United States Deputy Secretary of Education

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The deputy secretary of education oversees and manages the development of policies in the United States Department of Education. The deputy secretary focuses primarily on K–12 education policy, such as No Child Left Behind, the High School Initiative, and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.[1] The deputy secretary also has responsibility for carrying out the intergovernmental relations of the department. The deputy secretary becomes acting secretary of education in the event of the secretary's absence, disability, or a vacancy in the Office of Secretary.[2]

The office of the deputy secretary coordinates the work of the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, the Office of Innovation and Improvement, the Office of English Language Acquisition, the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, and the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools. The deputy secretary also oversees the department's LEP Partnership, the Office for Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, and the department's partnership with The History Channel.[1]

The deputy secretary is appointed by the president and confirmed by the United States Senate.[1][2] The deputy secretary is paid at level II of the Executive Schedule,[3] meaning as of 2006, the deputy secretary receives a basic annual salary of $162,000.[4]

The current deputy secretary of education is Cindy Marten since May 18, 2021.[5]

List of deputy secretaries of education

# Image Name Term began Term ended President(s) served under
1 File:David T. Kearns, RIT NandE Vol15Num6 1983 Sep15 Complete.jpg David T. Kearns May 31, 1991 January 20, 1993 George H. W. Bush
2 File:Ed Markey welcomes President Bill Clinton to the 7th District to sign the Improving America's Schools Act at a ceremony in the gymnasium of Framingham High School (cropped).gif Madeleine M. Kunin January 1993 August 1996[6] Bill Clinton
3 File:Blank.png Marshall S. Smith 1997 1999
4 File:Blank.png Frank Holleman December 28, 1999 January 20, 2001
5 File:William Hansen.jpg William D. Hansen May 28, 2001 October 5, 2003 George W. Bush
6 File:Hickok.jpg Eugene W. Hickok October 5, 2003 January 20, 2005
7 File:Raymond Simon.jpg Raymond Simon May 26, 2005 January 20, 2009
8 File:Anthony W. Miller official portrait.jpg Anthony Wilder Miller July 24, 2009 July 2013 Barack Obama
9 File:James H. Shelton.jpg James H. Shelton III July 2013 January 4, 2015[7]
File:John B. King, Jr.2015.jpg John King Jr.
Acting, Sr. Advisor
January 4, 2015 March 14, 2016[8][9]
File:James Cole, Jr.jpg James Cole Jr.
Acting
March 14, 2016 January 20, 2017
10 File:Mick Zais official photo (cropped).jpg Mick Zais May 17, 2018 January 20, 2021 Donald Trump
File:Denise L. Carter.png Denise L. Carter
Acting
January 20, 2021 May 18, 2021 Joe Biden
11 File:Cindy Marten, Deputy Secretary of Education 2.jpg Cindy Marten May 18, 2021[5] present

References

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