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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 promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access. In 2007-08, the Department's elementary and secondary school programs served approximately 55 million students (pre-K through grade 12) attending some 100,000 public schools and 34,000 private schools. Department programs also provided grant, loan and work-study assistance to about 10 million undergraduate students. * When Congress created the Department in 1979, it declared these purposes: to strengthen the Federal commitment to ensuring access to equal educational opportunity for every individual; to supple
Position in the VCSift Database
- • 4,523 investors in VCSift focus on the edtech sector.
- • 1,381 investors are based in Washington, District of Columbia, United States.
Data sourced from 410,343 investor profiles. Updated July 2026.
Investment Focus
- Stages
- pre-seed
- Sectors
- edtech
- Location
- Washington, US
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