Department of Education Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Department of Education Act - Establishes an executive department to be known as the Department of Education to be administered by a Secretary of Education. Declares the principal function of such Department to be to promote the cause and advancement of education throughout the United States. Authorizes the Secretary to (1) advise the President with regard to long-range goals and policies; (2) coordinate Federal education activities; (3) conduct surveys and disseminate relevant educational data; and (4) encourage comprehensive State and local planning. Transfers to such Department all functions of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, or the Commissioner of Education regarding (1) the Education Division of H.E.W.; (2) the Officer of Child Development of H.E.W. concerning Head Start; (3) the H.E.W. educational advisory committees; (4) federal grants for construction of radio and television facilities used for educational purposes; (5) enforcement of education related orders through the Office of Civil Rights; (6) the National Foundation on the Art and Humanities; (7) the relationship between Gallaudet College, Howard University, and American Printing House of the Blind, a…