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Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of Education by Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States.As of September 9, 2024, according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 12 nominees have been confirmed, 1 nominee is being considered by the Senate, 3 positions do not have nominees, and 1 appointment has been made that does not ...
The secretary serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States, and the federal government, on policies, programs, and activities related to all education in the United States. As a member of the Cabinet of the United States, the secretary is sixteenth in the line of succession to the presidency. [2] The current secretary ...
(Confirmed August 1, 2019, voice vote) Assistant Secretary of Education (Postsecondary Education) Robert L. King [15] August 22, 2019 (Confirmed July 11, 2019, 56–37) [16] Assistant Secretary of Education (Career, Technical, and Adult Education) Scott Stump [17] August 31, 2018 (Confirmed July 16, 2018, 85–0) [18] January 20, 2021 Assistant ...
Fact Check: A potential education secretary pick for Trump has entertained the idea of instituting a national mandate that would require schools to have Bibles in classrooms, according to The ...
President-elect Trump intends to nominate Linda McMahon, the head of the Small Business Administration (SBA) from his first term, to lead the Department of Education, which he has long threatened ...
Betsy DeVos, his Education secretary from his first term, has expressed interest in the position, though her resignation on Jan. 7, 2021, in the wake of the Capitol riot, likely dooms her chances.
Miguel Angel Cardona (born July 11, 1975) is an American educator and is currently serving as the twelfth United States secretary of education under President Joe Biden since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he was confirmed by the U.S. Senate by a vote of 64–33 on March 1, 2021. [1]
When there is a tie in the Senate, as seen here for the confirmation of Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education, the vice president (in this case, Mike Pence) has to step in to break the tie, or the motion fails by default. John Adams, the first vice president of the United States, cast 29 tie-breaking votes during his tenure.