Van Damme
10-09-2007, 01:07 PM
I saw this in my RSS reader today and thought it was an interesting take on the proper role of federal, state, and local governments in education. Although the article does not explicitly state the need for the phasing out of the Department of Education, it does say that the federal government should have a limited role in education. I thought it was interesting:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/03/opinion/03ravitch.html?ex=1349064000&en=07d271c665492516&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/03/opinion/03ravitch.html?ex=1349064000&en=07d271c665492516&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss