Resources for the General Public

Consents, Charters and Certificates of Incorporation

The following institutions must be chartered by the Board of Regents: (1) a college, university or other institution of higher education; (2) a nursery, elementary, secondary or charter school; (3) a library, archives, museum, historical society or other cultural institution; and (4) a public television or public radio station.

Forms in use by the State Education Department.

Fraud, Waste, and Abuse

The New York State Education Department is interested in information pertaining to fraud, waste, abuse, or mismanagement of local, state, or federal education funds (including information on vendors who receive education funds)

NYS Archives

NYS Archives cares for and provides access to more than 130 million documents that tell the story of New York from the seventeenth century to the present.

NYS Library

Administers the Research Library, the Talking Book and Braille Library (TBBL), and the Division of Library Development. The Library's collections, now numbering over 20 million items, may also be used by other researchers on-site, online and via interlibrary loan

NYS Museum

Exhibits, Research and Collections, Programs, and Publications

Professional License Verification

Search to verify a professional's license to practice in NYS

Public Broadcasting

Partners with and provides funding to local stations to provide quality, educational programming

Report Cards

District and School Report Cards

Schools in NYS

Information about public and non-public schools in New York

TEACH Public Inquiry System

View the New York State certification status of individual teachers, school administrators, and pupil personnel professionals.

Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID)

Special Education, Vocational Rehabilitation, Independent Living Services