Your Guide to the
Departments of Education
State
Boards of Education
ID IL IN IA KS KY
LA ME MD MA MI MN MS
Idaho's State Department of Education was organized in 1891, the
first year of Idaho's statehood. Today the State Department of Education is
organized into an administrative section and six bureaus: Finance and Transportation,
Special Education, Technology Services, Federal Programs, Curriculum and
Accountability, and Certification and Professional Standards. Our
favorite resource on this state’s site is Dinner & a Book,
which bring families together with a unique approach to books and reading.
It’s definitely worth checking out.
Address:
Gordon
Persons Building, P.O. Box 302101Montgomery, AL 36130-2101
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This
Illinois website provides you with all types of
learning resources. Whether you are interested in getting your GED, searching
for classroom resources or researching Illinois colleges.
Address :
State Board of Education
100 W. Randolph, Suite 14-300
Chicago, IL 60601
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Indiana’s
site is a little difficult to navigate, but it contains some wonderful
resources for the education community.
The DOE Online Library
allows you to search by keyword for state resources available on a specific
subject. A good example of this is
the Phonics
Toolkit (PDF), which is a comprehensive program including worksheets and
rubrics.
Address: Room
229, State House
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46204-2798
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The Iowa Department of Education’s three primary divisions are responsible
for PreK-12 education, community colleges, and workforce preparation, and the financial and information services supporting these responsibilities. An especially helpful resource page is Child, Family, and
Community Services, which has links to special education resources, early
Childhood guides, and other helpful resources.
Address: Grimes State Office Building
Des
Moines, IA 50319-0146
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The Department promotes the mission of the Kansas State Board of
Education through quality leadership, support, and service for continuous
improvement of education in Kansas. In addition to curriculum standards and
student support services, this department has created a “Just for
Parents” booklet that is designed to assist parents in understanding the
state curriculum requirements.
Address:
120 SE 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612-1182
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This site has an
easy-to-access section for parents, as well as links to Kentucky school
websites, the Kentuckiana Virtual Library, and Kentucky’s Virtual High
School.
Address: 500 Mero Street
Frankfort, KY 40601
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Louisiana’s
site, although somewhat jumbled at first glance, has resources for parents and
family, technology, curriculum, and a new online career center for
teachers. A wonderful new resource
available is Making Connections,
which provides no-cost, standards-based Internet
content for the K-12 teacher and classroom, developed by the nation's content
experts.
Address: P.O. Box 94064
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804-9064
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Maine’s
Department of Education’s website has links to curriculum learning
standards, school web pages, and a list of interesting links. Although their front page looks rather
sparse, their site map
shows that there are more extensive resources available.
Address: 23
State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
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Maryland’s
department website is divided into easy to use pull-down menus. The most extensive lists of resources
available to parents, students, or educators are accessed through the Resource
Links menu. The Latest Sites is a quick
link to see what’s new in Maryland’s education system.
Address: 200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
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Look closely when
you come to Massachusetts’ site for the links for administrators,
teachers, students, and parent & community at the top of the blue section
of the page. Each section is
broken down into What’s New, Documents, Resources, and Programs. Of
special note here is the link to the MCAS, which is the state's assessment test. There are special
sections for students, parents, and teachers to familiarize each group with
this important testing system.
Address: 350 Main Street Malden
MA 02148-5023
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Michigan has an
amazing wealth of resources available for everyone involved in the education
system. You may want to increase or change your text size on your
browser, because they use a very small typeface for online viewing. On the plus side, there are wonderful
resources available including the Michigan
Electronic Library, The Michigan Virtual
High School, and the Michigan Virtual
University, all of which take advantage of the reach of today’s
technology in education.
Address: 608
West Allegan Street, Hannah Building
Lansing,
MI 48933
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The Minnesota Department of Children, Families & Learning
works to help communities to measurably improve the well being of children
through programs that focus on education, community services, prevention, and
the preparation of young people for the world of work. The Student’s Corner
is a MDE web site created for students of all ages, from preschool to the adult
learner.
Address: 1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, Minnesota 55113-4266
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Most
of the resources on this department’s website seem to be focused around
teacher’s needs. Their
“Teacher” link is a jump-off point for Just for Teachers, MS
Teaching Center, and the
Teacher Exchange, all of which are
resources not to be missed.
Address: Central
High School
P.O. Box 771, 359 North West Street
Jackson, MS 39205
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