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Arizona Department of Education
Agency overview
Formed1970[1]
JurisdictionArizona
Headquarters1535 W Jefferson St, Phoenix, AZ 85007
Annual budgetUS$ 6 billion (2018)[2]
Agency executive
Websitewww.azed.gov

Arizona Department of Education (ADE) is an Arizona state agency overseeing public education. Its headquarters are located in Downtown Phoenix, Arizona, United States.[3]

The department's mission is to serve Arizona’s education community, ensuring every child has access to an excellent education. The current Superintendent of Public Instruction is Diane Douglas. The Superintendent of Public Instruction and the agency’s staff oversee the K-12 public education system in Arizona.

History

On April 19, 2018, the Arizona Educators United organized a vote to walkout on April 26, 2018 if a list of demands were not met by the governor. [4]

References

  1. ^ "Arizona Department of Education (ADE) | Arizona Library". azlibrary.gov. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  2. ^ "Arizona Department of Education Report" (PDF). www.azed.gov. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  3. ^ "ADE: Driving Directions Archived May 13, 2009, at the Wayback Machine." Arizona Department of Education. Retrieved on May 6, 2009.
  4. ^ "Arizona #RedForEd teacher walkout: What we know now". azcentral. Retrieved 2018-04-21.