?There's not a hint in the Constitution that we ought to have it, and there's not a shred of evidence that it's done anything to improve education.''
Representative Roscoe G. Bartlett on the Department of Education
??Tea party' hopefuls target Education Department,? The Washington Times
$17 Million
The amount of back-pay that the Minneapolis School District must pay to teachers and support staff after a state arbitrator ruled that they were unjustly denied raises and merit pay.
?Minneapolis schools must shell out $17 million in back pay,? Star Tribune