Arkansas Department of Education
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The Arkansas Department of Education (ADE), headquartered in Little Rock
, is the state education agency of Arkansas
. Founded in 1931, its responsibilities include accrediting schools
, assisting Arkansas schools and their school districts in developing their curricula
, approving the textbook
s used in state public schools, licensing teachers
, and providing continuing education
programs. The ADE consists of five divisions: Division of Academic Accountability, Division of Fiscal and Administrative Services, Division of Human Resources, Division of Learning Services, and Division of Research and Technology.
ADE also runs a distance learning
program through its Distance Learning Center
and partners with the Arkansas Educational Television Network
on the Arkansas IDEAS portal
, which offers professional development courses to improve academic and teaching knowledge and skills of its personnel.
Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock is the capital and the largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 699,757 people in the 2010 census...
, is the state education agency of Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
. Founded in 1931, its responsibilities include accrediting schools
Educational accreditation
Educational accreditation is a type of quality assurance process under which services and operations of educational institutions or programs are evaluated by an external body to determine if applicable standards are met...
, assisting Arkansas schools and their school districts in developing their curricula
Curriculum
See also Syllabus.In formal education, a curriculum is the set of courses, and their content, offered at a school or university. As an idea, curriculum stems from the Latin word for race course, referring to the course of deeds and experiences through which children grow to become mature adults...
, approving the textbook
Textbook
A textbook or coursebook is a manual of instruction in any branch of study. Textbooks are produced according to the demands of educational institutions...
s used in state public schools, licensing teachers
Teaching credential
A United States teaching credential is a basic multiple or single subject credential obtained upon completion of a bachelor's degree and prescribed professional education requirements. Teaching credentials are required in the United States in order to qualify to teach public school, as well as many...
, and providing continuing education
Continuing education
Continuing education is an all-encompassing term within a broad spectrum of post-secondary learning activities and programs. The term is used mainly in the United States and Canada...
programs. The ADE consists of five divisions: Division of Academic Accountability, Division of Fiscal and Administrative Services, Division of Human Resources, Division of Learning Services, and Division of Research and Technology.
ADE also runs a distance learning
Distance education
Distance education or distance learning is a field of education that focuses on teaching methods and technology with the aim of delivering teaching, often on an individual basis, to students who are not physically present in a traditional educational setting such as a classroom...
program through its Distance Learning Center
Arkansas Department of Education Distance Learning Center
The Arkansas Department of Education Distance Learning Center is a provider of real-time or synchronous elementary and secondary education classes for students throughout the state of Arkansas...
and partners with the Arkansas Educational Television Network
Arkansas Educational Television Network
Arkansas Educational Television Network is a state network of simulcast non-commercial educational public television station covering the state of Arkansas...
on the Arkansas IDEAS portal
Web portal
A web portal or links page is a web site that functions as a point of access to information in the World Wide Web. A portal presents information from diverse sources in a unified way....
, which offers professional development courses to improve academic and teaching knowledge and skills of its personnel.
External links
- Arkansas Department of Education official website
- Arkansas Department of Education (Archive)
- Arkansas School Information Site (Archive)
- ADE Briefs, the official ADE blogBlogA blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
- ADE Data Center, public data on finance, demographics, course enrollment and other topics regarding Arkansas Public Schools
- Teach Arkansas, website for ADE's Office of Teacher Recruitment and Retention
- Arkansas IDEAS portal