Richard P. Mills, President of The University of the State of New York (USNY) and Commissioner of Education
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Our mission is to raise the knowledge, skill, and opportunity of all the people in New York. Richard P. Mills, President of The University of the State of New York (USNY) and Commissioner of Education |
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A Short History
A Short History: How We Came to Be We have a distinguished history dating back to 1784 with the creation of the Board of Regents to oversee Kings College (now Columbia University). Almost a century ago, Governor Theodore Roosevelt proposed the creation of a department with the responsibility for all education in the State. He said education should be "unified for the sake of greater efficiency, economy and harmony." Today, the Board of Regents and its State Education Department govern education from prekindergarten to graduate school. We are constitutionally responsible for setting education policy, standards and rules - and are legally required to ensure that the entities we oversee carry them out. The Board and Department also govern 39 licensed professions, provide vocational and educational services to people with disabilities, guide local government records programs, oversee public broadcasting, and operate the State Archives, Library and Museum. This mission and constitutional authority give the Board of Regents and the Department a powerful asset with which to raise the level of learning throughout New York.
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