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U.S. Department of Education

In 1979 the federal “office of education” became a department and the secretary of education achieved cabinet-level status. “Ed,” as it is referred to, conducts research, administers programs – including grants to schools and other groups – and represents the President in matters relating to schools. The first secretary of education under George W. Bush was Roderick Paige, former superintendent of the Houston, Texas, schools. 

The second secretary of education is Margaret Spellings, former Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy.

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The Federal Role in Education - Education in America is primarily a State and local responsibility. The U.S. Department of Education's budget is only a small part of both total national education spending and the overall Federal budget, U.S. Department of Education.

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The framework and much of the information provided on these pages is unabashedly swiped from Goff, John, A More Comprehensive Accountability Model, Council for Basic Education, November 16, 2000, in an effort to make the model more accessible to parents.