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 State Education Agencies

In most cases, these addresses and links are to state departments of education. The corresponding web sites vary, but often include information about:

  • academic programs
  • accreditation requirements
  • adult education
  • bilingual education
  • charter schools
  • curriculum
  • demographic data
  • dropout rates
  • E-rate
  • education directories
  • education grants
  • education legislation
  • education reform
  • education technology
  • funding and financial data
  • governmental relations
  • home instruction
  • items in the news
  • job opportunities
  • parental involvement
  • personnel
  • publications
  • school laws
  • school lists
  • school to work/career
  • special education
  • standards development
  • state boards of education
  • state educational resources
  • state teacher certification
  • student performance
  • student services
  • vocational education

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Territories

States


Alabama

Alabama Department of Education
Gordon Persons Office Building
50 North Ripley Street
P.O. Box 302102
Montgomery, AL 36130-2101

(334) 242-9700
FAX: (334) 242-9708
URL: http://www.alsde.edu


Alaska

Alaska Department of Education
Suite 200
801 West 10th Street
Juneau, AK 99801-1894

(907) 465-2800
FAX: (907) 465-4156
URL: http://www.educ.state.ak.us


Arizona

Arizona Department of Education
1535 West Jefferson
Phoenix, AZ 85007

(602) 542-5460
FAX: (602) 542-5440
URL: http://ade.state.az.us


Arkansas

Arkansas Department of Education
General Education Division
Room 304 A
Four State Capitol Mall
Little Rock, AR 72201-1071

(501) 682-4204
FAX: (501) 682-1079
URL: http://arkedu.state.ar.us/

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California

California Department of Education
Fourth Floor
721 Capitol Mall
Sacramento, CA 94244-2720

(916) 657-4768
FAX: (916) 657-4975
E-Mail: webmaster@goldmine.cde.ca.gov
URL: http://goldmine.cde.ca.gov


Colorado

Colorado Department of Education
201 East Colfax Avenue
Denver, CO 80203

(303) 866-6806
FAX: (303) 830-0793
URL: http://www.cde.state.co.us


Connecticut

Connecticut Department of Education
Room 305
State Office Building
165 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106-1630

(860) 566-5061
FAX: (860) 566-8890
URL: http://www.state.ct.us/sde

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Delaware

Delaware Department of Public Instruction
Room 279
Townsend Building
Federal and Lockerman Streets
Dover, DE 19901

(302) 739-4601
FAX: (302) 739-4654
URL: http://www.doe.state.de.us


District of Columbia

District of Columbia Public Schools
825 North Capitol Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002

(202) 724-4222
FAX: (202) 724-8855
URL: http://www.k12.dc.us

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Florida

Florida Department of Education
Room PL 08
Capitol Building
Tallahassee, FL 32301

(904) 487-1785
FAX: (904) 488-1492
URL: http://www.firn.edu/doe/index.html

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Georgia

Georgia State Department of Education
2054 Twin Towers East
205 Butler Street
Atlanta, GA 30334-5040

(404) 656-5812
URL: http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/

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Hawaii

Hawaii Department of Education
#307
1390 Miller Street
Honolulu, HI 96813

(808) 586-3310
FAX: (808) 586-3234
URL: http://www.k12.hi.us

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Idaho

Idaho Department of Education
Len B. Jordan Office Building
650 West State Street
P. O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720

(208) 332-6800
FAX: (208) 334-2228
URL: http://www.sde.state.id.us


Illinois

Illinois Board of Education
100 North First Street
Springfield, IL 62777

(217) 782-2221
FAX: (217) 785-3972
URL: http://www.isbe.state.il.us


Indiana

Indiana Department of Education
State House, Room 229
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2798

(317) 232-6665
FAX: (317) 232-8004
URL: http://www.doe.state.in.us


Iowa

Iowa Department of Education
Grimes State Office Building
East 14th and Grand Streets
Des Moines, IA 50319-0146

(515) 281-3436
FAX: (515) 281-4122
URL: http://www.state.ia.us/educate

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Kansas

Kansas Department of Education
120 South East 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612-1182

