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Formed | January 14, 1969 |
Preceding State education agency |
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Jurisdiction | State of Kansas |
Headquarters | 900 SW Jackson St, Topeka, KS 66612 Topeka, Kansas 39°02′46″N 95°40′29″W / 39.046012°N 95.674697°W |
State education agency executive |
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Parent department | State of Kansas |
Website | KSDE Website |
Kansas State Board of Education (KSDE) is Kansas's Board of Education, headquartered in Topeka.[1] The board of education that controls the department is a constitutional body established in Article 6 of the Kansas Constitution. The ten members of the Board of Education are each elected to four-year terms. The Board helps determine educational policy for the state's primary and secondary schools.
The Kansas State Board of Education was created to replace the position of Kansas State Superintendent of Public Instruction effective January 14, 1969, pursuant to an amendment to the Kansas Constitution adopted November 8, 1966.