Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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education agency state government agency

The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction is the state agency responsible for overseeing public education and libraries in Wisconsin.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction canonical	27
State of Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction	1
Wisconsin DPI	1
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction headquarters	1
Wisconsin public school system	1
Wisconsin school choice programs	1
Wisconsin state education authorities	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2955904 — 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: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
Context triple: [Tony Evers, employer, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction]

A. Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
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.
B. Iowa Department of Education
The Iowa Department of Education is the state agency responsible for overseeing public education, setting academic standards, and providing guidance and support to school districts across Iowa.
C. Indiana Department of Education
The Indiana Department of Education is the state agency responsible for overseeing public K–12 education, setting academic standards, and supporting schools and educators across Indiana.
D. Illinois State Board of Education
The Illinois State Board of Education is the state agency responsible for overseeing public elementary and secondary education, setting academic standards, and administering education policies and funding in Illinois.
E. University of Wisconsin System
The University of Wisconsin System is a large public university system in the United States that encompasses multiple campuses across Wisconsin and is known for its research, education, and public service.
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: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
Target entity description: The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction is the state agency responsible for overseeing public education and libraries in Wisconsin.

A. Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
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.
B. Iowa Department of Education
The Iowa Department of Education is the state agency responsible for overseeing public education, setting academic standards, and providing guidance and support to school districts across Iowa.
C. Indiana Department of Education
The Indiana Department of Education is the state agency responsible for overseeing public K–12 education, setting academic standards, and supporting schools and educators across Indiana.
D. Illinois State Board of Education
The Illinois State Board of Education is the state agency responsible for overseeing public elementary and secondary education, setting academic standards, and administering education policies and funding in Illinois.
E. University of Wisconsin System
The University of Wisconsin System is a large public university system in the United States that encompasses multiple campuses across Wisconsin and is known for its research, education, and public service.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	education agency ⓘ state government agency ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	State of Wisconsin ⓘ linked to: Wisconsin
collaboratesWith	Wisconsin Cooperative Educational Service Agencies ⓘ Wisconsin public library systems ⓘ Wisconsin school districts ⓘ linked to: Wisconsin public school districts
country	United States of America ⓘ
fundedBy	State of Wisconsin budget ⓘ federal education grants ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	DPI ⓘ
hasHead	State Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin ⓘ
hasJurisdiction	K-12 public schools in Wisconsin ⓘ public libraries in Wisconsin ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Madison, Wisconsin ⓘ linked to: Madison, Wisconsin, United States
implements	Every Student Succeeds Act in Wisconsin ⓘ linked to: Every Student Succeeds Act Individuals with Disabilities Education Act in Wisconsin ⓘ federal education laws in Wisconsin ⓘ state education statutes of Wisconsin ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Central Time Zone ⓘ
oversees	Wisconsin Head Start collaboration ⓘ Wisconsin Title I programs ⓘ Wisconsin adult education and family literacy programs ⓘ Wisconsin bilingual and English learner programs ⓘ Wisconsin career and technical education programs ⓘ Wisconsin charter schools ⓘ Wisconsin early childhood education initiatives ⓘ Wisconsin educator licensing ⓘ Wisconsin library services and technology programs ⓘ Wisconsin public libraries ⓘ Wisconsin public library system development ⓘ Wisconsin public school districts ⓘ Wisconsin pupil assessment programs ⓘ Wisconsin school accountability system ⓘ Wisconsin school choice programs ⓘ linked to: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Wisconsin school data collection and reporting ⓘ Wisconsin school library media programs ⓘ Wisconsin school nutrition programs ⓘ Wisconsin school report cards ⓘ Wisconsin special education services ⓘ Wisconsin student information systems standards ⓘ Wisconsin virtual charter schools ⓘ Wisconsin youth and adolescent health programs in schools ⓘ
positionInGovernment	constitutional office in Wisconsin ⓘ
responsibleFor	public education in Wisconsin ⓘ public libraries in Wisconsin ⓘ
subdivisionOf	Government of Wisconsin ⓘ linked to: Wisconsin state government
website	https://dpi.wi.gov/ ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (33)

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

Tony Evers → employer → Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction ⓘ

Wisconsin state government → hasDepartment → Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction ⓘ

Milwaukee State Normal School → affiliation → State of Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction ⓘ

linked to: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

State Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin → heads → Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction ⓘ

State Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin → officeHousedIn → Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction headquarters ⓘ

linked to: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction → oversees → Wisconsin school choice programs ⓘ

linked to: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

Deputy State Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin → partOf → Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction ⓘ

Deputy State Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin → jurisdiction → Wisconsin public school system ⓘ

linked to: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

Deputy State Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin → employer → Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction ⓘ

Deputy State Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin → positionHeldInOrganization → Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction ⓘ

Office of the Governor of Wisconsin → supervises → Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction ⓘ

Wisconsin School for the Deaf → operatedBy → Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction ⓘ

Williams Bay Elementary School → governedBy → Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction ⓘ

Sun Prairie Area School District → governedBy → Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction ⓘ

Pewaukee High School → governedBy → Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction ⓘ

Kenosha Unified School District → governedBy → Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction ⓘ

Wisconsin Department of Health Services → coordinatesWith → Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction ⓘ

Wisconsin State Normal School system → governedBy → Wisconsin state education authorities ⓘ

linked to: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

School District of Waukesha → regulatoryAuthority → Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction ⓘ

Mequon-Thiensville School District → accreditedBy → Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction ⓘ

Atwater Elementary School → hasEducationalAuthority → Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction ⓘ

Glendale-River Hills School District → regulatoryAuthority → Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction ⓘ

State Superintendent of Schools (Wisconsin) → oversees → Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction ⓘ

subject linked to: State Superintendent of Schools (informal)

Wisconsin public school districts → overseenBy → Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction ⓘ

Wisconsin public school districts → coordinatesWith → Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction ⓘ

Wisconsin charter schools → overseenBy → Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction ⓘ

Wisconsin charter schools → accountabilityTo → Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction ⓘ

Wisconsin Cooperative Educational Service Agencies → coordinatedBy → Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction ⓘ

Wisconsin Cooperative Educational Service Agencies → collaboratesWith → Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction ⓘ

Wisconsin public library systems → administeredBy → Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction ⓘ

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction → shortName → Wisconsin DPI ⓘ

subject linked to: DPI

linked to: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

Whitnall School District → supervisingAuthority → Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction ⓘ

Fond du Lac School District → regulatoryAuthority → Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction ⓘ

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