State education agency

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A state education agency (SEA), or state department of education, is a formal governmental label for the state-level government agencies within each U.S. state responsible for providing information, resources, and technical assistance on educational matters to schools and residents.

The Superintendent of Public Instruction is a constitutional (or at times a statutory) officer in several states of the United States. The position is the chief executive official for the state's state education agency (or equivalent), chief administrative officer for the state's Board of Education (or equivalent), or both. In some states, such as Washington, the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction serves as the SEA.

Contents 1 State education agencies (SEAs) 2 Territorial education agencies 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

[edit] State education agencies (SEAs)

The following are state education agencies as identified by the U.S. Department of Education.^[1] Also included are superintendents of public instruction.

State	SEA	State superintendent
Alabama	Alabama Department of Education	Alabama Superintendent of Education, Dr. Joseph B. Morton
Alaska	Alaska Department of Education and Early Development	none
Arizona	Arizona Department of Education	Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction
Arkansas	Arkansas Department of Education	none
California	California Department of Education	California Superintendent of Public Instruction
Colorado	Colorado Department of Education	none
Connecticut	Connecticut Department of Education	none
Delaware	Delaware Department of Education	none
District of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	none
Florida	Florida Department of Education	none
Georgia	Georgia Department of Education	none
Hawai'i	Hawai'i Department of Education	none
Idaho	Idaho Department of Education	Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction
Illinois	Illinois State Board of Education	none
Indiana	Indiana Department of Education	Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction
Iowa	Iowa Department of Education	none
Kansas	Kansas Department of Education	none
Kentucky	Kentucky Department of Education	none
Louisiana	Louisiana Department of Education	none
Maine	Maine Department of Education	none
Maryland	Maryland Department of Education	none
Massachusetts	Massachusetts Department of Education	none
Michigan	Michigan Department of Education	Michigan Superintendent of Public Instruction
Minnesota	Minnesota Department of Education	none
Mississippi	Mississippi Department of Education	none
Missouri	Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education	none
Montana	Montana Office of Public Instruction	Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction
Nebraska	Nebraska Department of Education	none
Nevada	Nevada Department of Education	none
New Hampshire	New Hampshire Department of Education	none
New Jersey	New Jersey Department of Education	none
New Mexico	New Mexico Department of Education	none
New York	New York State Department of Education	none
North Carolina	North Carolina Department of Public Instruction	North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction
North Dakota	North Dakota Department of Public Instruction	North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction
Ohio	Ohio State Board of Education	Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction
Oklahoma	Oklahoma State Department of Education	Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction
Oregon	Oregon Department of Education	Oregon Superintendent of Public Instruction
Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania Department of Education	none
Rhode Island	Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education	none
South Carolina	South Carolina Department of Education	none
South Dakota	South Dakota Department of Education	none
Tennessee	Tennessee State Department of Education	none
Texas	Texas Education Agency	none
Utah	Utah State Office of Education	Utah Superintendent of Public Instruction
Vermont	Vermont Department of Education	none
Virginia	Virginia Department of Education	Virginia Superintendent of Public Instruction
Washington	Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction	none
West Virginia	West Virginia Department of Education	none
Wisconsin	Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction	Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction
Wyoming	Wyoming Department of Education	Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction

[edit] Territorial education agencies

• American Samoa Department of Education
• Guam Public School System
• Puerto Rico Department of Education
• Virgin Islands Department of Education

[edit] See also

• Standardized test
• School district
• No Child Left Behind

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• State Education Agencies - Contact information for every SEA in the country.