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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Example Sentences

In the three months after the Department of Education cuts, for example, the office received nearly 5,000 complaints but investigated only 309.

From Los Angeles Times

BBC News NI has contacted the Department of Education for a response.

From BBC

Department of Education designation, students pursuing graduate degrees in nursing and at least seven other fields, including social work and education, would face tighter federal student loan limits.

From Los Angeles Times

Department of Education alleging that Berkeley public schools ignored reports of bullying and harassment of Jewish students on the basis of their ethnicity, shared ancestry and national origin.

From Los Angeles Times

The critics failed to note that over its lifetime, the Department of Education has blown an estimated $3 trillion in federal taxpayer dollars, with nothing to show for it but falling test scores.

From The Wall Street Journal