U.S. Secretary of Education

The head of the U.S. Department of Education. The secretary is responsible for establishing and implementing policies related to federal funding and other assistance for education. He/she is also charged with enforcing civil rights as they relate to education. The secretary is appointed by the president of the United States and confirmed by the Senate.

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"It's important that all students have access to a high-quality STEM education," U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos said in the news release.

U.S. Department of Education Fulfills Promise to Invest $200 Million in STEM Education

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos will visit Harper College in Palatine today to tour the school's apprenticeship program.

DeVos visiting Harper College today

Before joining Deloitte, Zook worked for the global consulting firm Mercer, the Office of the U.S. Secretary of Education in Washington, D.C., and as a reporter for The Chronicle of Higher Education, the Houston Chronicle and The Dallas Morning News.

Zook named Ole Miss associate vice chancellor

"The impact of natural disasters goes beyond the affected area," U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos said in a news release.

S.C. school districts receive federal aid for displaced students

Judges for the prize include: former U.S. Secretary of Education John King; Bridget Terry Long, dean of Harvard's Graduate School of Education; Carina Wong, senior advisor for innovation at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; and education heads from Facebook, Dell Foundation, and Carnegie Corporation.

Evergreen National Education Prize

The Stanford Law Review dedicates this Issue to one of the most distinguished graduates of Stanford Law School, Shirley Mount Hufstedler U.S. Secretary of Education, federal judge, attorney, and advocate.

In memory of Shirley Mount Hufstedler

Cavazos and Preuss present readers with a comprehensive examination of the life and career of education reformer and eventual U.S. Secretary of Education Lauro F.

A Kine[+ or -]o's Journey: On Family, Learning, and Public Service

Former U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings has been elected president of the 17-campus University of North Carolina system.

University of North Carolina

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will step down in December, the White House announced in October.

Arne Duncan

Kenneth Smith's lawsuit names the Jefferson County Board of Education, the state school superintendent, the director of the National Institutes of Health and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan as plaintiffs; it argues that his daughter will not be accepted to veterinary school because her schools teach evolution as fact.

W. Va. lawsuit claims evolution is religious doctrine

Pre-recorded remarks will be given by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan just prior to the General Keynote Presentation by Sugata Mitra at 8:00 am on Friday, March 20th.

CUE Announces U.S. Secretary of Education and California Schools Chief to Speak at 2015 Conference