The primary functions of the Department of Education are to establish policy for, administer and coordinate most federal assistance to education, collect data on US schools, and to enforce federal educational laws regarding privacy and civil rights.. The Department of Education does not establish schools or colleges.
Former U.S. congressman arrested in Zimbabwe. Former U.S. Rep. Melvin Jay Reynolds has been arrested in Zimbabwe on suspicion of possessing pornography.
Reese Witherspoon arrested for disorderly conduct, husband Jim Toth booked for DUI. Oscar-winning actress Reese Witherspoon and her husband JamesToth were arrested in Atlanta in the early hours Friday for disorderly conduct and DUI, respectively. It was far from Reese Witherspoonâs best performance. The Oscar-winning actress found herself in a real-life episode of âCopsâ when she was arrested after police said she threatened to bigfoot a cop who busted her husband on a DWI rap in Atlanta.