What does the Department of Education actually do? Well, let me start with what it doesn't do, which I think a lot of people were confused about what The Department of Education does not control any curriculum in the states. It doesn't hire teachers. It doesn't buy books. It doesn't do any of those things. It is primarily an agency that is a pass through for the funds that are appropriated by Congress. (00:10–00:13)
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