U.S. Secretaries of Education

This book contains a short biography of each Secretary of Education and details about their tenure.

Dr. Catherine L. Sommervold is a Professor and the Director of the Education Doctorate at Doane University. Dr. Sommervold has spent the last thirty years in education research creating programs, supervising dissertations, and studying biology and education.

Table of Contents Dedication Acknowledgements Preface Introduction Chapter 1: Shirley Hufstedler (1979-1981) Chapter 2: Terrell Bell (1981-1985) Chapter 3: William J. Bennett (1985-1988) Chapter 4: Lauro F. Cavazos (1988-1990) Chapter 5: Lamar Alexander (1991-1993) Chapter 6: Richard Riley (1993-2001) Chapter 7: Rod Paige (2001-2005) Chapter 8: Margaret Spellings (2005-2009) Chapter 9: Arne Duncan (2009-2016) Chapter 10: John King, Jr. (2016-2017) Chapter 11: Elizabeth 'Betsy' DeVos (2017-2021) Chapter 12: Miguel Cardona (2021-present) Chapter 13: The Acting Secretaries Conclusion Appendix References