Department of education

The United States Department of Education is a cabinet-level department of the United States government.It began operating on May 4, 1980, having been created after the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare was split into the Department of...
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Created by combining offices from several federal agencies, the Department began operations in May 1980. In the 1860s, a budget of $15,000 and four employees handled education fact-finding. By 1965, the Office of Education had more than 2,100 employees...
The United States Department of Education was established by the Department of Education Organization Act of 1979. The ED or DoED is tasked to give students the opportunity to achievement in our nations schools, to ensure U.S. students are competitive...
The Department of Education (ED) fosters educational excellence, and to ensures equal access to educational opportunity for all.
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