Andrew Mollison wrote this 6,000+ word article in Phi Delta Kappan, wherein he interviewed folks near the federal battle to abolish the Department of Education.

One juicy tidbit about the House of Representatives’ vote to create the department: conservative firebrands Newt Gingrich (GA) and Trent Lott (MS) voted for the legislation.

You can get an original copy here: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/003172170508600910.