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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