Secretary of Education
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The United States Secretary of Education is the head of the Education Department. He or she establishes policy, administers, & coordinates federal aid to education at all levels. The Secretary of Education is also a member of the President's cabinet. Currently Margaret Spellings is the secretary of Education. Secretary Spellings has partnered with states to implement and enforce the No Child Left Behind Act, which commits American schools to bringing all students up to grade level or better in reading and math by 2014 through high amounts of standardized testing. Barack Obama announced Arne Duncan as the next Secretary of Education [1]. and Duncan was Confirmed on January 22, 2009.
Previous Secretary’s of Education:
| Name | Years |
|---|---|
| Shirley Hufstedler | November 30, 1979 - January 20, 1981 |
| Terrel Bell | January 22, 1981 - January 20, 1985 |
| William J. Bennett | February 6, 1985 – 1988 |
| Lauro Cavazos | September 20, 1988 - December 12, 1990 |
| Lamar Alexander | March 22, 1991 - January 20, 1993 |
| Richard Riley | January 21, 1993 - January 20, 2001 |
| Roderick Paige | January 20, 2001 - January 20, 2005 |
| Margaret Spellings | January 20, 2005 – January 20, 2009 |
| Arne Duncan | January 20, 2009 - present |
