Institutions
Department of Education
Administers public education and educational services.
Departamento de Educación · Department of Education · DE
Spanish legal name: Departamento de Educación. Spanish legal names are retained. Some English names are functional translations.
- Government level
- State-level
- Branch or grouping
- Executive
- Type
- Department
- Sources consulted
- Oct 17, 2026
What it does
Administers public education and educational services.[sources]
In everyday life
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Where it fits
- Its leadership is appointed by: Office of the Governor [evidence]
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Leadership & appointments
Institution leadership
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- Appointment
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- Confirmation
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- Term end
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Governance & composition
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Sources & method
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- PR.gov — Departamento de Educación ↗https://pr.gov/directorio-de-agencias/departamento-de-educacion-de-5Sources consulted: Oct 17, 2026
- Constitución de Puerto Rico — Artículo IV (Poder Ejecutivo) ↗https://poderjudicial.pr/constitucion/articulo-iv/Sources consulted: Oct 18, 2026