New York City Department of Education
department of the government of New York City
The Department of Education of the City School District of the City of New York, commonly known as the New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE), is the department of the government of New York City that manages the city's public school system. The department administers the City School District of the City of New York, the largest public school district in the United States, with approximately 1.1 million students taught in more than 1,800 separate schools. The department covers all five boroughs of New York City, and has an annual budget of around $38 billion.
The department is run by the Panel for Educational Policy of the Department of Education and the New York City Schools chancellor. The current chancellor is Kamar Samuels.
History
In the Maclay Act in 1842, the New York State legislature established the New York City Board of Education. It gave the city an elective Board of Education empowered to build and supervise schools and distribute the education fund. It provided that none of the money should go to the schools which taught religion. The fast-growing Irish Catholic community objected, but after decades of trying they did not get government funding. By 1870, 19% of school-age children attended Catholic schools.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 17, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q408230. VIAF identifies the subject as 159529550. The Library of Congress control number is n86076449. 2 of 7 selected statements include explicit references; 4 carry qualifiers and 1 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1842 and 1870.
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