Organization:Puerto Rico Education Council

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Their mission is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access to all the students.

Short description: Agency of the executive branch of the government of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Council of Education
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Agency overview
FormedJuly 26, 2010; 13 years ago (2010-07-26)
Preceding agencies
  • Council on General Education
  • Council on Higher Education
Jurisdictionexecutive branch
HeadquartersSan Juan, Puerto Rico
Agency executives
  • Luis Gerardo Rivera Morón, President
  • Carmen Luz Berrios Rivera, Executive Director
Parent agencySecretaria of Governance
Key document
Websitewww.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] Additionally, the Council guarantees that all Puerto Rican citizens and permanent residents have access to high-quality education at the level, in the format, and in the locations that they demand.[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. https://web.archive.org/web/20140708121412/http://www.lexjuris.com/lexlex/Leyes2010/lexPR2010001.htm. Retrieved December 1, 2014. 
  2. ↑ "Consejo de Educación de Puerto Rico (CEPR)". Government of Puerto Rico. Archived from the original on November 15, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121115073755/http://www2.pr.gov/Directorios/Pages/InfoAgencia.aspx?PRIFA=182. Retrieved December 1, 2014. 
  3. ↑ "Puerto Rico en vías de reorganizar sus Consejos de enseñanza". Miriada. Archived from the original on December 2, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141202013545/http://noticias.universia.pr/en-portada/noticia/2010/05/14/229239/puerto-rico-vias-reorganizar-consejos-ensenanza.html. Retrieved December 1, 2014. 

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