The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) oversees primary and secondary

education Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty ...

in the

U.S. state In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sove ...

Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...

. The department is managed by the

Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th st ...

, an elected office most recently held by

Jennifer McCormick Jennifer McCormick is an American politician and educator who is the former Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction. Formerly a Republican, she upset the Democratic incumbent Glenda Ritz in the 2016 election and served one term. Switching ...

until January, 2021. The Superintendent serves as voting member and the chair of the Indiana State Board of Education, an eleven-member body with its ten other members appointed by the

Governor of Indiana The governor of Indiana is the head of government of the State of Indiana. The governor is elected to a four-year term and is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day management of the functions of many agencies of the Indiana state governmen ...

. The board sets statewide school policy and has limited control over curriculum. The department's offices are located in Suite 600 of the South Tower of Indianapolis.Contact Us
" Indiana Department of Education. Retrieved on December 15, 2016. "South Tower, Suite 600 115 W. Washington Street Indianapolis, IN 46204"

References

External links

Indiana Department of Education website
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