United States Department of Education
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| United States Department of Education |
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| Formed | October 17, 1979 |
| Preceding agency | United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare |
| Jurisdiction | Federal government of the United States |
| Employees | 5,000 (2007) |
| Annual budget | Discretionary: $56.0 billion (2006) Mandatory: $13.4 billion (2006) |
| Agency executives | Arne Duncan, Secretary Anthony W. Miller, Deputy Secretary |
| Child agency | Click here |
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| www.ed.gov | |
The United States Department of Education (also referred to as ED, for Education Department) 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 and began operating on May 4, 1980.
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