Background Information
Acronym: ED
Address:  U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW
City:  Washington, D.C.
Zip:  20202
Telephone: (202) 401-2000
Telephone: 1-800-USA-LEARN
TDD: 1-800-437-0833
Fax: (202) 401-0689
E-mail: USA_LEARN@ed.gov
Web Address for the U.S. Department of Education: http://www.ed.gov/
Web Address for the Office of Innovation and Improvement: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oii/index.html?src=oc
Web Address for the Institute of Education Sciences: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ies/index.html?src=mr
Web Address for the National Library of Education: http://www.ed.gov/NLE/

General Inquiries About Organization

Name and Title:  USA LEARN
Telephone:  1-800-USA-LEARN (1-800-872-5327); TTY: 1-800-437-0833
Address:  400 Maryland Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20202-0498
E-mail:  education@custhelp.com or USA_Learn@ed.gov
Questions:  http://answers.ed.gov

Forum Contact Person

Name and Title:  Donald Fork, Technology in Education Programs, Office of Innovation and Improvement
Telephone:  (202) 205-5633
Address:  400 Maryland Ave. SW, Rm. 4W219 Washington, DC 20202-5980
E-mail:  Donald.Fork@ed.gov

Organizational Background/Description
The U S. Department of Education is the agency of the federal government that establishes policy for, administers, and coordinates most federal assistance to education. It assists the president in executing his education policies for the nation and in implementing laws enacted by Congress. The Department's mission is to serve America's students -- to ensure that all have equal access to education and to promote excellence in our nation's schools. For more detailed information about the USDE mission of the Department, visit http://www.ed.gov/about/overview/mission/mission.html?src=ln.

The Office of Innovation and Improvement is a nimble, entrepreneurial arm of the U.S. Department of Education. It makes strategic investments in promising educational practices through grants to states, schools, and community organizations. It also leads the movement for greater parental options and information in education. For more detailed information about the Office of Innovation and Improvement, visit http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oii/index.html?src=oc.

The Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 established the Institute of Education Sciences within the U.S. Department of Education to carry out a coordinated, focused agenda of high-quality research, statistics, and evaluation that is relevant to the educational challenges of the nation. For more detailed information about the Institute of Education Sciences, visit http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ies/index.html?src=mr.

For a listing of publications from the U.S. Department of Education, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/pubs.jsp