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| United States Secretary of Education | |
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| United States Department of Education | |
| Style | Madam Secretary |
| Reports to | President of the United States |
| Seat | Lyndon Baines Johnson Building, Washington, D.C. |
| Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
| Constituting instrument | 20 U.S.C. § 3411 |
| Formation | November 30, 1979; 45 years ago (1979-11-30) |
| First holder | Shirley Hufstedler |
| Succession | Sixteenth |
| Deputy | Deputy Secretary of Education |
| Salary | Executive Schedule, level I |
| Website | www2 |
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| Education in the United States |
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| Summary |
| Curriculum topics |
| Education policy issues |
| Levels of education |
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The United States Secretary of Education is the head of the United States Department of Education. The Secretary advises the President on federal policies, programs, and activities related to education in the United States. As a member of the President's Executive Cabinet, this Secretary is fifteenth in the line of succession to the presidency.
The current Education Secretary is Betsy DeVos, who was nominated by President Donald Trump and approved by the 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. This Secretary deals with federal influence over education policy, and heads the United States Department of Education.
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."
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.
- Parties
- Status
List of Secretaries of Health, Education, and Welfare
List of Secretaries of Education
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Living former Secretaries
As of January 2025, 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). The most recent Secretary of Education to die was Shirley Hufstedler (served 1979–1981, born 1925) on March 30, 2016. 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 | (1943-07-31) July 31, 1943 (age 81) |
| Lauro Cavazos | 1988–1990 | (1927-01-04) January 4, 1927 (age 98) |
| Lamar Alexander | 1990-1993 | (1940-07-06) July 6, 1940 (age 84) |
| Richard Riley | 1993–2001 | (1933-01-02) January 2, 1933 (age 92) |
| Rod Paige | 2001–2005 | (1933-06-17) June 17, 1933 (age 91) |
| Margaret Spellings | 2005–2009 | (1957-11-30) November 30, 1957 (age 67) |
| Arne Duncan | 2009–2015 | (1964-11-06) November 6, 1964 (age 60) |
| John King Jr. | 2016–2017 | 1975 (age 49–50) |
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.
- ^ 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.
External links
| U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial) | ||
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| Preceded byRick Perryas Secretary of Energy | Order of Precedence of the United States as Secretary of Education |
Succeeded byRobert Wilkieas Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
| U.S. presidential line of succession | ||
| Preceded bySecretary of Energy Rick Perry |
15th in line | Succeeded bySecretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie |
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