Department of Education

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

Department of Education

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.

Example Sentences

A statement from the California Department of Education characterized the results as “modest increases at a higher rate than the year prior, suggesting growing momentum.”

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Public school advocates like William Phillis, a former official at the Ohio Department of Education, fear the change would devastate public schools.

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The New Jersey Department of Education allows students to be absent to observe Diwali, and public schools in New York City are closed in observance of the holiday.

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He has also attempted to shut down entire agencies, such as the Department of Education and the U.S.

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Department of Education was forced to send out a final chunk of funds it had attempted to withhold from schools.

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