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Kansas State Department of Education
State education agency overview
FormedJanuary 14, 1969 (1969-01-14)
Preceding State education agency
  • Kansas Superintendent of Public Instruction
JurisdictionState of Kansas
Headquarters900 SW Jackson St, Topeka, KS 66612
Topeka, Kansas
39°02′46″N 95°40′29″W / 39.046012°N 95.674697°W / 39.046012; -95.674697
State education agency executive
  • Dr. Randy Watson, Commissioner of Education
Parent departmentState of Kansas
WebsiteKSDE Website

Kansas State Department Board of Education (KSDE) is Kansas's Board of Education. Its headquarters are in Topeka.[1] The board of education that controls the department is a constitutional group created in Article 6 of the Kansas Constitution. The Board helps decide educational policy for the state's primary and secondary schools.

References[change | change source]

  1. "Welcome to KSDE." Kansas State Department of Education. Retrieved on October 25, 2009.

More reading[change | change source]

  • Kester, D., & Kester, J. (1985). History of the Kansas State Department of Education. Topeka, KS: Kansas Department of Education.
  • Throckmorton, A.F. (1967). Kansas Educational Progress: 1858-1967. Topeka, KS: Kansas State Department of Public Instruction.
  • Throckmorton, Adel F. (1960). Our Kansas System of Education. Topeka, KS: Kansas State Department of Public Instruction.
  • Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, Strategies Evolve as Candidates Prepare for Kansas Board Races. Science 3 February 2006 311: 588-589 DOI 10.1126/science.311.5761.588
  • Yudhijit Bhattarcharjee, Evolution Trumps Intelligent Design in Kansas Vote. Science 11 August 2006 313: 743 DOI 10.1126/science.313.5788.743
  • AAAS Board of Directors, On the Kansas State Board of Education Decision on the Education of Students in the Science of Evolution and Cosmology. Science 12 November 1999 286: 1297 DOI 10.1126/science.286.5443.1297b

Other websites[change | change source]

KSDE
KGI Online Library
Controversy