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). TTY, 800-437-0833. 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, Bill Evers
Evaluation and Policy Development
Director, Office of Educational Timothy J. Magner
Technology
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
Assistant Secretary for Management Chris Marston, Acting
Assistant Secretary for Legislation (vacancy)
and Congressional Affairs
Director, Center for Faith-Based and Shayam K. Menon
Community Initiatives
Deputy Secretary Raymond Simon
Assistant Deputy Secretary, Office Deborah Price
of Safe and Drug-Free Schools
Assistant Deputy Secretary, Office Doug Mesecar
of Innovation and Improvement
Assistant Secretary for Special Tracy Justesen
Education and Rehabilitative Services
Assistant Deputy Secretary and Margarita Pinkos
Director, Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students
Assistant Secretary for Elementary Kerri Briggs
and Secondary Education
Executive Director, White House Adam Chavarria
Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans
Under Secretary Sara Martinez Tucker
Chief Operating Officer for Lawrence A. Warder, Federal Student Aid Acting
Assistant Secretary for Diane Jones
Postsecondary Education
Assistant Secretary for Troy Justesen
Vocational and Adult Education
Executive Director, White House Leonard L. Haynes III
Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Executive Director, White House Anselm G. Davis, Jr.
Initiative on Tribal Colleges and Universities
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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 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 the Education Sciences Reform Act of 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...
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