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New Mexico Public Education Department

New Mexico Public Education Department

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New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED, Spanish: Departamento de Educación Pública de Nuevo México) is the New Mexico state agency that oversees public schools. The agency is headquartered in the Jerry Apodaca Education Building in Santa Fe.[1]

Jerry Apodaca Education Building, the headquarters of the department

The Public Education Department was founded by the New Mexico Legislature as the Territorial Board of Education and Territorial Superintendent of Schools. In 1912, the State Board of Education and State Superintendent of Public Instruction were established.[2][3]

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  1. [1]
    Aguirre, Tomas. "Welcome to the New Mexico Public Education Department Website". New Mexico Public Education Department. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
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    "Home". New Mexico State Department of Education. 2002-04-08. Archived from the original on 2002-04-08. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
  3. [3]
    "Collection: New Mexico Department of Education Records, | New Mexico Archives Online". nmarchives.unm.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
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