Department of Education
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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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