Department of Education Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Department of Education Act - Cites the importance of education to the interests of the Nation; and states that the United States is the only major Nation which does not have a Cabinet level department of education. Establishes a Department of Education. Creates the office of Secretary, Under Secretary, six Assistant Secretaries, and a General Counsel. States that the function of the Department is to promote the cause and advancement of education throughout the United States, to advise the President respecting the programs of education, to develop policies and programs to foster the orderly growth and development of educational resources and facilities, to coordinate Federal activities affecting education, to conduct surveys, collect and analyze data, and disseminate information, to provide information and assistance to aid in the maintenance of school, college, and university systems, to encourage long-range planning by State and local government, and to facilitate the continuing renewal of the American educational system. Transfers to the Department of Education all the officers, employees, assets, liabilities, contracts, property, and records of the following agencies and organi…