United States Secretary of Education

The secretary serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States, and the federal government, on policies, programs, and activities related to all education in the United States.As a member of the Cabinet of the United States, the secretary is sixteenth in the line of succession to the presidency.[2] The current acting secretary of education is Denise L. Carter, serving in this role pending senate confirmation of Linda McMahon.[3] The United States secretary of education is a member of the president's Cabinet and is the fifteenth in the United States presidential line of succession.[5] The secretary is advised by the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity, an advisory committee, on "matters related to accreditation and to the eligibility and certification process for institutions of higher education.
Secretary of EducationDenise L. CarterActingDepartment of EducationPresidentLyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education BuildingWashington, D.C.advice and consentSenateTerm length20 U.S.C.Shirley HufstedlerSixteenthDeputy SecretaryExecutive Schedule, Level IUnited States Department of EducationCabinet of the United Statesline of successionpresidencyLinda McMahonpresident'sCabinetUnited States presidential line of successioneducation policyNational Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and IntegrityDemocratRepublicanPresident(s)Oveta Culp HobbyDwight D. EisenhowerMarion B. FolsomNew YorkArthur FlemmingAbraham A. RibicoffConnecticutJohn F. KennedyAnthony J. CelebrezzeLyndon B. JohnsonJohn W. GardnerCaliforniaWilbur J. CohenMichiganRobert FinchRichard NixonElliot L. RichardsonMassachusettsCaspar WeinbergerGerald FordF. David MathewsAlabamaJoseph A. Califano Jr.District of ColumbiaJimmy CarterPatricia Roberts HarrisTerrel BellRonald ReaganWilliam BennettLauro CavazosGeorge H. W. BushTed SandersIllinoisLamar AlexanderTennesseeRichard RileySouth CarolinaBill ClintonRod PaigeGeorge W. BushMargaret SpellingsArne DuncanBarack ObamaJohn King Jr.Phil RosenfeltVirginiaDonald TrumpBetsy DeVosMick ZaisJoe BidenMiguel CardonaEducation in the United StatesSpecial education in the U.SThe Washington PostU.S. order of precedenceSecretary of EnergyOrder of precedence of the United StatesSecretary of Veterans AffairsU.S. presidential line of successionHufstedlerBennettCavazosAlexanderSpellingsDuncanCardonaCindy MartenDeputy Secretary of EducationOffice for Civil RightsInstitute of Education SciencesNational Center for Education StatisticsOffice of Innovation and ImprovementOffice of Special Education and Rehabilitative ServicesRehabilitation Services AdministrationOffice of Special Education ProgramsOffice of English Language AcquisitionOffice of Elementary and Secondary EducationOffice of Safe and Healthy StudentsOffice of Migrant EducationUnder Secretary of EducationFederal Student AidOffice of Career, Technical, and Adult EducationWhite House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific IslandersWhite House Initiative on Educational Excellence for HispanicsNational Library of EducationEducation Resources Information CenterNational Assessment of Educational ProgressNational Assessment Governing BoardNational Board for Education SciencesUnited States federal executive departmentsAgricultureCommerceDefenseEnergyHealth and Human ServicesHomeland SecurityHousing and Urban DevelopmentInteriorJusticeTransportationTreasuryVeterans AffairsCommerce and LaborHealth, Education, and WelfarePost OfficePresidential line of succession in the United StatesVice PresidentJD VanceSpeaker of the House of RepresentativesMike JohnsonPresident pro tempore of the SenateChuck GrassleySecretary of StateMarco RubioSecretary of the TreasuryScott BessentSecretary of DefensePete HegsethAttorney GeneralJames McHenrySecretary of the InteriorDoug BurgumSecretary of AgricultureGary WashingtonSecretary of CommerceJeremy PelterSecretary of LaborVince MiconeSecretary of Health and Human ServicesDorothy FinkSecretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentMatt AmmonSecretary of TransportationSean DuffyIngrid KolbTodd B. HunterSecretary of Homeland SecurityKristi Noemact as president