| Post: | Deputy Secretary of Education |
| Body: | the United States of America |
| Insignia: | Seal of the United States Department of Education.svg |
| Insigniacaption: | Seal of the Department of Education |
| Incumbent: | Cindy Marten |
| Acting: | no |
| Incumbentsince: | May 18, 2021 |
| Department: | United States Department of Education |
| Style: | 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 |
| First: | David T. Kearns |
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.[1] 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.[2]
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.[1]
The deputy secretary is appointed by the president and confirmed by the United States Senate.[1] [2] The deputy secretary is paid at level II of the Executive Schedule,[3] meaning as of 2006, the deputy secretary receives a basic annual salary of $162,000.[4]
The current deputy secretary of education is Cindy Marten since May 18, 2021.[5]
| Image | Name | Term began | Term ended | President(s) served under | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David T. Kearns | May 31, 1991 | January 20, 1993 | George H. W. Bush | |
| 2 | Madeleine M. Kunin | January 1993 | August 1996[6] | Bill Clinton | |
| 3 | Marshall S. Smith | 1997 | 1999 | ||
| 4 | Frank Holleman | December 28, 1999 | January 20, 2001 | ||
| 5 | William D. Hansen | May 28, 2001 | October 5, 2003 | George W. Bush | |
| 6 | Eugene W. Hickok | October 5, 2003 | January 20, 2005 | ||
| 7 | Raymond Simon | May 26, 2005 | January 20, 2009 | ||
| 8 | Anthony Wilder Miller | July 24, 2009 | July 2013 | Barack Obama | |
| 9 | July 2013 | January 4, 2015[7] | |||
| – | John King Jr. Acting, Sr. Advisor | January 4, 2015 | March 14, 2016[8] [9] | ||
| – | James Cole Jr. Acting | March 14, 2016 | January 20, 2017 | ||
| 10 | Mick Zais | May 17, 2018 | January 20, 2021 | Donald Trump | |
| – | Denise L. Carter Acting | January 20, 2021 | May 18, 2021 | Joe Biden | |
| 11 | Cindy Marten | May 18, 2021 | present |