The Nebraska Department of Education is the U.S.
State of Nebraska
Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the s ...
's
state education agency
A state education agency or state department of education is the state-level government organization within each U.S. state or territory responsible for education, including providing information, resources, and technical assistance on educationa ...
responsible for administering
public education funding from the
U.S. Department of Education
The United States Department of Education is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government. It began operating on May 4, 1980, having been created after the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare was split into the Department ...
and the
Nebraska State Legislature
The Nebraska Legislature (also called the Unicameral) is the legislature of the U.S. state of Nebraska. The Legislature meets at the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln. With 49 members, known as "senators", the Nebraska Legislature is the sm ...
. It is headquartered in
Lincoln
Lincoln most commonly refers to:
* Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the sixteenth president of the United States
* Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England
* Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S.
* Lincol ...
.
Nebraska is one of three states that opted to continue to buy ground meat containing
finely textured beef as an additive for its school lunches in 2012.
Most schools opt out of "pink slime" in lunches, USDA says
''CBS News'', June 5, 2012, June 9, 2012 access date
See also
* Omaha Public Schools
Omaha Public Schools (OPS) is the largest school district in the state of Nebraska, United States. This public school district serves a diverse community of about 52,000 students at over 80 elementary and secondary schools in Omaha. Its district ...
* Lincoln Public Schools
Lincoln Public Schools was founded in 1923, and is the second largest public school district in the U.S. state of Nebraska, located in the heart of the Great Plains. The school district of over 40,000 students is home to more than 60 schools and p ...
* Grand Island Public Schools
* Nebraska Center for the Education of Children Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
References
External links
Nebraska Department of Education
Public education in Nebraska
State agencies of Nebraska
State departments of education of the United States
School accreditors
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