IS THE DOE DOA? Many hail the NAEP as a vital program run by the DOE, and indeed, the test is an essential tool. However, what DOE proponents don’t acknowledge is that NAEP has existed since 1969, over a decade before the DOE came into being. The early tests were held under the auspices of the Research Triangle Institute, an independent nonprofit research institute.
The U.S. Department of Education is on the ropes, and it should be ended, not mended.
While the federal government has spent money on education and developed education policies since the 19th century, the U.S. Department of Education didn’t become a stand-alone agency until 1980 when, courtesy of President Jimmy Carter, it split off from the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.