United States Department of Education facts for kids

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United States
Department of Education
	Seal of the U.S. Department of Education
	Flag of the U.S. Department of Education
	; Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building, Department Headquarters
Department overview
Formed	October 17, 1979; 41 years ago
Preceding agencies	Department of Health, Education, and Welfare; Office of Education;
Jurisdiction	Federal government of the United States
Headquarters	Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building, 400 Maryland Avenue, Southwest, Washington, D.C., U.S. 20202; Coordinates: 38°53′11.5″N 77°1′7.9″W / 38.886528°N 77.018861°W
Employees	3912 (2018)
Annual budget	$68 billion (2016)
Department executives	Betsy DeVos, Secretary; Mick Zais, Deputy Secretary; Vacant, Under Secretary; Carlos G. Muñiz, General Counsel;
Key document	Department of Education Organization Act;

The United States Department of Education (also referred to as ED, for Education Department) is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government. Created by the Department of Education Organization Act (Public Law 96-88), it was signed into law by President Jimmy Carter on October 17, 1979 and began operating on May 4, 1980.

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A construction project to repair and update the building façade at the Department of Education headquarters in 2002 resulted in the installation of structures at all of the entrances to protect employees and visitors from falling debris. ED redesigned these protective structures to promote the No Child Left Behind Act. The structures were temporary and were removed in 2008. Source: U.S. Department of Education,
Department of Education structure