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.
Drake Bell was arrested for a DUI in Glendale, California, in December 2015. He will now serve four days in jail on a single charge of driving under the influence within 10 years of a previous DUI offense. Bell was busted for his first DUI back in 2009 while in San Diego.