<Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> The United States Secretary of Education is the head of the U.S. Department of Education . The Secretary advises the President on federal policies, programs, and activities related to education in the United States . As a member of the President's Executive Cabinet, this Secretary is fifteenth in the line of succession to the presidency . </P> <P> The current Education Secretary is Betsy DeVos, who was nominated by President Donald Trump and approved by the Senate on February 7, 2017 . </P> <P> The United States Secretary of Education is a member of the President's Cabinet and is the fifteenth in the United States presidential line of succession . This Secretary deals with federal influence over education policy, and heads the U.S. Department of Education . </P>

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