United States Department of Education

Background
The United States Department of Education (ED) is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government. It began operating on May 4, 1980, having been created after the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare was split into the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services by the Department of Education Organization Act, which President Jimmy Carter signed into law on October 17, 1979.

(May 7, 1980-)
Logo: We see the U.S. Department of Education seal (which depicts an oak tree, with the trunks and limbs in and  foilage with a golden sun rising behind it; the picture is enclosed in a  border with a  outline and the text "serif" above with stars on both sides of the text, and the smaller text, "serif", on the bottom) on a background that depends on the show.

Variants:
 * On season 1 of Square One TV, the border is black and the tree has a different design.
 * On the first season of Dragon Tales, the logo is depicted as a live-action logo, where the seal is a plaque on a dark blue gradient background.
 * On some shows like WordWorld, the logo is a print variant.

Technique: None. Live-action for the Dragon Tales variant.

Music/Sounds: During the funding credits, the announcer either says, "...from the U.S. Department of Education" or "...a cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Education..." Music/Sounds Variant: On the Dragon Tales variant, the announcer says "...through funds from the U.S. Department of Education."

Availability: Appears on the funding credits of all shows funded by the U.S. Department of Education. It usually precedes the Corporation for Public Broadcasting logo; however, the Dragon Tales variant follows the CPB logo.