List of Education Ministers of USA.

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The Minister of Education formulates the policies in consultation with the cabinet and responsible for the implementation of the policies for the development of education. The main objective of the minister is Formulation of education policies and providing leadership to the educational program of the state.

Here’s a list of education ministers of US.

Sr. no	Education minister	State of Residence	Took office	Left office
1.	Miguel Cardona	Connectiut	March 2, 2021	Incumbent
2.	Betsy Devos	Michigan	February 7, 2017	January 8, 2021
3.	John King Jr	New York	September 14, 2016	January 20, 2017
4.	Arne Duncan	Illinois	January 21, 2009	January 1, 2016
5.	Margaret Spellings	Texas	January 20, 2005	January 20, 2009
6.	Rod Paige	Texas	January 20, 2001	January 20, 2005
7.	Richard Railey	South California	January 21, 1993	January 20, 2001
8.	Lamar Alexander	Tennessee	March 22, 1991	January 20, 1993
9.	Lauro Cavazos	Texas	September 20, 1988	December 12, 1990
10.	William Bennett	North California	February 6, 1985	September 20, 1988

⦿Did you know?

1. The U.S. Department of Education is referred to as ED, DoED, or as the ED for (the) Education.

2. The U.S. Department of Education is the agency of the federal government that establishes policy for, administers, and coordinates most federal assistance to education.

3. In the 1860s, a budget of $15,000 and four employees handled education fact-finding.

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FAQ:

Q1. Where is the department of education located?
ANS. Washington is the department of education located Q2. Who controls the Department of Education?
ANS. By the United States secretary of education. It has under 4,000 employees (2018) and an annual budget of $68 billion (2016). Q3. How much does the US government spend on education?
ANS. Federal, state, and local governments spend $720.9 billion.