Yes. The states are primarily responsible for education, however sometimes the Feds stick their nose in it such as NCLB. They also take money from local communities that could be spent on schools, route it through the DOE, and occasionally give it back with strings.
Call me a lolbert, but if it's not in the Constitution, I don't think the Federal government should do it. No one wants to be ruled from Washington DC
While you're right, aren't most education policies state level anyway?
Yes. The states are primarily responsible for education, however sometimes the Feds stick their nose in it such as NCLB. They also take money from local communities that could be spent on schools, route it through the DOE, and occasionally give it back with strings.