Shirley Hufstedler, First U.S. Education Secretary, Dies at 90
- Appointed by President Jimmy Carter to head new agency
- Republican Party has sought to abolish the department
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Shirley Hufstedler, who served as the first U.S. secretary of education following the creation of the department by President Jimmy Carter, has died. She was 90.
She died Wednesday in California, according to Radley Moss, director of communications at San Francisco-based Morrison & Foerster LLP. Hufstedler was senior of counsel at the law firm’s Los Angeles office. No cause was given.