The board will help shape the department's policies and will comprise 30 young people aged 11 to 19 from across the UK.
Fiona Wyton, development director at Children's Express, said: "We have a long history of involving young people in our organisation. Our Learning Through Journalism programme can be used to get the views of a wider group of young people."
The board will work across the education policy spectrum and will be heavily involved in selecting the English children's commissioner. It will also advise on Every Child Matters policies and is expected to play a role in developing the forthcoming green paper on youth.
The board will work with the education department to decide what policies to examine.
Wyton said the board's 30 members will be drawn from diverse backgrounds including looked-after young people, ethnic minorities and other disadvantaged groups. She added that young people already involved in organisations such as the UK Youth Parliament or British Youth Council will be avoided.
"One of our main principles is that we shouldn't have young people who are used to putting forward their views," said Wyton.
The board will consult other young people, including under-11s, using skills that the young people gain from the Learning Through Journalism programme.
It will also meet youth minister Margaret Hodge three or four times a year and work with civil servants to vet policies as the department instigates the measures in the children bill.
Children's Express has initially been appointed to run the board for one year.
Although the education department's remit is mainly limited to England and Wales, Scottish and Northern Irish board members will not be excluded from discussions on such policies.
