Maine Department of Education
Encyclopedia
Maine Department of Education is the state department of education
in the U.S. state
of Maine
. It is headquartered in the Burton Cross State Office Building in Augusta
.
The Maine Department of Education is responsible for Maine's public education
.
State education agency
A state education agency , or state department of education, is a formal governmental label for the state-level government agencies within each U.S...
in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
. It is headquartered in the Burton Cross State Office Building in Augusta
Augusta, Maine
Augusta is the capital of the US state of Maine, county seat of Kennebec County, and center of population for Maine. The city's population was 19,136 at the 2010 census, making it the third-smallest state capital after Montpelier, Vermont and Pierre, South Dakota...
.
The Maine Department of Education is responsible for Maine's public education
Public education
State schools, also known in the United States and Canada as public schools,In much of the Commonwealth, including Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United Kingdom, the terms 'public education', 'public school' and 'independent school' are used for private schools, that is, schools...
.
External links
- Official website
- Maine Department of Education Higher Education
- History of Education in Maine