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GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
Tennessee Department of
Education
www.tn.gov/education

The Tennessee Department of Education
(TDOE) is a service agency of Tennessee.
TDOE provides support and guidance
to Tennessee’s 140 public school
districts and 1,823 public schools, in
addition to over 600 private schools and
thousands of home-schooled students
in Tennessee. TDOE is responsible
for ensuring equal, safe, and quality
learning opportunities for s Y[