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==Controversies==

==Controversies==

The federal role in education is a violation of the 10th amendment of the United States Constitution which states, “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” Nowhere in the Constitution is the federal government delegated the power to regulate or fund elementary or secondary education.<ref>http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution.html</ref>

The federal role in education is a violation of the 10th amendment of the United States Constitution which states, “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” Nowhere in the Constitution is the federal government delegated the power to regulate or fund elementary or secondary education.<ref>http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution.html</ref> In general, the existence of the Department of Education is indicative of the growing size of government, far beyond what the Founding Fathers intended for the Executive Branch. However, several conservative critics have pointed out that the ED is even ''more'' illegal (and unnecessary) than many of the other Executive branches, since unlike regulating transportation (Department of Transportation) or the environment (Environmental Protection Agency), grade school education is not typically commercial ''or'' interstate.

 

The Home School Legal Defense Foundation, in particular, has done research on the toxic effect the ED has had on public school achievement. The Foundation found that since the Department of Education was created, per-pupil spending has nearly doubled, while SAT scores have dropped by 35 points, a third more college freshmen require remedial classes, and literacy rates have dropped by more than 6%.<ref>http://www.hslda.org/docs/nche/000000/00000063.asp</ref>

  c) Efficiency

  c) Efficiency