- Secretary
- Deputy Secretary
- Director, Institute of Education Sciences (six-year term of office)
- Under Secretary
- Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights – runs the Office for Civil Rights
- Assistant Secretary for Communications and Outreach – runs the Office of Communications and Outreach
- Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education – runs the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
- Assistant Secretary for Legislation and Congressional Affairs
- Assistant Secretary for Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development – runs the Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development
- Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education – runs the Office of Postsecondary Education
- Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services – runs the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
- Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education – runs the Office of Vocational and Adult Education
- Chief Financial Officer
- Commissioner – Rehabilitation Services Administration
- General Counsel
- Inspector General
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