Georgia Department of Education

The Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) is an American agency that governs public education in the state of Georgia. The department manages funding and testing for local educational agencies accountable for student achievement. The department is managed by the State Superintendent of Schools, a publicly elected position currently held by Richard Woods (since 2015). Former Superintendents of the department have included Linda Schrenko, Kathy Cox, William Bradley Bryant, John Barge, and Charles McDaniel; the first superintendent was John Randolph Lewis, in 1871.

Not to be confused with Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of the Country of Georgia.
Georgia
Department of Education
Department overview
Formed1870
JurisdictionGeorgia
Headquarters205 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive SE at Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Atlanta, Georgia
Employees380 (2005)
Department executive
  • Richard Woods, State School Superintendent
Websitegadoe.org

The department is headquartered in the 2054 Twin Towers East building at 205 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive SE at Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Downtown Atlanta.

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