department+of+education


 * Mission statement** ---> "No Child Left Behind"

=History of the Department of Education= = =
 * **[|Arne Duncan]** || Secretary of Education ||  ||
 * **Vacant** || Chief of Staff ||  ||
 * John McGrath || Assistant Secretary, Office of Communications and Outreach ||  ||
 * Thomas Skelly || Assistant Secretary, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development ||  ||
 * Philip Rosenfelt || General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel ||  ||
 * Mary Mitchelson || Acting Inspector General, Office of Inspector General ||  ||   ||
 * Sue Betka || Acting Director, Institute of Education Sciences ||  ||
 * Sandra Battle || Assistant Secretary, Office for Civil Rights ||  ||
 * **Thomas Skelly** || Acting Chief Financial Officer, Office of the Chief Financial Officer ||  ||
 * JoAnn Ryan || Assistant Secretary, Office of Management ||  ||
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 * Thomas M. Kelley || Assistant Secretary, Office of Legislation and Congressional Affairs ||  ||
 * **Danny Harris** || Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer ||  ||
 * **Phil Maestri** || Director, Risk Management Service ||  ||
 * **Vacant** || Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives ||  ||
 * **Vacant** || Deputy Secretary ||  ||
 * **Bill Modzeleski** || Acting Assistant Deputy Secretary, Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools ||  ||
 * **Jim Shelton** || Assistant Deputy Secretary, Office of Innovation and Improvement ||  ||
 * Andy Pepin || Assistant Secretary, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services ||  ||
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 * Richard Smith || Acting Assistant Deputy Secretary and Director, Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students ||  ||
 * Joseph Conaty || Assistant Secretary, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education ||  ||
 * **Vacant** || Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans ||  ||
 * **Vacant** || Under Secretary ||  ||
 * **James Manning** || Acting Chief Operating Officer, Federal Student Aid ||  ||
 * Daniel T. Madzelan || Assistant Secretary, Office of Postsecondary Education ||  ||
 * Dennis Berry || Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Vocational and Adult Education ||  ||
 * [|Leonard L. Haynes III] || Executive Director, White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities ||  ||
 * Vacant || Executive Director, White House Initiative on Tribal Colleges and Universities ||  ||
 * **Bill Modzeleski** || Acting Assistant Deputy Secretary, Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools ||  ||
 * **Jim Shelton** || Assistant Deputy Secretary, Office of Innovation and Improvement ||  ||
 * Andy Pepin || Assistant Secretary, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services ||  ||
 * [[image:http://www.ed.gov/images/ed_c_dline.gif width="375" height="1" caption=" "]] ||
 * Richard Smith || Acting Assistant Deputy Secretary and Director, Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students ||  ||
 * Joseph Conaty || Assistant Secretary, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education ||  ||
 * **Vacant** || Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans ||  ||
 * **Vacant** || Under Secretary ||  ||
 * **James Manning** || Acting Chief Operating Officer, Federal Student Aid ||  ||
 * Daniel T. Madzelan || Assistant Secretary, Office of Postsecondary Education ||  ||
 * Dennis Berry || Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Vocational and Adult Education ||  ||
 * [|Leonard L. Haynes III] || Executive Director, White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities ||  ||
 * Vacant || Executive Director, White House Initiative on Tribal Colleges and Universities ||  ||
 * **Vacant** || Under Secretary ||  ||
 * **James Manning** || Acting Chief Operating Officer, Federal Student Aid ||  ||
 * Daniel T. Madzelan || Assistant Secretary, Office of Postsecondary Education ||  ||
 * Dennis Berry || Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Vocational and Adult Education ||  ||
 * [|Leonard L. Haynes III] || Executive Director, White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities ||  ||
 * Vacant || Executive Director, White House Initiative on Tribal Colleges and Universities ||  ||
 * Dennis Berry || Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Vocational and Adult Education ||  ||
 * [|Leonard L. Haynes III] || Executive Director, White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities ||  ||
 * Vacant || Executive Director, White House Initiative on Tribal Colleges and Universities ||  ||
 * Vacant || Executive Director, White House Initiative on Tribal Colleges and Universities ||  ||
 * Vacant || Executive Director, White House Initiative on Tribal Colleges and Universities ||  ||

