While, almost every department of the federal government is concerned about and involved with some aspects of education, and【C1】______.federal government influence is an important【C2】______in education, the regulation of education at all【C3】______remains a responsibility of the states. Policies of education institutions,【C4】______public 'and private are largely determined by【C5】______groups of citizens, and administration of education is in tike【C6】______of officials of state, local, and private agencies. There has been an U.S. Office of Education【C7】______1867 and it was the Education Division of the federal Department of Health, Education, and Welfare since 1953. In 1979 it became the Department of Education to【C8】______policies and administer and coordinate (协调) more than 150 federal aid-to-education【C9】______,such as student loan programs, education programs【C10】______migrant workers. 【C11】______of the principal functions of the Department of Education today is the【C12】______to the States of tile large sums of money given by Congress for【C13】______purposes. The money must be used for the【C14】______ specified by Congress, but the states【C15】______have the responsibility for distributing it and for【C16】______use in educational pursuits within their borders.【C17】______recent years some funds from federal agencies have been【C18】______for direct aid to schools, colleges, and universities for research, construction of facilities, and development of curriculums and library resources regarded as important in the national【C19】______. The institutions must submit applications for the money to get approval【C20】______the federal agencies dealing with the funds. 【C1】