New Mexico Public Education Department Explained

New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED, Spanish; Castilian: '''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]

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]}

External links

• New Mexico Public Education Department
• PED Secretary Kurt Steinhaus

Notes and References

1. Web site: Aguirre . Tomas . Welcome to the New Mexico Public Education Department Website . 2022-08-12 . New Mexico Public Education Department . en-US.
2. Web site: 2002-04-08 . Home . https://web.archive.org/web/20020408015646/http://sde.state.nm.us/districts/index.html . 2002-04-08 . 2022-06-28 . New Mexico State Department of Education.
3. Web site: Collection: New Mexico Department of Education Records, New Mexico Archives Online . 2022-08-12 . nmarchives.unm.edu.