District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of Education
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The District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of Education is the state education agency for Washington, D.C., responsible for overseeing public education standards, accountability, and funding across the district.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T253959 — 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: District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of Education Context triple: [Government of the District of Columbia, hasAgency, District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of Education]
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A.
District of Columbia Public Schools
District of Columbia Public Schools is the public school district responsible for providing K–12 education in Washington, D.C.
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B.
Maryland State Department of Education
The Maryland State Department of Education is the state agency responsible for overseeing public education, setting academic standards, and administering education policies and programs across Maryland.
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C.
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.
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D.
Fairfax County Public Schools
Fairfax County Public Schools is a large public school district in Northern Virginia serving students in Fairfax County and the City of Fairfax, known for its academic rigor and extensive educational programs.
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E.
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is the state agency responsible for overseeing public K–12 education, setting academic standards, and administering education policy and funding in Massachusetts.
- 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: District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of Education Target entity description: The District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of Education is the state education agency for Washington, D.C., responsible for overseeing public education standards, accountability, and funding across the district.
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A.
District of Columbia Public Schools
District of Columbia Public Schools is the public school district responsible for providing K–12 education in Washington, D.C.
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B.
Maryland State Department of Education
The Maryland State Department of Education is the state agency responsible for overseeing public education, setting academic standards, and administering education policies and programs across Maryland.
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C.
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.
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D.
Fairfax County Public Schools
Fairfax County Public Schools is a large public school district in Northern Virginia serving students in Fairfax County and the City of Fairfax, known for its academic rigor and extensive educational programs.
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E.
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is the state agency responsible for overseeing public K–12 education, setting academic standards, and administering education policy and funding in Massachusetts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government agency
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public education authority ⓘ state education agency ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
District of Columbia Public Schools
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District of Columbia private schools (for certain regulatory functions) ⓘ District of Columbia public charter schools ⓘ |
| coordinatesWith |
District of Columbia Public Charter School Board
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District of Columbia Public Schools ⓘ U.S. Department of Education ⓘ
linked to:
United States Department of Education
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasAuthorityOver |
state-level administration of special education in the District of Columbia
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state-level education data systems in the District of Columbia ⓘ statewide academic standards adoption in the District of Columbia ⓘ statewide education accountability framework in the District of Columbia ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://osse.dc.gov ⓘ |
| hasRole | state education agency for Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| implementsPolicy |
federal K–12 education policy in the District of Columbia
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state-level education policy for the District of Columbia ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | District of Columbia ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | executive agency of the District of Columbia ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | District of Columbia ⓘ |
| oversees |
adult and career education programs at the state level in the District of Columbia
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early childhood education programs at the state level in the District of Columbia ⓘ education accountability systems in the District of Columbia ⓘ education funding formulas in the District of Columbia ⓘ federal education program implementation in the District of Columbia ⓘ public education standards in the District of Columbia ⓘ special education state-level functions in the District of Columbia ⓘ statewide education data collection in the District of Columbia ⓘ statewide student assessment in the District of Columbia ⓘ |
| partOf |
District of Columbia government
ⓘ
linked to:
Government of the District of Columbia
|
| responsibleFor |
administering certain local education funds in the District of Columbia
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administering federal education funds in the District of Columbia ⓘ ensuring compliance with federal education laws in the District of Columbia ⓘ ensuring compliance with state-level education regulations in the District of Columbia ⓘ monitoring school performance in the District of Columbia ⓘ setting statewide academic standards for the District of Columbia ⓘ statewide education data reporting for the District of Columbia ⓘ statewide school nutrition programs in the District of Columbia ⓘ statewide student transportation programs in the District of Columbia ⓘ |
| sector | education ⓘ |
| shortName | OSSE ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Mayor of the District of Columbia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of Education Description of subject: The District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of Education is the state education agency for Washington, D.C., responsible for overseeing public education standards, accountability, and funding across the district.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Government of the District of Columbia
→
hasAgency
→
District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of Education
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District of Columbia health and human services system
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hasPart
→
Office of the State Superintendent of Education of the District of Columbia
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linked to: District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of Education