Department of Education Organization Act
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The Department of Education Organization Act is a United States federal law enacted in 1980.
[edit] Purpose
Congress established the United States 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.
[edit] External links
- United States Department of Education Official Website
- How is the Department of Education Organized
- ERIC Digests - Offers full-text access to public domain ERIC Digests produced by the U.S. Department of Education.
- The U.S. Department of Education's Council on Higher Education Accreditation A searchable database of schools and accreditating instiutions.
- About ED - Overview of the U.S. Department of Education
- 20 USC Sec. 3402 - U.S. Code authorizing the U.S. Department of Education
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