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United States Secretary of Education
head of the United States Department of Education / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The United States Secretary of Education is the head of the Department of Education. The Secretary is a member of the President's Cabinet, and 16th in line of United States presidential line of succession. The United States Secretary of Education deals with Education.
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United States Secretary of Education | |
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United States Department of Education | |
Style | Mr. Secretary (informal) The Honorable (formal) |
Reports to | President of the United States |
Seat | Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building, Washington, D.C. |
Appointer | President of the United States with Senate advice and consent |
Constituting instrument | 20 U.S.C. § 3411 |
Formation | November 30, 1979; 44 years ago (1979-11-30) |
First holder | Shirley Hufstedler |
Succession | Fifteenth[1] |
Deputy | Deputy Secretary of Education |
Salary | Executive Schedule, Level I |
Website | www2 |
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In 1979, President Jimmy Carter established the Department of Education as a cabinet-level agency. Previously, Education had been handled by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, henceforth known as the Secretary of Health and Human Services.