United States Department of Education topic

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U.S. Department of Education

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. The Department of Education Organization Act divided the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare into the Department of Education and the Department of... full article at wikipedia

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Assistant Secretary for Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development	Jul 1, 2005	Sep 2006
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United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare

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Thomas W. Luce III	Assistant Secretary for Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development
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