Which of the following is true of the federal government's role in education? the federal government provides roughly 25% of total school funding throughout the country. the federal government provides roughly 70% of total school funding throughout the country. the federal government's role in education was relatively small before the 1960s. the 1964 higher education act devolved a lot of education policy back to the states. pell grants remain the states' largest source of financial control over school policies.