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State Department of Education

State Board of Education, 1864-68

Board of State School Commissioners, 1870-1916

State Board of Education, State Department of Education, 1916—

Division of Planning, Results, & Information Management

State Department of Education, Bureau of Educational Measurements, 1921-45

State Department of Education, Division of Finance, Statistics, & Educational Measurements, 1945-49

State Department of Education, Division of Finance & Research, 1949-63

State Department of Education, Division of Research & Development, 1963-71

State Department of Education, Division of Research, Evaluation & Information Systems, 1971-79

State Department of Education, Division of Administration, 1979-83

State Department of Education, Division of Administration & Finance, 1983-87

State Department of Education, Office of Management Information Systems, 1987-92

State Department of Education, Division of Planning, Results, & Information Management, 1992—

Division of Rehabilitation Services

State Department of Education, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, 1929 1992

State Department of Education, Division of Rehabilitation Services, 1992—

Division of Library Development & Services

State Department of Education, Office of Public Libraries, 1935-1946

State Department of Education, Division of Library Extension, 1946-1969

State Department of Education, Division of Library Development & Services, 1969—

Division of Certification & Accreditation

State Department of Education, Division of Certification & Accreditation, c. 1945—

Division of Business Services

State Department of Education, Division of Finance, Statistics, & Educational Measurements, 1945-1949

State Department of Education, Division of Finance & Research, 1949-1963

State Department of Education, Division of Administration & Finance, 1963- c. 1978

State Department of Education, Division of Administration, c. 1978- c. 1982

State Department of Education, Office of Administration & Finance, c. 1982-92

State Department of Education, Division of Business Services, 1992—

Division of Instruction & Staff Development

State Department of Education, Division of Instruction, 1945 94

State Department of Education, Division of Instruction & Staff Development, 1994—

Division of Career Technology & Adult Learning

State Department of Education, Division of Vocational Education, 1950 68

State Department of Education, Division of Vocational Technical Education, 1968 91

State Department of Education, Division of Career & Technology Education, 1991-92

State Department of Education, Division of Career Technology & Adult Learning, 1992—

Division of Compensatory Education & Support Services

State Department of Education, Division of Federal-State Programs, 1966-69

State Department of Education, Division of Compensatory, Urban & Supplementary Programs,
1969-88

State Department of Education, Division of Compensatory Education & Support Services, 1988—

Division of Special Education

State Department of Education, Division of Special Education, c. 1974—