By Travis Gillmore and Cathy He WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump used his first year back in the White House to set the tone for his second presidency, changing the nation and the world in the process. Through more than 225 executive orders, the president reorganized federal government policy and focus, while advancing his America First agenda. […]
Tag: United States Department of Education
The United States Department of Education (ED or DoED), also referred to as the ED for (the) Education Department, is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government. It began operating on May 4, 1980, having been created after the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare was split into the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services by the Department of Education Organization Act, which President Jimmy Carter signed into law on October 17, 1979.
The Department of Education is administered by the United States secretary of education. It has under 4,000 employees (2018) and an annual budget of $68 billion (2016). The 2019 Budget also supports $129.8 billion in new postsecondary grants, loans, and work-study assistance to help an estimated 11.5 million students and their families pay for college. Its official abbreviation is “ED” (“DOE” refers to the United States Department of Energy) and is also often abbreviated informally as “DoEd”.
