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| United States Department of Education | |
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| Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building, Department Headquarters | |
| Department overview | |
| Formed | October 17, 1979 |
| Preceding agencies | Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Office of Education |
| Jurisdiction | Federal government of the United States |
| Headquarters | Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building, 400 Maryland Avenue, Southwest, Washington, D.C., U.S. 20202 |
| Employees | 3912 (2018)[1] |
| Annual budget | $68 billion (2016)[2] |
| Agency executives | Betsy DeVos, Secretary Mick Zais, Deputy Secretary Vacant, Under Secretary Carlos G. Muñiz, General Counsel |
| Key document | Department of Education Organization Act |
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| www.ed.gov | |
The United States Department of Education (also referred to as ED, for Education Department) is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government. Created by the Department of Education Organization Act (Public Law 96-88), it was signed into law by President Jimmy Carter on October 17, 1979 and began operating on May 4, 1980.
References
- ↑ Stratford, Michael (January 22, 2018). "Education Department goes into shutdown mode". Politico. https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-education/2018/01/22/education-department-goes-into-shutdown-mode-079492. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- ↑ "Overview and Mission Statement - U.S. Department of Education". http://www2.ed.gov/about/landing.jhtml.
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