U.S. Department of Education Employee Reviews | Comparably
ED's mission is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access. ED was created in 1980 by combining offices from several federal agencies. ED's 4,400 employees and $68 billion budget are dedicated to: Establishing policies on federal financial aid for education, and distributing as well as monitoring those funds. Collecting data on America's schools and disseminating research. Focusing national attention on key educational issues. Prohibiting discrimination and ensuring equal access to education. read more
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U.S. Department of Education Employee Reviews

Out of 26 U.S. Department of Education employee reviews, 77% were positive. The remaining 23% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping U.S. Department of Education improve their work culture.

What do you like best about the leadership team?

Leadership Reviews

Leadership team seems to be doing their best to listen to feedback, suggestions and concerns from the community. However, their follow-up or action to concerns is shaky, and not always the best quality.

Team work and always on time task

What does the leadership team need to get better at?

Leadership Reviews

Leading. They just float around the office doing minimal work.

What is the best part about your compensation package?

Compensation Reviews

It was developed between the company and our workers' union. Before contracts are re-negotiated, workers are able to view and vote if we want to ratify the new contract.

Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?

Compensation Reviews

The amount of work, planning, correcting, dealing with discipline, possible active shooter situation, health concerns like Coronavirus and parents all out negative and irresponsible attention to their childs well being are just things off the top of my head. I deserve a retirement plan .

What are some of the best things about your team?

Team Reviews

They want the best for the students and are always looking for creativr and effective ways to educate.

People are overall supportive and helpful of one another. Since we're "all in the same boat," we usually work together to get things done. If someone is struggling, there are always people on the team who are willing to lend a helping hand.

They work together and share thoughts

e work together and consider each other friends.

What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better?

Team Reviews

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What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?

Environment Reviews

The staff are the ones who make the culture/environment at our workplace positive. People support one another, and our leadership team is also fairly supportive and optimistic.

Working together and share skills

What needs to change to make the company culture better?

Environment Reviews

Our suicidal director. The director has many personal problems and wastes school time dealing with them.

What did you like most about the interview process?

Interviews Reviews

I guess getting a job.

The HR/admin team who interviewed me were very genuine, polite, patient and friendly. Even though interviews are a serious process, I like how genuinely interested HR was in looking for people to be a part of their team. They were interested in what I had to say in my answers.

When they ask about my skills and my interests

I felt heard by the principal.

What would you improve about your company's interview process?

Interviews Reviews

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What makes you most happy at work?

Outlook Reviews

Working with all types of people, and with large groups of people. It's always interesting and sometimes fun to work with the people I see each day -- we work, but we also have good stories and jokes to share on the side. It makes work all the more enjoyable.

I love teaching with kids

I see the happy faces of the children.

What's going wrong and how can it be improved?

Outlook Reviews

We need a new honest and motivated director.

What do you like best about your company?

Outlook Reviews

People are so nice and work together as well

What would you most like to see improved at your company?

Outlook Reviews

Everything the service provider and the environment

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