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Revision as of 01:44, 1 January 2021
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| United States Secretary of Education | |
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| United States Department of Education | |
| Style | Madam 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 |
| First holder | Shirley Hufstedler |
| Succession | Fifthteenth[1] |
| Deputy | Deputy Secretary of Education |
| Salary | Executive Schedule, Level I |
| Website | www2 |
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The United States secretary of education is the head of the United States Department of Education. The secretary serves as the principle advisor to the president of the United States, and the federal government, on policies, programs, and activities related to all education in the United States. As a member of the Cabinet of the United States, the secretary is fifteenth in the line of succession to the presidency.
The current, and 11th, secretary of education is Betsy DeVos, who was nominated by President Donald J. Trump and approved by the United States Senate on February 7, 2017.
Function
The United States secretary of education is a member of the president's Cabinet and is the fifteenth in the United States presidential line of succession.[2] This secretary deals with federal influence over education policy, and heads the United States Department of Education.[3]
The secretary is advised by the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity, an advisory committee, on "matters related to accreditation and to the eligibility and certification process for institutions of higher education."[4]
List of secretaries
Prior to the creation of the Department of Education in 1979, Education was part of the ambit of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.
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- Status
List of U.S. secretaries of health, education and welfare
List of U.S. secretaries of education
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Living former secretaries
As of May 2024, there are eight living former secretaries of education (with all secretaries that have served since 1985 still living), the oldest being Lauro Cavazos (served 1988–1990, born 1927).[citation needed] The most recent secretary of Education to die was Shirley Hufstedler (served 1979–1981, born 1925) on March 30, 2016.[citation needed] The most recently serving secretary to die was Terrel Bell (served 1981–1985, born 1921) on June 22, 1996.
| Name | Term | Date of birth (and age) |
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| William Bennett | 1985–1988 | July 31, 1943 |
| Lauro Cavazos | 1988–1990 | January 4, 1927 |
| Lamar Alexander | 1990-1993 | July 6, 1940 |
| Richard Riley | 1993–2001 | January 2, 1933 |
| Rod Paige | 2001–2005 | June 17, 1933 |
| Margaret Spellings | 2005–2009 | November 30, 1957 |
| Arne Duncan[6] | 2009–2015 | November 6, 1964 |
| John King Jr. | 2016–2017 | January 5, 1975 |
References
- ^ https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/3/19
- ^ Wilson, Reid (October 20, 2013). "The Presidential order of succession". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- ^ "US Department of Education Principal Office Functional Statements". United States Department of Education. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- ^ NACIQI Staff (November 23, 2016). "Welcome". Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Education, National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI). Retrieved November 23, 2016.
- ^ Harris was Secretary on May 4, 1980, when the office changed names from Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to Secretary of Health and Human Services. Because the department merely changed names, she did not need to be confirmed again, and her term continued uninterrupted.
- ^ a b c Eilperin, Juliet; Layton, Lyndsey; Brown, Emma (October 2, 2015). "U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan to step down at end of year". Washington Post. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
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