United States Secretary of Education

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United States Cabinet position government office

The United States Secretary of Education is the head of the U.S. Department of Education, serving as the president’s chief advisor on federal education policy and administration.

Aliases (3)

Secretary of Education ×2
ED Secretary ×1
United States Commissioner of Education ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Cabinet position → government office →
abbreviation	ED Secretary → Sec. of Education →
advises	President of the United States →
appointedBy	President of the United States →
appointmentRequires	advice and consent of the United States Senate →
cabinetRank	cabinet-level officer →
canBeRemovedBy	President of the United States →
country	United States of America →
departmentSeal	Seal of the United States Department of Education →
firstHolder	Shirley Hufstedler →
firstHolderStartDate	1980 →
formationDate	1979 → May 4, 1980 →
headOf	United States Department of Education →
isInLineOfSuccessionFor	President of the United States →
jurisdiction	federal government of the United States →
legalBasis	20 U.S.C. § 3411 →
lineOfSuccessionPosition	16 →
memberOf	President's Cabinet →
nominatedBy	President of the United States →
officeCreatedBy	Department of Education Organization Act →
oversees	Institute of Education Sciences → Office for Civil Rights (U.S. Department of Education) → Office of Elementary and Secondary Education → Office of English Language Acquisition → Office of Federal Student Aid → Office of Postsecondary Education → Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services →
partOf	Cabinet of the United States →
predecessorOffice	Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare → United States Commissioner of Education →
reportsTo	President of the United States →
responsibleFor	administration of federal education programs → collection and dissemination of education data → enforcement of federal civil rights laws in education → federal education policy → federal student financial aid policy → implementation of education laws → improving quality of education nationwide → promoting equal access to education →
seat	Washington, D.C. →
style	Madam Secretary → Mr. Secretary →
termLength	no fixed term →
typeOfPosition	political appointee →
website	https://www.ed.gov →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
United States Secretary of Education ("ED Secretary") →	abbreviation
Mr. Secretary →	appliesToOffice
Madam Secretary ("Secretary of Education") →	appliesToPosition
Department of Education Organization Act ("Secretary of Education") →	createdOffice
Presidential Succession Act →	definesSuccessionPosition
Lamar Alexander →	positionHeld
United States Secretary of Education ("United States Commissioner of Education") →	predecessorOffice
Madam Secretary →	usedForOffice