====The history of the Department of Education goes back to 1867, when President Andrew Jackson signed legislation that created the first Department of Education. At this time the department was a non-cabinet level and actually lasted less than a year. During that year the Department of Education collected many statistics about the nation's schools. There was great fear during this time that the Department would exercise too much control over local schools, so the Department of Education was changed to the Office of Education. (ED FACTS, p. 4)====

====In the 1950's, more federal aid became available for education due to political and social changes. The Soviet Union's successful launch of Sputnik resulted in improved education in the sciences. In the 1960's President Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty led to improvements in education for the poor at all school levels. In the 1970's many educational efforts were aimed at helping racial minorities, individuals with disabilities, women, and people of non-English background. In October 1979, Congress passed Public Law 96-88 which created the present Department of Education. (ED FACTS, p.4). This Act was called The Department of Education Organization Act. Since that time,it has been transferred and reassigned to many different departments or agencies. Currently, The Department of Education comes under the auspices of The Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. The Department of Education was established as a cabinet-level agency in 1981. During the Reagan years of Presidency, the Department of Education went through some changes, with two secretaries of Education. However, the four basic responsibilities of the Department of Education have changed very little. The four major responsibilities are:====

====In April, 1991 a four-part educational strategy was developed, with an aim to improving the education of all Americans- by the year 2000. This strategy is known as America 2000 and attempts to make today's schools better and more accountable. The four parts of this challenge are:====

====America 2000 is formally known as Goals 2000: Educate America Act. It is a landmark school reform effort that provides a framework for excellence in the nation's schools. On the third Tuesday of each month, U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley hosts a live, interactive video teleconference for communities working to improve their schools and to reach the National Education Goals. Interested individuals may view the meetings at community downlink sites or by watching participating local public access TV. This teleconference is known as The GOALS 2000 Satellite Town Meeting. ( A Teacher's Guide to the U.S. Department of Education, p.9)====

=__The Constituents of The Department of Education and Agencies of the Department of Education.__=

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Provides students in postsecondary education with financial assistance and leadership. Supports institutions of higher education in the development of appropriate housing, facilities, and instructional programs.======

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Enforces laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, age, or disability in different educational instructional programs that benefit from federal funds. Gives technical assistance to schools to achieve voluntary compliance with the civil rights laws.======

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 * Office of Human Resources and Administration Provides the Department with administrative, personnel, technology and other support services and administers the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act.**======

Assistant Secretary Rodney A. McCowan
= = =CURRENT ISSUES = = Swine flu prevention and protection in schools in The United States. =

1) CDC Flu Guidance Recommends that Schools Reopen.

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= 2) Some take precaution to avoid swine flu. = = [] = = =
 * ====schools that were closed due to suspected cases in schools can now reopen says the c.d.c and anyone attending school both staff and student are to stay home or be sent home if they obtain flu like syptoms for no less than seven days.====
 * =====on tuesday 726 schools out of 100,000 schools were closed due to related NiHi flu cases and now has been announced to reopen as soon as possible.=====
 * ====school staff make sure they stay calm and not to panic.====


 * one superintendant in vermont said and quote, "This isn't a situation to panic in, but is a situation in which you should increase your normal precautions."
 * teachers are issued to tell students to make sure they wash their hands and directed to cover their mouths when coughing.
 * maintenance staff were directed to pay close attention to cleaning thoroughly during this contagious time.

= = = 3) Health Officials Begin to Ease Public Alerts About Swine Flu=

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=Recommendation to Obama=
 * federal health authorities say closing schools due to a known swine flu case of a student is not worth the toll it takes on the families and students of that school, because the illness will soon be present everywhere in the country due to the fact that few cases have been severe.
 * After researching articles on precautions and protection from the swine flu outbreaks in schools across the country, i recommend Mr. President, that schools remain open due to the high level of contagiousness and the minute number of deaths when comparing the fatalities to the number of deaths of the swine flu in America. I also recommend that schools should aware the students and educate them on simple precautions that can be taken to lessen the risk of cathcing the illness.