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Board of Regents - Information about the Board of Regents.

Boards of Education - Information for and about New York State Public School District School Boards.

Citizen Guide - New York State site containing Frequently Asked Questions and answers, information on state services and online access to those services.

Directions to the State Museum

Educational Television/Public Broadcasting - New York State public radio stations listings, public broadcasting links, broadcasting schedules and more. 

GED Testing Office - Information about eligibility requirements, GED testing schedules, transcript/diploma requests, and much more.

Laws, Regulations and Educational Policy - Information about the legislation and educational policy that affects students in New York.

Library, Museum & Archive Resources - USNY resources, search engines, and references on the web. 

Press Releases - Latest press releases from the Board of Regents and the State Education Department.

Professional Licensing - Information for the public and credentialing organizations including online license verifications, the discipline process, and  a searchable file of disciplinary cases

Report Fraud, Abuse, and Waste - The New York State Board of Regents and the State Education Department are committed to ensuring schools, BOCES, libraries, museums, educational organizations, and our programs use their funds in an effective and efficient manner.

Reports and Statistics - Links to report and statistics about education in New York State.

Schools in New York - Information about public and non-public schools in New York.

Virtual Learning System (VLS) - An enhanced version of VLS is now available. Users will find a new interface and navigation scheme as well as other features, such as learning standards content for English as a Second Language and Social Studies; hundreds of Marco Polo lesson plans mapped to State learning standards; an enhanced search engine; and links to resources from other educational institutions such as the Office of Higher Education, the Public Broadcasting System, the State Library and the State Archives. We expect to add additional content and links to VLS on a continuous basis. Comments and suggestions may be sent to the Department via the website.

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New York State Education Department
89 Washington Avenue
Albany, New York 12234

If you have a question or comment about any of the New York State Education Department program areas or topic areas,
please call (518) 474-3852 or check the NYSED Functional Telephone Directory at http://usny.nysed.gov/phone/ .
You can also visit the Contact SED page for further information.

For any questions regarding teacher certification, teacher certificates or teacher certificate extensions,
please go to http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/contact.htm or call (518) 474-3901

For individuals experiencing problems with the TEACH System,
please go to https://portals.nysed.gov/tcert/technical.htm or call (518) 486-6041

For questions regarding professional licenses, professional license applications, or verifications of professional licenses,
please call (518) 474-3817 or go to http://www.op.nysed.gov

For any questions regarding GED exams, GED diplomas, or verifications of GED degrees,
please call (518) 474-5906 or go to http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ged/contact.shtml

For individuals unable to access the State Aid Management System (SAMS),
please call the SAMS help desk at (518) 474-2978 or email omssams@mail.nysed.gov

For any questions regarding vocational rehabilitation,
please call (518) 486-4031 or go to  http://www.vesid.nysed.gov/all/contact.htm

If you are a person with a disability and you have a problem accessing the content on this web site,
please contact: webadmin@mail.nysed.gov or call (518) 473-4501. 

Please Note: The above listed phone number and/or email address is NOT to be used to request or inquire about professional licenses, student testing, teacher certification, teacher certificates, teacher certificate extensions, the TEACH system, education degrees (i.e. GED diplomas or high school/college transcripts), or any other NYSED program area or topic.