Originally Posted by raymor

The constitution is only six pages. If you're interested in these things read it.


So printing money (coins and notes) IS one of the powers given to the federal government.

The constitution goes on say:
Powers of the States and People. 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.

"Running the schools" is one of those powers not delegated to the feds and therefore reserved to the states by the constitution. You could say that the feds SHOULD run the schools and advocate a constitutional amendment granting them that power, but until it's amended the plain language of the constitution reserves that to the states.