher and higher levels of funding. When the federal government provides funding, it is not money without strings, and requirements are imposed as a condition of accepting the funds. This is true whether the funds are provided directly to the state, to the schools, or to the students in the form of tuition. The idea of federal funding has now become embroiled in the issue of privatization and school vouchers, and ..."

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