United States Deputy Secretary of Education

{{Short description|Focuses primarily on K–12 education policy}}

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|post = Deputy Secretary of Education

|body = the United States of America

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|insignia = Seal of the United States Department of Education.svg

|insigniacaption = Seal of the Department of Education

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|acting = no

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|department = United States Department of Education

|style = Mr. / Madam Deputy Secretary

|reports_to = United States Secretary of Education

|seat = Washington, D.C.

|appointer = The President of the United States

|appointer_qualified = with Senate advice and consent

|constituting_instrument = {{UnitedStatesCode|20|3412}}

|first = David T. Kearns

|website = {{url|https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ods/index.html|Official website}}

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{{Education in the U.S.}}

The Deputy Secretary of Education oversees and manages the development of policies in the United States Department of Education. The deputy secretary focuses primarily on K–12 education policy, such as No Child Left Behind, the High School Initiative, and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.{{cite web|title=Office of the Deputy Secretary: U.S. Department of Education|url=http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ods/index.html|access-date=September 27, 2007}} The deputy secretary also has responsibility for carrying out the intergovernmental relations of the department. The deputy secretary becomes acting secretary of education in the event of the secretary's absence, disability, or a vacancy in the Office of Secretary.{{cite web|title=US Code: Title 20,3412. Principal officers |url=https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/20/3412-|access-date=September 27, 2007}}

The office of the deputy secretary coordinates the work of the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, the Office of Innovation and Improvement, the Office of English Language Acquisition, the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, and the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools. The deputy secretary also oversees the department's LEP Partnership, the Office for Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, and the department's partnership with The History Channel.

The deputy secretary is appointed by the president and confirmed by the United States Senate. The deputy secretary is paid at level II of the Executive Schedule,{{cite web |title=US Code: Title 5,5313. Positions at level II |url=https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/05/5313- |access-date=September 27, 2007}} meaning as of 2006, the deputy secretary receives a basic annual salary of $162,000.{{cite web |title=Salary Table No. 2006-EX |url=http://www.opm.gov/oca/06tables/html/ex.asp |access-date=September 27, 2007 }}