Changes

-Enforces federal laws prohibiting discrimination in programs that receive federal funds.<ref>http://www2.ed.gov/about/what-we-do.html</ref>"

-Enforces federal laws prohibiting discrimination in programs that receive federal funds.<ref>http://www2.ed.gov/about/what-we-do.html</ref>"

Conservatives critics allege that not only is the mission of the ED unconstitutional, but a waste of the $64 billion the Department spends every year (since local schools and state voters are not only Constitutionally allowed, but in fact better suited, to make decisions regarding their own children's education.) <ref>http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/budget/fy2011/assets/budget.pdf</ref>

Conservatives critics allege that not only is the mission of the ED unconstitutional, but a waste of the $64 billion the Department spends every year (since local schools and state voters are not only Constitutionally allowed, but in fact better suited, to make decisions regarding their own children's education). <ref>http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/budget/fy2011/assets/budget.pdf</ref>

==Controversies==

==Controversies==