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- noun the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979
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Examples
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"It's going to be something that we need to study and go back to our state board with," said Kathy Toelkes, spokeswoman for the department of education in Kansas, whose top administrator, Diane DeBacker, came to Washington for the event.
'No Child' Fix Excites, Vexes Kevin Helliker 2011
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Although the department of education had oversight over the college the agriculture department had over the years sponsored the college with annual grants so to execute its agriculture mandate.
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"We need to look at the broad principles and then discuss the way forward and the department of education has to lead the process," said Sadtu spokesman Jon Lewis.
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He said the committee would engage with the department of education in order to ensure the quality of education and access to educational institutions.
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And shocking words today from the secretary of the department of education, who called members of the nation's largest teacher's union terrorists.
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In collaboration with the department of education, health has worked to ensure that a life skills and HIV/Aids education programme is now a compulsory part of the curriculum.
ANC Today 2000
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I invite you to go through province by province and you will probably find that the financial manager in the department of education has matric plus 15 years of public service experience.
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In certain states also, as we have seen, the state superintendent of public instruction is _ex-officio_ member of the governing board, and in a few other states report is made to the department of education.
The Deaf Their Position in Society and the Provision for Their Education in the United States Harry Best
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The minister of public instruction is the official head of the department of education.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
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The writer is associate professor emeritus in the department of education leadership at Western Michigan University.
NYT > Home Page 2011
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