The Arizona Department of Education is the state agency responsible for overseeing public K-12 education in Arizona. It administers state and federal education programs, distributes funding to public schools and districts, sets academic standards, implements statewide assessments, and provides guidance and support to educators to improve student achievement.
K-12 education policy, academic standards, school accountability, student assessments, school choice programs including charter schools and empowerment scholarship accounts, teacher certification, special education, and administration of federal education funding
State legislative appropriations and federal education funding
Arizona State Board of Education, Arizona public school districts and charter schools, Office of the Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction, U.S. Department of Education
State government agency
