Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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government agency public education authority state education agency

The Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction is the state education agency responsible for overseeing public K–12 education and implementing education policy in Washington State.

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Label	Occurrences
Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction canonical	13
Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction website	1
Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2745841 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Context triple: [Bellevue School District, jurisdiction, Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction]

A. Oregon Department of Education
The Oregon Department of Education is the state agency responsible for overseeing public K–12 education, implementing education policy, and supporting school districts throughout Oregon.
B. California Department of Education
The California Department of Education is the state agency responsible for overseeing public education in California, including setting academic standards, administering statewide assessments, and supporting local school districts.
C. California State Board of Education
The California State Board of Education is the governing body that sets statewide K–12 education policy and standards for public schools in California.
D. Oregon Board of Education
The Oregon Board of Education is the state-level body that sets educational policies, standards, and regulations for Oregon’s public schools and oversees the statewide K–12 education system.
E. United States Department of Education
The United States Department of Education is a federal executive agency responsible for establishing national education policy, administering federal financial aid, and overseeing and accrediting educational institutions across the country.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Target entity description: The Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction is the state education agency responsible for overseeing public K–12 education and implementing education policy in Washington State.

A. Oregon Department of Education
The Oregon Department of Education is the state agency responsible for overseeing public K–12 education, implementing education policy, and supporting school districts throughout Oregon.
B. California Department of Education
The California Department of Education is the state agency responsible for overseeing public education in California, including setting academic standards, administering statewide assessments, and supporting local school districts.
C. California State Board of Education
The California State Board of Education is the governing body that sets statewide K–12 education policy and standards for public schools in California.
D. Oregon Board of Education
The Oregon Board of Education is the state-level body that sets educational policies, standards, and regulations for Oregon’s public schools and oversees the statewide K–12 education system.
E. United States Department of Education
The United States Department of Education is a federal executive agency responsible for establishing national education policy, administering federal financial aid, and overseeing and accrediting educational institutions across the country.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government agency ⓘ public education authority ⓘ state education agency ⓘ
administers	state education funding programs in Washington State ⓘ statewide student assessments in Washington State ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Olympia, Washington ⓘ surface form: OSPI Washington
appliesToJurisdiction	Washington State, United States ⓘ surface form: Washington State
collaboratesWith	Washington State Board of Education ⓘ local school districts in Washington State ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
distributes	federal education funds to school districts in Washington State ⓘ state funds to school districts in Washington State ⓘ
governs	public elementary schools in Washington State ⓘ public high schools in Washington State ⓘ public middle schools in Washington State ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	OSPI ⓘ
hasResponsibility	Title I program administration in Washington State ⓘ data collection on K–12 education in Washington State ⓘ educator certification policy implementation in Washington State ⓘ reporting education outcomes in Washington State ⓘ school nutrition program oversight in Washington State ⓘ special education oversight in Washington State ⓘ
headOfGovernmentBody	Superintendent of Public Instruction of Washington ⓘ surface form: Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction
implements	federal education programs in Washington State ⓘ state education policy in Washington State ⓘ
isPartOf	Government of Washington (state) ⓘ surface form: Government of Washington State
jurisdiction	Washington State, United States ⓘ surface form: State of Washington
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
monitors	compliance with federal education requirements in Washington State ⓘ compliance with state education laws in Washington State ⓘ
oversees	public schools in Washington State ⓘ school districts in Washington State ⓘ
primaryFocus	K–12 education ⓘ
regulates	K–12 public education standards in Washington State ⓘ
responsibleFor	public K–12 education in Washington State ⓘ
sector	education ⓘ
sets	learning standards for K–12 public schools in Washington State ⓘ
subjectOf	Washington State education policy discussions ⓘ
supports	curriculum development for K–12 schools in Washington State ⓘ professional development for educators in Washington State ⓘ school improvement efforts in Washington State ⓘ
typeOfOrganization	public sector organization ⓘ

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Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bellevue School District → jurisdiction → Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction ⓘ

Mercer Island School District → stateEducationAgency → Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction ⓘ

Lake Washington School District → overseenBy → Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction ⓘ

Federal Way Public Schools → regulatoryAuthority → Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction ⓘ

Tumwater School District → regulatoryAuthority → Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction ⓘ

Government of Washington (state) → executiveAgency → Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Bainbridge High School → governingStateAgency → Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction ⓘ

Bremerton High School → jurisdiction → Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction ⓘ

Washington State K–12 learning standards → administeredBy → Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction ⓘ

Washington State K–12 learning standards → updatedBy → Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction ⓘ

Washington State K–12 learning standards → publishedBy → Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction website

Vancouver Public Schools → overseenBy → Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction ⓘ

Evergreen Public Schools → stateEducationAgency → Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction ⓘ

Northwood Elementary School → regulatoryAuthority → Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction ⓘ

Stevenson-Carson School District schools → regulatedBy → Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction ⓘ

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