Deputy Secretary of Education of the United States of America
Seal of the Department of Education
Incumbent
Cindy Marten
since May 18, 2021
United States Department of Education
StyleMadam Deputy Secretary
Reports toUnited States Secretary of Education
SeatWashington, D.C.
AppointerThe President of the United States
with Senate advice and consent
Constituting instrument20 U.S.C. § 3411
First holderDavid T. Kearns
WebsiteOfficial website
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The deputy secretary of education oversees and manages the development of policies in the United States Department of Education. The deputy secretary focuses primarily on K–12 education policy, such as No Child Left Behind, the High School Initiative, and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.[1] The deputy secretary also has responsibility for carrying out the intergovernmental relations of the department. The deputy secretary becomes acting secretary of education in the event of the secretary's absence, disability, or a vacancy in the Office of Secretary.[2]

The office of the deputy secretary coordinates the work of the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, the Office of Innovation and Improvement, the Office of English Language Acquisition, the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, and the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools. The deputy secretary also oversees the department's LEP Partnership, the Office for Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, and the department's partnership with The History Channel.[1]

The deputy secretary is appointed by the president and confirmed by the United States Senate.[1][2] The deputy secretary is paid at level II of the Executive Schedule,[3] meaning as of 2006, the deputy secretary receives a basic annual salary of $162,000.[4]

The current deputy secretary of education is Cindy Marten since May 18, 2021.[5]

List of deputy secretaries of education

# Image Name Term began Term ended President(s) served under
1 David T. Kearns May 31, 1991 January 20, 1993 George H. W. Bush
2 Madeleine M. Kunin January 1993 August 1996[6] Bill Clinton
3 Marshall S. Smith 1997 1999
4 Frank Holleman December 28, 1999 January 20, 2001
5 William D. Hansen May 28, 2001 October 5, 2003 George W. Bush
6 Eugene W. Hickok October 5, 2003 January 20, 2005
7 Raymond Simon May 26, 2005 January 20, 2009
8 Anthony Wilder Miller July 24, 2009 July 2013 Barack Obama
9 James H. Shelton III July 2013 January 4, 2015[7]
– John King Jr.
Acting, Sr. Advisor 		January 4, 2015 March 14, 2016[8][9]
– James Cole Jr.
Acting 		March 14, 2016 January 20, 2017
10 Mick Zais May 17, 2018 January 20, 2021 Donald Trump
– Denise L. Carter
Acting 		January 20, 2021 May 18, 2021 Joe Biden
11 Cindy Marten May 18, 2021[5] present

References

  1. ^ a b c "Office of the Deputy Secretary: U.S. Department of Education". Retrieved September 27, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "US Code: Title 20,3412. Principal officers". Retrieved September 27, 2007.
  3. ^ "US Code: Title 5,5313. Positions at level II". Retrieved September 27, 2007.
  4. ^ "Salary Table No. 2006-EX". Retrieved September 27, 2007.
  5. ^ a b Miguel, Cardona (May 18, 2021). "What an honor to have @BeKindDreamBig join us as Deputy Secretary of Education. As superintendent of the second largest school district in CA & one of the longest serving urban school leaders in America, Cindy will be an incredible asset to @USEdGov ". Twitter.
  6. ^ https://www.uvm.edu/~mkunin/Madeleine_Kunin_CV2.html
  7. ^ U.S. Deputy Ed. Secretary Jim Shelton to Step Down
  8. ^ Diane Ravitch
  9. ^ "Education Secretary Arne Duncan stepping down | CNN Politics". CNN. 2015-10-02. Archived from the original on 2020-09-21.
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