United States Department of Education
The United States Department of Education[a] 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, which began operating on May 4, 1980.
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| Seal of the U.S. Department of Education | |
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| Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building, Department Headquarters | |
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| 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 |
| Annual budget | $68 billion (2016)[1] |
| Agency executives | Linda McMahon, Secretary Penny Schwinn, Deputy Secretary |
| Key document | Department of Education Organization Act |
| Website | |
| www.ed.gov | |
United States Department Of Education Media
A construction project to repair and update the building façade at the Department of Education headquarters in 2002 installed structures at all of the entrances to protect employees and visitors from falling debris. ED redesigned these protective structures to promote the No Child Left Behind Act. The structures were temporary and were removed in 2008. Source: U.S. Department of Education
The structure of the Department of Education
Footnotes
- ↑ Also referred to as ED, for Education Department
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