Update: More School Salmon

How are kids in schools like salmon passed along from one agency to another?  They're passed along from Head Start (HHS) to Title I (USDE).  (Or, as one respondent put it:  "They are HHS' until they hit kindergarten, then they play with ED for a decade or two, then they become Labor's responsibility,")  Some other examples include a kid going from a regular school (USDE) to a DOD or BIA school, or a class using curricula developed by the USDE, NSF, or NEH.  How is education dis-coordinated or conflicted among different offices and agencies?  There are two sets of school rating systems in operation:  AYP ratings (NCLB) vs. Persistently Low Achieving Schools (SIG / RTTT).  There are three offices within USDE in charge of research and development (the main one plus school improvement and the office of innovation).  USDE runs special education but HHS runs Medicaid reimbursement.  USDE handles civil rights complaints but DOJ runs district level desegregation programs.  Ed schools train teachers (under HEA) while districts hire and develop them (under ESEA).  They're fed by the USDA while the USDE tries to improve school lunch quality.  Got more, or better?  Previous post:  The Kids Are The Salmon