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Q: What does the federal Dept of Education do?
How much tax money goes to the Dept of Education? How much of this money goes to public schools?

A: It eats up your tax money and all they did was "No Child Left Behide" which was a total mess from beginning to end.

Q: Will the Dept. of Education be allowed to garnish the Stimulus check the IRS will give individuals this 2009?
A friend of mine asked that question and I was looking for an answer but was unable. Can someone please help me with that?

A: Not sure of the Dept of Ed. but IRS can garnish if you owe them back taxes or have defaulted on student loans. If you owe the government, you will not even see the check. I am speaking from experience.

Q: Why does the Dept. of Education make seeking financial aid for post-secondary education so difficult?
For example, the Dept. of Education request Parental information on the FAFSA app for even self-sufficient students simply because they are under 25? Why is parental information necessary for a fully independant tax-paying adolescent?

A: Keep in mind that they are giving away large sums of taxpayer money through grants and subsidized loans. Given this, it makes sense that they should try to be thorough and try to prevent abuse of the system, defaults on loans, etc.

Q: Is University of Pheonix recognized by the US Dept of Education?


A: Yes they are. They are regionally accredited by North Central Association which is recognized by the US DoE and the CHEA. You can search the database of the US DoE at http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/ if you'd like to see for yourself. ☺ Never rely on a school's website for accreditation information - some of them lie. In addition to accreditation, you might want to check your college choice's reputation at a site like USNews. UoP can be found here http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/college/items/20988 You'll find them listed as "unranked" by US News. Accreditation is essential but reputation can be very important too.

Q: US Dept of education is threatening garnishment for fraudulent loan!?
Within the last year we started getting collection letters with someone elses name, our address, and my husband's ssn. I call the collection co. and told them of the mistake and I wrote a letter. We filed a police report. The collection co sent another letter, and when I called again and asked for the origination of the loan, they refused to give it to me. The agency told me to send them a copy of his driver's license and a copy of his social security card. This sounded like a bad idea to me so we didn't. Another trip to the poice dept. Flags on credit reports. Now, several months later we have gotten a letter from the US dept of education telling us that they are going to offset his wages and/or federal return unless we pay in full. I called the number. They said we needed to send a copy of DL, SS card and birth certificate. Doesn't this seem strange? Btw, the loan was originated 30 years ago. My husband was 7. Should we get an attorney? Should we send the info? Real help, please.

A: No, this is not strange. Go ahead and send the copies the US Department of Education requested. Also, send a copy of the police report. If this does not resolve the problem once and for all, then retain a lawyer who specializes in cases such as this. Also, don't be surprized if you find out that a relative was responsible for this fraudulent loan. Statistics show that a high percentage of identity theft originate with a family member.

Q: RON PAUL supporters: If elected, how could Paul feasibly abolish the Fed, IRS, Dept. of Education etc?
I AGREE that the government should be small. I am genuinely curious how such cutbacks could be feasibly implemented. Would there be crazy social and economic upheaval?

A: He would allow competing currency. I.E. gold and silver would be legalized as a means for exchange, along with printed dollars from the Fed. People would realize the gold standard is a lot better and printed money would fade out. Here's what James Madison had to say about printed money: "[Paper money] should give pleasure to every American in proportion to his love of justice and his knowledge of the true springs of of public prosperity. The loss which America has sustained since the peace, from the pestilent effects of paper money on the necessary confidence between man and man, on the necessary confidence in the public councils, on the industry and morals of the people, and on the character of republican government, constitutes an enormous debt against the States chargeable with this unadvised measure." Also, do some research on the Continental currency (used during the Revolutionary War). It wasn't backed by gold, the government issued to much of it, and it was destroyed. Sound familiar? As for the departments, minus Justice, State, and Defense, all accounts would be frozen, forcing people to live with what they have until the states could set up their own way of doing things, the way the constitution originally intended. I.E. Instead of having federal beaurocrats controlling everything. The income tax would be eliminated and replaced with nothing. It would cut government revenue by 40%. People would have extra money to spend and it would go into the economy instead of beaurocratic government programs mentioned above. I personally think he makes a lot of sense, but the only stumper to me is how the hell he would get his proposals through congress.

Q: Who can i contact for help please, about my autistic son & the education dept?
with only a week left they still havent sorted out a 'base' school for him & his current school can't have him there after this week, any suggestions

A: am autistic support group, will helpyou out

Q: Do you think the Dept of Education would purposely dumb down the nation?


A: Probably not deliberately - I mean their aim wasn't to make the nation stupider. Their aim was probably to consistently achieve better standards and pass rates. What better way to do that than to lower the standards, or at least to have people take easier subjects like media and drama than physics and maths for instance. It certainly makes the government look good to have rising literacy and achievement rates.

Q: Who is the Dept of Education Secretary in the Philippines?


A: my guess is Ricardo Gloria

Q: Why have no presidents eliminated the Dept. of Education?
Reagan claimed he wanted to, and other conservatives have called for it since Carter made it a cabinet position. Realistically, why have no presidents even tried to undo that?

A: Right now, too many public schools across the nation are dependent on it.

Q: tell me about the new transfer list of teachers of Raj. Govt. education dept.?
I want latest transfer list of rajasthan govt. education dept. This list is declear on 6 july 08. but rajpanchyat.gov.in is provide 27 jun 08 list only. List is on the net answer me yes or no. if yes which is web side.

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Q: A lawyer is suing the CA Dept of Education because the new exit exam will fail too many children?
What's wrong with this picture? Isn't the fact the kids are failing the problem, and not the exam itself? Thank you again, peesocksmf, for proving you are a living brain donor. I guess this lawyer is suing on your behalf, as well?

A: That was my first reaction. Upon thinking further though, I noted the ESL student bias remark and it made me wonder. Do we just give a diploma to ESL students when they don't understand the material and, thus, haven't earned it simply because English is not their native tongue? Shouldn't we make sure they speak or at least understand English first so that their mastery of the material is more attainable? Another consideration is why the kids aren't passing. How did they even get to 12th grade when they can't pass this final exam? Does it mean that kids and parents haven't been taking enough responsiblity in making sure they learn the material (this is not elementary school, after all), i.e., completing assignments, studying, doing homework, asking for extra help or taking the extra help provided by the school and their teachers, etc. ? Then there is the problem of the teachers themselves. Let's face it; some teachers are just better teachers than others, make learning interesting, and have higher expectations of their students. Some teachers are known as the ones whose class you should try to get into because they are nicer and much more lenient (some can even be lax). Finally, will this mean that teachers then have to spend time prepping the students and teaching to the test (aren't there enough of those exams)? Frankly, I see a can of worms being opened here. It's not as simple as it looks upon first hearing it. What isn't clear yet is how much notice was given about the test. With all exams, kids are aware of the date by which they have to know the material (like the AP tests and other college tests); and if they're not prepared/prepped/taught/or bothering to learn it, they won't pass or earn high scores. Kids sometimes need that little extra incentive in helping them learn the material for whatever test it is. This might mean that beginning in 9th or 10th grade the whole program has to be revamped to ensure that students pass, which is something they should have been able to do all along.