| United States Secretary of Education | |
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| Department of Education | |
| Style | Mr. Secretary (informal) The Honorable (formal) |
| Reports to | President |
| Seat | Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building, Washington, D.C. |
| Appointer | President with Senate advice and consent |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Constituting instrument | 20 U.S.C. § 3411 |
| Formation | November 30, 1979 |
| First holder | Shirley Hufstedler |
| Succession | Sixteenth[1] |
| Deputy | Deputy Secretary |
| Salary | Executive Schedule, Level I |
| Website | ed.gov |
The United States secretary of education is the head of the United States Department 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 secretary of education is Miguel Cardona, who was confirmed by the Senate on March 1, 2021.[3]
- ^ "3 U.S. Code § 19 - Vacancy in offices of both President and Vice President; officers eligible to act". Legal Information Institute. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
- ^ "Order of presidential succession". www.usa.gov. Archived from the original on September 15, 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
- ^ Watson, Kathryn (March 2, 2021). "Senate confirms Miguel Cardona as education secretary". CBS News. Archived from the original on September 15, 2023. Retrieved July 31, 2021.