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United States Secretary of Education

PostUnited States
Secretary
BodyEducation
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InsigniacaptionOfficial Seal
IncumbentArne Duncan
IncumbentsinceJanuary 21, 2009
FirstShirley Hufstedler
FormationNovember 30, 1979
SuccessionSixteenth

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The United States Secretary of Education is the head of the Department of Education. The Secretary is a member of the President's Cabinet, and 16th in line of United States presidential line of succession. The United States Secretary of Education deals with Education policy.

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."

The current Secretary of Education is Arne Duncan.

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WHYY---...- the pressing need for educators in the -United States-. US -Education Secretary- Arne Duncan told the future educators and others thinking about joining the ... - Date : Mon, 25 Oct 2010 19:38:57 GMT+00:00
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United States presidential line of succession
Preceded by
Secretary of Energy
16th in lineSucceeded by
Secretary of Veterans Affairs

No. Name Portrait State of residence Took office Left office President(s) served under
1 Shirley Hufstedler California November 30, 1979 January 20, 1981 Jimmy Carter
2 Terrel Bell Utah January 22, 1981 January 20, 1985 Ronald Reagan
3 William J. Bennett New York February 6, 1985 1988
4 Lauro Cavazos Texas September 20, 1988 December 12, 1990 Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush
5 Lamar Alexander Tennessee March 22, 1991 January 20, 1993 George H. W. Bush
6 Richard Riley South Carolina January 21, 1993 January 20, 2001 Bill Clinton
7 Roderick Paige Texas January 20, 2001 January 20, 2005 George W. Bush
8 Margaret Spellings Texas January 20, 2005 January 20, 2009
9 Arne Duncan Illinois January 21, 2009 present Barack Obama

United States Secretaries of Education

Hufstedler * Bell * Bennett * Cavazos * Alexander * Riley * Paige * Spellings * Duncan

Agencies under the United States Department of Education

Secretary of EducationOffice for Civil Rights * Institute of Education Sciences
Deputy Secretary of EducationOffice of Safe and Drug Free Schools * Office of Innovation and Improvement * Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services * Office of English Language Acquisition * Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
Under Secretary of EducationOffice of Federal Student Aid * Office of Vocational and Adult Education * Office of Postsecondary Education * White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities
ProgramsNational Center for Education Statistics * National Library of Education * National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research * Office of Migrant Education * Education Resources Information Center * National Assessment of Educational Progress
Independent OrganizationsAdvisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance * National Institute for Literacy * National Assessment Governing Board * National Board for Education Sciences * White House Initiative on Tribal Colleges and Universities * White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans

Leaders of the United States federal executive departments

Agriculture * Commerce * Defense * Education * Energy * Health and Human Services * Homeland Security * Housing and Urban Development * Interior * Justice * Labor * State * Transportation * Treasury * Veterans Affairs
Past department leaders: Commerce and Labor * Health, Education, and Welfare * Navy * Post Office * War



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