(913) 296-3202
FAX: (913) 296-7933
URL: http://www.ksbe.state.ks.us


Kentucky

Kentucky Department of Education
500 Mero Street
Frankfort, KY 40601

(502) 564-4770
(800) 533-5372
Toll Free Restrictions: KY residents only
FAX: (502) 564-6470
E-Mail: kwilborn@kde.state.ky.us
URL: http://www.kde.state.ky.us

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Louisiana

Louisiana Department of Education
626 North Fourth Street
P. O. Box 94064
Baton Rouge, LA 70704-9064

(504) 342-4411
FAX: (504) 342-7316
E-Mail: webmaster@mail.doe.state.la.us
URL: http://www.doe.state.la.us

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Maine

Maine Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0023

(207) 287-5800
TTY: (207) 287-2550
FAX: (207) 287-5900
URL: http://janus.state.me.us/education/homepage.htm


Maryland

Maryland Department of Education
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

(410) 767-0462
FAX: (410) 333-6033
URL: http://www.msde.state.md.us/


Massachusetts

Massachusetts Department of Education
350 Main Street
Malden, MA 02148

(781) 388-3300
FAX: (781) 388-3396
E-Mail: info@doe.mass.edu
URL: http://www.doe.mass.edu


Michigan

Michigan Department of Education
Fourth Floor
608 West Allegan Street
Lansing, MI 48933

(517) 373-3354
FAX: (517) 335-4565
URL: http://www.mde.state.mi.us


Minnesota

Minnesota Department of Children, Families, and Learning
712 Capitol Square Building
550 Cedar Street
Saint Paul, MN 55101

(612) 296-2358
FAX: (612) 282-5892
URL: http://www.educ.state.mn.us


Mississippi

Mississippi State Department of Education
Room 501
550 High Street
Jackson, MS 39201

(601) 359-3513
FAX: (601) 359-3242
URL: http://mdek12.state.ms.us


Missouri

Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Sixth Floor
205 Jefferson Street
Jefferson City, MO 65102

(314) 751-4446
FAX: (314) 751-1179
URL: http://services.dese.state.mo.us


Montana

Montana Office of Public Instruction
106 State Capitol
Helena, MT 59620

(406) 444-7360
FAX: (406) 444-2893
URL: http://www.metnet.state.mt.us

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Nebraska

Nebraska Department of Education
301 Centennial Mall South
P. O. Box 94987
Lincoln, NE 68509-4987

(402) 471-2295
TTY: (402) 471-7295
FAX: (402) 471-0117
E-Mail: speters@nde.state.ne.us
URL: http://www.nde.state.ne.us/


Nevada

Nevada State Department of Education
700 East Fifth Street
Carson City, NV 89710

(702) 687-9141
FAX: (702) 687-9101
E-Mail: fsouth@nsn.K12.unr.edu
URL: http://www.nsn.k12.nv.us/nvdoe/


New Hampshire

New Hampshire Department of Education
101 Pleasant Street
State Office Park South
Concord, NH 03301

(603) 271-3144
FAX: (603) 271-1953
URL: http://www.state.nh.us/doe/education.html


New Jersey

New Jersey Department of Education
CN 500
100 Riverview
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500

(609) 292-4469
FAX: (609) 777-4099
URL: http://www.state.nj.us/education


New Mexico

New Mexico Department of Education
Education Building
300 Don Gaspar
Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786

(505) 827-6688
FAX: (505) 827-6520
URL: http://sde.state.nm.us


New York

New York Education Department
111 Education Building
Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12234

(518) 474-5844
FAX: (518) 473-4909
URL: http://www.nysed.gov


North Carolina

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Education Building
301 North Wilmington Street
Raleigh, NC 27601-2825

(919) 715-1299
FAX: (919) 715-1278
URL: http://www.dpi.state.nc.us


North Dakota

North Dakota Department of Public Instruction
11th Floor
600 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58504

(701) 328-2260
FAX: (701) 328-2461
E-Mail: rdietric@mail.dpi.state.nd.us
URL: http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/dpi/index.htm

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Ohio

Ohio Department of Education
Room 810
65 South Front Street
Columbus, OH 43215-4183

