United States Department of Education

United States
Department of Education
	Seal of the U.S. Department of Education
	Flag of the U.S. Department of Education
	; Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building, Department Headquarters
Department overview
Formed	October 17, 1979
Preceding agencies	Department of Health, Education, and Welfare; Office of Education;
Jurisdiction	Federal government of the United States
Headquarters	Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building, 400 Maryland Avenue, Southwest, Washington, D.C., U.S. 20202; 38°53′11.5″N 77°1′7.9″W
Employees	3912 (2018)[1]
Annual budget	$68 billion (2016)[2]
Department executives	Miguel Cardona, Secretary; Cindy Marten, Deputy Secretary;
Key document	Department of Education Organization Act;
Website	www.ed.gov

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.

References

Stratford, Michael (January 22, 2018). "Education Department goes into shutdown mode". Politico. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
"Overview and Mission Statement - U.S. Department of Education". www2.ed.gov.

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[politico-1] Stratford, Michael (January 22, 2018). "Education Department goes into shutdown mode". Politico. Retrieved January 25, 2018.

[About_ED-2] "Overview and Mission Statement - U.S. Department of Education". www2.ed.gov.