Department Of Education Federalism

Federalism
There are many advantages to various national policies that are implemented by various departments of the federal government. The advantage here is efficiency and one department that does this well is the United States Department of Education. Through its policies upholding the 2015 Every Student Succeed Act, the US Department of Education is able to hold states accountable for the improvement of every student’s educational outcomes. According to Darrow (2016), The ESSA narrows the role of federal government and provides for more state- and district-led accountability, particularly in regard to testing. The United States Department of Education’s oversight of the policies outlined in the ESSA is efficient because the power is shared
Quality is a very subjective thing for many and education is one of the top priorities for many as well. With this in mind and the principles of federalism, quality should be determined by a number of factors. To be efficient, the US Department of Education needs to take into account these various factors when determining the quality of implementation of each state. According to Fine & Levin-Waldman (2016), Federalism is a government system where power and authority are shared by national and state governments with ultimate authority derived from the people. Therefore, there should be quality checks at the federal level, state level and with input from the people. Essentially creating a checks and balances type of system for the quality of education and the implementation of the policies outlined in the
Everything has its advantages and disadvantages, the US Department of Education is one agency that does as well. The main disadvantage is the creation of inequalities between different states. This is evident in the NCLB waivers that many states had at one time. According to Klein (2016), the department made it clear that the eight states without waivers will no longer have to continue to set aside 20 percent of their Title I funding, which targets low-income students, for tutoring and school choice -- a requirement under the NCLB law for schools that missed achievement targets. With some states being allowed to access more funds than others and identify their own needs, it can create an imbalance of access and inequalities among states. Federalism is great when all levels of government are involved, but there also has to be somewhat of a checks and balances in place to ensure that the policies outlined in the ESSA are being followed by every state and that each state is getting the right amount of access and assistance to ensure full