And then, in the late 1860s, the first federal Department of Education under President Andrew Johnson was established to track education statistics. (gse.harvard.edu)
(Note: Annual Yearly Progress was such a problematic measure that it was abandoned by the CT State and U.S. Federal Departments of Education in Connecticut's 2012 waiver to parts of the NCLB Act.) (jonathanpelto.com)
September 18, 2017 is the final deadline for states to submit Every Student Succeeds Act plans for federal Department of Education review. (ceelo.org)