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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

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