Department of Education

American  

noun

1. the department of the U.S. federal government that administers federal programs dealing with education: created in 1979, largely by transfer from part of the former Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. ED

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Department of Education Cultural  

1. A department of the federal executive branch responsible for providing federal aid to educational institutions and financial aid to students, keeping national educational records, and conducting some educational research.

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Department of Education

A spokesperson for the Department of Education told the paper said it had "strict eligibility requirements" for student loans.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

In Arizona, for example, “state law prohibits our department from a role overseeing private schools,” a spokesperson for the state Department of Education told ProPublica.

From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026

Parents would be notified of the results and schools would be required to report the results to the California Department of Education.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

The Philippine Department of Education issued a statement calling it a "high-alert situation".

From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026

Department of Education undertook a monumental project called the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt