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[quote=Anonymous][quote]They evidently don't have absolute power, since Congress makes plenty of laws about education which the Supreme Court has not declared unconstitutional.[/quote]

Yes, under the 14th amendment and the Civil Rights Act, there are some ways that the feds can impact education.  That is why the feds give money to "poor schools"---to equalize education to certain groups of people.  They also give money to schools with large immigrant populations due to immigration being a federal operation, etc.

As far as school standards go, that is something entirely new.  NCLB did not put standards in place.  It allowed the states to choose their own tests for testing.  It only asked for reporting of test scores.  However, many people think it went too far in its punitive measures based on those test scores.  There has not been a Supreme Court case based on NCLB (as far as I know).  The CC cannot be mandated by the federal government.  That is why states are dropping out.  There is nothing that forces them to use it and there cannot be (unless there is a "test case" in the Supreme Court).  [/quote]

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