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The Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) is the
state education agency A state education agency or state department of education is the state-level government organization within each U.S. state or territory responsible for education, including providing information, resources, and technical assistance on educationa ...
of
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. It is headquartered at 50 North Ripley Street in Montgomery. The department was formed by the
Alabama Legislature The Alabama Legislature is the legislative branch of the state government of Alabama. It is a bicameral body composed of the House of Representatives and Senate. It is one of the few state legislatures in which members of both chambers serv ...
in 1854. The department serves over 740,000 students in 136 school systems. Eric G. Mackey, Ed.D. was appointed as Alabama State Superintendent in May 2018 and is the current agency head.


State Superintendents of Education

Noah B. Cloud was Alabama's first state superintendent of public education. He served after the
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during the
Reconstruction era The Reconstruction era was a period in American history following the American Civil War (1861–1865) and lasting until approximately the Compromise of 1877. During Reconstruction, attempts were made to rebuild the country after the bloo ...
and later served in the
Alabama House of Representatives The Alabama State House of Representatives is the lower house of the Alabama Legislature, the state legislature of state of Alabama. The House is composed of 105 members representing an equal number of districts, with each constituency contai ...
. He was a doctor.


See also

* Alabama State Board of Education


References


External links

* 1854 establishments in Alabama Public education in Alabama
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State departments of education of the United States Educational organizations based in Alabama Government agencies established in 1854 Organizations based in Montgomery, Alabama {{Alabama-stub