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The United States Department of Education 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 ...
Edward Penfield poster promoting the Bureau of Education's United States School Garden Army (1918). The Office of Education, at times known as the Department of Education and the Bureau of Education, was a small unit in the Federal Government of the United States within the U.S. Department of the Interior from 1867 to 1972.
Board of Education. For much of its history, education in the United States was segregated (or even only available) based upon race. Early integrated schools such as the Noyes Academy, founded in 1835, in Canaan, New Hampshire, often were met with fierce local opposition.
Modified rules for the Federal Family Education Loan Program. Provided student loan forgiveness to the families of 9/11 casualties. Pub. L. 109–292 (text) 2006 (No short title) Extended through FY2007 the power of the Secretary of Education to waive conditions for federal assistance to states affected by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita.
The U.S. Department of Education administers federal student aid programs such as Pell Grants, direct loans and work-study programs. These initiatives help students afford to attend college and ...
The next noteworthy piece of legislation passed by Congress pertaining to education was the Smith-Hughes Act which provided federal aid to vocational education programs across the country. Through the beginning of the 20th century, the federal government had a relatively small role to play in education, and its contributions focused mainly on ...
The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) currently enforces anti-discriminatory federal laws in schools with the goal of ensuring equal access and protection for students of all ...
Trump's Agenda47 campaign proposed eliminating the Department of Education — which, according to the DOE website, "establishes policy for, administers and coordinates most federal assistance to ...