Resource Database

U.S. Department of Education

Description

From the website: Congress established the U.S. Department of Education (ED) on May 4, 1980, in the Department of Education Organization Act (Public Law 96-88 of October 1979). Under this law, ED’s mission is to: Strengthen the Federal commitment to assuring access to equal educational opportunity for every individual; Supplement and complement the efforts of states, the local school systems and other instrumentalities of the states, the private sector, public and private nonprofit educational research institutions, community-based organizations, parents, and students to improve the quality of education; Encourage the increased involvement of the public, parents, and students in Federal education programs; Promote improvements in the quality and usefulness of education through Federally supported research, evaluation, and sharing of information; Improve the coordination of Federal education programs; Improve the management of Federal education activities; and Increase the accountability of Federal education programs to the President, the Congress, and the public.

Topic(s): Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development & Learning, Preschool

User Type(s): Academic, Advocate, Educator, Journalist, Policymaker

Address

U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue SW
Washington , District Of Columbia 20202

Contact Information

Phone(s): 1-800-USA-LEARN
URL(s): http://www.ed.gov

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