Federal Impact on Education

Federal Impact on Education

A parents’ primary concern is that their child receives a high quality education. The curriculum enforced throughout school districts is funded by the United States Federal Government to meet the needs and concerns of our parents. The Constitution, however, reserves educational spending to the States. Although the funding granted to schools by the Federal Government is beneficial, the Federal Government needs to restrict all funds spent on education as they surpass the boundaries of educational budget allotted to it by the Constitution. Through supporting factors such as the 10th amendment, aspects pertaining to politics and economics, and the effects of the Federal Government within schools, the Federal Government need to diminish the funds of education.

Misunderstandings occur frequently in society in the form of government affairs and even friendly arguments. The basis of our government system, the constitution, is disproves the previous statement as it clearly defines the standards and guidelines of government actions and the people’s rights. The 10th amendment, however, is a part of the Bill of Rights that is frequently misunderstood. The 10th amendment definition, “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States, respectively, or to the people,” explains that the Federal Government does not have permission to decide which powers they have and don’t have (Tenth online). The purpose of this amendment is to blatantly state that the Federal Government has no say in any power unless the Constitution specifically declares it. This separates the powers between Federal and State Governments, allowing both to focus and operate on their own terms. Another little known fact about the 10th amendment is that it is nothing more than a declaratory statement. As history developed after the creation of the Constitution, the debate on whether or not the 10th amendment was a right or a declaration went to congress. As stated in the Purpose and Scope Section found in the 10th amendment in the Federal Archives, “ Marshall rejected the proffer of a Tenth Amendment objection [to federal interference of States powers] and offered instead an expansive interpretation of the Constitution (Ferriero online).” This clarification gave the States control of their designated powers. From this control, the States were able to continue establishing their powers without the Federal Government attempting to seize them. In addition to the scope misconceptions, the 10th amendment, and the Constitution, are both assumed to contain educational terms such as education, school, and teachers. In a written document on Tenth Amendment Center, a website designed to clarify the misunderstandings of the amendment, the author challenges the reader to search the words “school, education,

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