Department of Education

The primary functions of the Department of Education are to "establish policy for, administer and coordinate most federal assistance to education, collect data on US schools, and to enforce federal educational laws regarding privacy and civil rights." The biggest problems that have plagued our department of education at a federal level since it took form back in 1867. Not Paying Attention to Where the Money Goes. Low-Quality Data the Department Doesn't Evaluate Well. Federal Agencies Are Not Built for Performance.