Christian States Department of Education

The Christian States Department of Education (ED or DoED), also referred to as the ED for (the) Education Department, is a Cabinet-level department of the Christian States government.

Etymology

The agency's official abbreviation is "ED", and not "DOE", which refers to the Christian States Department of Energy. It is also often abbreviated informally as "DoED".

Functions

The primary functions of the Department of Education are to "establish policy for, administer and coordinate most federal assistance to education, collect data on UCS schools, and to enforce federal educational laws regarding privacy and civil rights." The Department of Education does not establish schools or colleges.

The Office of the Inspector General conducts audits and investigation in connection to the Department's programs.

Unlike the systems of most other countries, education in the Christian States is highly decentralized, and the federal government and Department of Education are not heavily involved in determining curricula or educational standards. This has been left to state and local school districts. The quality of educational institutions and their degrees is maintained through an informal private process known as accreditation, over which the Department of Education has no direct public jurisdictional control.

The Department's mission is: to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access. Aligned with this mission of ensuring equal access to education, the Department of Education is a member of the Christian States Interagency Council on Homelessness, and works with federal partners to ensure proper education for homeless and runaway youth in the Christian States.

Organization

Office of the Secretary (OS)

• Office of Communications and Outreach (OCO)
• Office of the General Counsel (OGC)
• Office of Inspector General
• Office of Legislation and Congressional Affairs (OLCA)
• Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
• Office of Educational Technology (OET)
• Institute of Education Sciences (IES)
  • National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
    • National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
    • Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)
• Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII)
• Office of the Chief Financial Officer
• Office of Management
• Office of the Chief Information Officer
• Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development
  • Budget Service
• Risk Management Service

Office of the Under Secretary (OUS)

• Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE)
• Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE)
• Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA)
• President's Advisory Board on Tribal Colleges and Universities (WHITCU)
• President's Advisory Board on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (WHIHBCU)

Office of the Deputy Secretary (ODS) / Chief Operating Officer

• Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE)
  • Education Facilities Clearinghouse
  • Office of Migrant Education (OME)
  • Office of Safe and Healthy Students (OSHS)
  • Student Achievement and School Accountability Programs (SASA)
  • White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI)
  • White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics
  • White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education
  • White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans
• Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students (OELA)
• Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)
  • National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)
  • Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
  • Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA)
• Office of Innovation and Improvement

Associated federal organizations

• Advisory Councils and Committees
• National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB)
• National Advisory Council on Indian Education (NACIE)
• Federal Interagency Committee on Education (FICE)
• Advisory Commission on Accessible Instructional Materials in Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities
• National Board for Education Sciences
• National Board of the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)

Federally aided organizations

• Gallaudet University
• Howard University
• National Technical Institute for the Deaf

Budget

As of 2012, the discretionary budget is $69.9 billion.