Department_of_Education_Organization_Act

Department of Education Organization Act

Department of Education Organization Act

1979 U.S. federal law establishing the Department of Education

The Department of Education Organization Act is a United States federal law enacted in 1979, which created the Department of Education. The new department was split off from the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, which the Act also renamed the Department of Health and Human Services.[1]

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Purpose

Under the Department of Education Organization Act, the department's mission is to:[2]

  • Strengthen the federal commitment to assuring access to equal educational opportunity for every individual;
  • Supplement and complement the efforts of states, the local school systems and other instrumentalities of the states, the private sector, public and private nonprofit educational research institutions, community-based organizations, parents, and students to improve the quality of education;
  • Encourage the increased involvement of the public, parents, and students in federal education programs;
  • Promote improvements in the quality and usefulness of education through federally supported research, evaluation, and sharing of information;
  • Increase the accountability of federal education programs to the president, the Congress, and the public.

Voting

In the Senate, 69 voted in favor and 22 voted against separating education from the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.[3] In the House of Representatives, 215 voted in favor and 201 voted against.[4] President Carter signed the bill on October 17, 1979.[1]

Notes

  1. [1]
    "Education Department Created". The Palm Beach Post, via Google News. United Press International. October 18, 1979.[permanent dead link]
  2. [2]
    Mission. Education Department. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
  3. [3]
    Allen, Ira R (September 25, 1979). "New Education Division Facing Trouble In House". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. United Press International.
  4. [4]
    "Department of Education Approved by House". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette , via Google News. Associated Press. September 28, 1979.
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