Department of Education

http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml

During the early years of Bill Clintons presidency the republicans managed to secure numerical superiority in Congress. They did so with the Contract with America. One of the items that was to be addressed was the Department of Education. Supposedly congress would eliminate the DOE with their superiority.

Why in the world would congress want to get rid of an agency that has the "best interests of the children" at the core of their existence? Well, of course, they didn't follow through and we're stuck with this monster.

Government run public education has turned into government run indoctrination of our children and grandchildren. The average cost per student is approaching $10,000.00 per year. The quality of education has been in decline for decades. Children cannot draw a picture of a relative that is in the military without taking the chance of being suspended for an improper action. Contact games in grade school such as tag or dodge ball are forbidden. In some schools there is no recess at all.