Company Name | Department Of Education Of Puerto Rico |
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Website | www.de.gobierno.pr |
Snippet | The Department of Education of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Departamento de Educación de Puerto Rico) is the executive department of the government of Puerto Rico responsible of managing state-operated schools in Puerto Rico as well as its education system and curricula.[1] The department, headquartered in the Hato Rey area of San Juan,[2] is the result of a United States state department of education and only one of two in the United States composed of a single school district. It is also the largest agency of the executive branch of Puerto Rico, with, as of 2013, an annual budget of more than $3.5 billion USD and over 72,000 staff—including more than 41,000 teachers.[3][4] The department is also the third largest school district in the United States by enrollment, with over 473,000 students and over 1,500 schools.[5][6] |
Type | Executive department |
Formed | April 12, 1900; 118 years ago (1900-04-12) |
Website | www.de.gobierno.pr |
Industry | education management |
linkedin.com/company/department-of-education-of-puerto-rico | |
Employees | 75,000 |
size_range | 501 - 1000 |
Headquarters | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Jurisdiction | Executive branch of the government of Puerto Rico |
Annual budget | $3.5 billion USD |
Key documents | Foraker Act, Law No. 149 of 1999, Article IV of the Constitution of Puerto Rico |
Agency executive | Julia Keleher, Secretary of Education |
Preceding agency | Department of Public Instruction of Puerto Rico |
Number of employees | 331 |
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