Assessing the Reagan Administration's first 3 years in office, this paper evaluates the administration's inability to enact its education agenda, which included reductions of federal regulations, cuts in education spending, tuition tax credits, prayer in the public schools, and abolishing the Department of Education. The consolidation of programs into a single Block Grant called Chapter II and the consolidation of Title I programs in Chapter I eliminated many of the strings that governed state and local use of federal funds. Ironically, reduction of regulatory requirements has moved the government closer to federal support for education. Another legislative change reduced student eligibility under the Guaranteed Student Loan Program (GSL). The administration has successfully reduced federal education spending. Between 1980-84 educational appropriations (when adjusted for inflation) fell by 14.5 percent over all categories. Reforming education regulations proved difficult, and little has been accomplished. Except for the Chapter I program, consolidation has been unsuccessful. Tuition tax credits were rejected by the Senate. Plans to restructure financial aid were never seriously considered, and the Department of Education remains in existence. Overall, education policy under President Reagan has changed very little, and the federal role in education looks very much as it did under the past four administrations. (Author/MD)