Department of Education

Pages202-209

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

400 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20202

Phone, 202-401-2000 or 800-872-5327 (toll free). Internet, www.ed.gov.

SECRETARY OF EDUCATION Margaret Spellings

Chief of Staff David Dunn

Assistant Secretary for Lauren Maddox

Communication and Outreach

Assistant Secretary for Planning, Kerri Briggs, Acting

Evaluation and Policy Development

General Counsel Kent Talbert

Inspector General John P. Higgins, Jr.

Director, Institute of Education Grover J. Whitehurst

Sciences

Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Stephanie Johnson Monroe

Chief Financial Officer Lawrence A. Warder

Chief Information Officer William Vajda

Assistant Secretary for Management Michell Clark

Assistant Secretary for Legislation Terrell Halaska

and Congressional Affairs

Deputy Secretary Raymond Simon

Deputy Under Secretary, Office of Deborah Price

Safe and Drug-Free Schools

Deputy Under Secretary, Office of Morgan Brown

Innovation and Improvement

Assistant Secretary for Special John Hager

Education and Rehabilitation Services

Director, Office of English Language Kathleen Leos

Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited Proficient Students

Assistant Secretary for Elementary (vacancy)

and Secondary Education

Under Secretary Sara Martinez Tucker

Chief Operating Officer for Theresa A. Shaw

Federal Student Aid

Assistant Secretary for Jim Manning, Acting

Postsecondary Education

Assistant Secretary for Troy Justesen

Vocational and Adult Education

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The Department of Education establishes policy for, administers, and coordinates most Federal assistance to education. Its mission is to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence throughout the Nation.

The Department of Education was created by the Department of Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3411) and is administered under the supervision and direction of the Secretary of Education.

Secretary The Secretary of Education advises the President on education plans, policies, and programs of the Federal T211657.016

Government and serves as the chief executive officer of the Department, coordinating and overseeing all Department activities, providing support and encouragement to States and localities on matters related to education, and focusing the resources of the Department and the attention of the country on ensuring equal access to education and promoting educational excellence throughout the Nation.

Activities

Institute of Education Sciences The Institute of Education Sciences was formally established by Education Sciences Reform Act 2002. The Institute includes national education centers focused on research, special education research, statistics, and evaluation, and is the mechanism through which the Department supports the research activities needed to improve education policy and practice.

Elementary and Secondary Education The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education directs, coordinates, and formulates policy relating to early childhood, elementary, and secondary education. Included are grants and contracts to State educational agencies and local school districts, postsecondary schools, and nonprofit organizations for disadvantaged, migrant, and Indian children; enhancement of State student achievement assessment systems; improvement of reading instruction; impact aid; technology; and after-school learning programs. The Office also focuses on improving K-12 education, providing children with language and cognitive development, early reading, and other readiness skills and support, and improving the quality of teachers and other instructional staff.

English Language Acquisition The Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students helps children who are limited in their English, including immigrant children and youth, attain English proficiency, develop high levels of academic attainment in English, and meet the same challenging State academic content and student academic achievement standards that all children are expected to meet.

Federal Student Aid Federal Student Aid partners with postsecondary schools and financial institutions to deliver programs and services that help students finance their education beyond high school. This includes administering postsecondary student financial...

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