Puerto Rico Education Council

Puerto Rico Council of Education
Agency overview
Formed July 26, 2010 (2010-07-26)
Preceding agencies
  • Council on General Education
  • Council on Higher Education
Jurisdiction executive branch
Headquarters San Juan, Puerto Rico
Parent agency Secretaria of Governance
Key document
Website www.ce.pr.gov

The Council of Education of Puerto Rico Spanish: Consejo de Educación de Puerto Rico (CEPR) is an agency of the executive branch of the government of Puerto Rico and the governing body that administers public policy on education standards in Puerto Rico, as well as issuing licenses to establish and operate educational institutions in Puerto Rico.[1] The Council also ensures access to quality education for all citizens and legal residents in Puerto Rico at the level and modality they require and where they demand it.[2]

History

The Council was formed by consolidating the Council on General Education and the Council on Higher Education on July 26, 2010 as part of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 2010.[3]

References

  1. "Plan de Reorganización Núm. 1 del año 2010". LexJuris Puerto Rico. Archived from the original on July 8, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  2. "Consejo de Educación de Puerto Rico (CEPR)". Government of Puerto Rico. Archived from the original on November 15, 2012. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  3. "Puerto Rico en vías de reorganizar sus Consejos de enseñanza". Miriada. Archived from the original on December 2, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
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