(614) 466-3304
FAX: (614) 644-5960
URL: http://www.ode.state.oh.us/


Oklahoma

Oklahoma State Department of Education
2500 North Lincoln Boulevard
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4599

(405) 521-330l
FAX: (405) 521-6205
E-Mail: sandy_garrett@mail.sde.state.ok.us
URL: http://sde.state.ok.us


Oregon

Oregon Department of Education
255 Capitol Street, NE
Salem, OR 97310-0203

(503) 378-3573
FAX: (503) 378-4772
URL: http://www.ode.state.or.us

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Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Department of Education
10th Floor
333 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333

(717) 787-5820
FAX: (717) 787-7222
URL: http://www.cas.psu.edu/pde.html

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Rhode Island

Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
255 Westminster Street
Providence, RI 02903-3400

(401) 277-4600
FAX: (401) 277-6033
URL: http://instruct.ride.ri.net/ride_home_page.html

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South Carolina

South Carolina Department of Education
1006 Rutledge Building
1429 Senate Street
Columbia, SC 29201

(803) 734-8492
FAX: (803) 734-3389
URL: http://www.state.sc.us/sde


South Dakota

South Dakota Department of Education and Cultural Affairs
700 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501-2291

(605) 773-3134
FAX: (605) 773-6139
E-Mail: janellet@deca.state.sd.us
URL: http://www.state.sd.us/state/executive/deca/

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Tennessee

Tennessee State Department of Education
Andrew Johnson Tower, Sixth Floor
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243-0375

(615) 741-2731
URL: http://www.state.tn.us/education/


Texas

Texas Education Agency
William B. Travis Building
1701 North Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701-1494

(512) 463-8985
FAX: (512) 463-9008
URL: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/

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Utah

Utah State Office of Education
250 East 500 South
Salt Lake city, UT 84111

(801) 538-7510
FAX: (801) 538-7768
URL: http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us

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Vermont

Vermont Department of Education
120 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05620-2501

(802) 828-3135
FAX: (802) 828-3140
URL: http://www.state.vt.us/educ


Virginia

Virginia Department of Education
P. O. Box 2120
101 North 14th Street
Richmond, VA 23218-2120

(804) 225-2020
(800) 292-3820
Toll Free Restrictions: VA residents only
FAX: (804) 371-2455
E-Mail: gbarber@pen.k12.va.us
URL: http://www.pen.k12.va.us/go/VDOE

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Washington

Washington Department of Public Instruction
Old Capitol Building
Washington and Legion
P. O. Box 47200
Olympia, WA 98504-7200

(360) 586-6904
FAX: (360) 753-6712
URL: http://www.k12.wa.us/


West Virginia

West Virginia K-12 Schools
Building 6, Room 346
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
Charleston, WV 25305

(304) 558-0304
FAX: (304) 558-2584
URL: http://access.K12.wv.us


Wisconsin

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
125 South Webster Street
P.O. Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707-7841

(608) 267-9153
(800) 441-4563
TTY: (608) 267-2427
FAX: (608) 267-1052
URL: http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/


Wyoming

Wyoming Department of Education
Second Floor
2300 Capitol Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82002

URL: http://www.k12.wy.us/wdehome.html

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Territories

American Samoa

American Samoa Department of Education
Pago Pago, AS 96799

(684) 633-5237
FAX: (684) 633-4240

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Northern Mariana Islands Department of Education
P. O. Box 1370 CK
Saipan, MP 96950

(670) 322-6451
FAX: (670) 322-4056

Federated States of Micronesia

No Entry

Guam

Guam Department of Education
P.O. Box DE
Agana, GM 96910

(671) 475-0457
FAX: (671) 472-5003


Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Department of Education
P. O. Box 190759
San Juan, PR 00919-0759

(809) 759-2000
FAX: (809) 250-0275

Republic of Palau

No Entry

Republic of the Marshall Islands

No Entry

Virgin Islands

Virgin Islands Department of Education
44-46 Kongens Gade
Charlotte Amalie, VI 00802

(809) 774-2810
FAX: (809) 774-4679

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Education Policy Institute, PMB 294, 4401-A Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20008-2322 202/244-7535, Fax 202/244-7584 http://www.educationpolicy.org, revised 7/26/01