In the summer of 1744, Indian chiefs from the six Iroquois nations came to Lancaster to meet with representatives of Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia to resolve land disputes.
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..
An Overview of the U.S. Department of Education. September 2010. The U.S. Department of Education is the agency of the federal government that establishes policy for, administers, and coordinates most federal assistance to education.