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The [[United States]] '''Secretary of Education''' is the head of the [[Department of Education]]. 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.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Dec16/0,4670,Obama1140,00.html</ref> and Duncan was Confirmed on January 22, 2009.

The [[United States]] '''Secretary of Education''' is the head of the [[Department of Education]]. 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.

 

Lefist U.S. President [[Barack Obama]] announced [[Arne Duncan]] as the next Secretary of Education.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Dec16/0,4670,Obama1140,00.html</ref> and Duncan was Confirmed on January 22, 2009. Republican President nominated the conservative [[Betsy DeVos]] after his election in 2016, and she serves as the current secretary as of 2017.

== Previous Secretary’s of Education ==

== Previous Secretary’s of Education ==

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|Arne Duncan

|Arne Duncan

|January 20, 2009 - ''present''

|January 20, 2009 – January 1, 2016

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