The Deputy Secretary of Education oversees and manages the development of policies in the United States Department of Education

United States Department of Education

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

. 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

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act is a United States federal law that governs how states and public agencies provide early intervention, special education, and related services to children with disabilities...

. 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.

The Office of the Deputy Secretary coordinates the work of the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education is a division of the United States Department of Education. Its purpose is to promote academic excellence, enhance educational opportunities and equity for all of America's children and families, and to improve the quality of teaching and learning by...

, the Office of Innovation and Improvement, the Office of English Language Acquisition, the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services is a program of the United States Department of Education. OSERS' official mission is "to provide leadership to achieve full integration and participation in society of people with disabilities by ensuring equal opportunity and access to,...

, and the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools. The Deputy Secretary also oversees the Department's LEP

English language learning and teaching

English as a second language , English for speakers of other languages and English as a foreign language all refer to the use or study of English by speakers with different native languages. The precise usage, including the different use of the terms ESL and ESOL in different countries, is...

 Partnership, the Office for Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, and the Department's partnership with The History Channel

The History Channel

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The Deputy Secretary is appointed by the President

President of the United States

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 and confirmed by the United States Senate

United States Senate

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. The Deputy Secretary is paid at level II of the Executive Schedule

Executive Schedule

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, meaning as of 2006, he or she receives a basic annual salary of $162,000.

The incumbent Deputy Secretary is Anthony Wilder Miller  Previous Deputy Secretaries by recency include Raymond Simon

Raymond Simon

Raymond Simon is an American educator and the former United States Deputy Secretary of Education. Simon led the Office of the Deputy Secretary which served the administration of Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings. Simon was nominated by U.S. President George W. Bush and confirmed by the...

 (2005–2009), Eugene W. Hickok

Eugene W. Hickok

Dr. Eugene W. Hickok is a leading advocate for public education reform and an expert in constitutional law....

 (2003–2004), William D. Hansen

William D. Hansen

William D. Hansen is an American businessman and a former Deputy Secretary of Education who served in the George W. Bush administration from 2001 to 2003.-Career:...

 (2001–2003), Marshall Smith (1997–2001), Madeleine M. Kunin

Madeleine M. Kunin

Madeleine May Kunin is a Swiss-American diplomat and politician. She was the 77th Governor of Vermont from 1985 until 1991, as a member of the Democratic Party. She also served as United States Ambassador to Switzerland from 1996 to 1999. She was Vermont's first and, to date, only female governor...

 (1993–1997), and David T. Kearns

David T. Kearns

David Todd Kearns was an American businessman who was CEO of Xerox Corporation and Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education . He died on the 25th of February, 2011.-Early life:...

(1991–1993).