the Department of Education
/ðə dɪˌpɑːtmənt əv edʒuˈkeɪʃn/
/ðə dɪˌpɑːrtmənt əv edʒuˈkeɪʃn/
- the US government department that establishes general policies for the country's schools and is in charge of national programmes for education, including financial help. Individual states have a lot of freedom to decide what is taught in their schools.