<P> The United States Department of Education ( ED or DoED ) , also referred to as the ED for ( the ) Education Department , is a Cabinet - level department of the United States government . Recreated by the Department of Education Organization Act ( Public Law 96 - 88 ) and signed into law by President Jimmy Carter on October 17 , 1979 , it began operating on May 4 , 1980 . </P>
<P> The United States Department of Education ( ED or DoED ) , also referred to as the ED for ( the ) Education Department , is a Cabinet - level department of the United States government . Recreated by the Department of Education Organization Act ( Public Law 96 - 88 ) and signed into law by President Jimmy Carter on October 17 , 1979 , it began operating on May 4 , 1980 . </P>
when was the us department of education established
when was the us department of education established
October 17 , 1979
October 17 , 1979