Teacher Education (updated July 2024)
RegionStateAgency NameStreet AddressPO BoxCityState2ZipPhoneFaxWebsite URLGeneral Agency Email
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AlabamaAlabama State Department of Education50 North Ripley Street302101MontgomeryAL36104(334) 694-4900https://www.alabamaachieves.org/state-board-of-education/comm@alsde.edu
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AlaskaAlaska Dept. of Education and Early Development, Teacher CertificationMailing Address:
Alaska Dept. of Education & Early Development
PO Box 110500, Juneau, AK 99811-0500

Juneau Physical Address:
333 Willoughby AVE, 9th Floor
Juneau, AK 99801

Anchorage Physical Address:
550 West 7th Avenue, Suite 810
Anchorage, AK 99501
(907) 465-2831(907) 465-2441https://education.alaska.gov/TeacherCertificationtcwebmail@alaska.gov
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ArizonaArizona Department of EducationPhoenix Location:
100 N 15th Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85007.

Tuscon Location:
416 W Congress St. Tucson, AZ 85701

Mailing Address for Certification Correspondence:
Arizona Department of Education - Certification Unit P.O. Box 6490 Phoenix, AZ 85005
(602) 542-4367https://www.azed.gov/educator-certificationhttps://www.azed.gov/educator-certification/educator-certification-contact-form
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ArkansasArkansas Department of EducationFour Capitol Mall, Room 106-BLittle RockAR72201(501) 682-4342(501) 682-4898https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/educator-effectiveness/licensureade.educatorlicensure@ade.arkansas.gov
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CaliforniaCalifornia Department of Education1430 N StreetSacramentoCA95814(916)-319-0800https://www.cde.ca.gov/https://www.cde.ca.gov/re/di/cd/ap2/default
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ColoradoColorado Department of Education201 East Colfax Ave.DenverCO80203(303) 866-6600(303) 830-0793https://www.cde.state.co.us/https://www.cde.state.co.us/contact_cde
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ConnecticutConnecticut State Department of Education’s Bureau of CertificationBureau of Educator Standards and Certification
Connecticut State Department of Education
P. O. Box 150471
Hartford, Connecticut 06115-0471

For express mail services:
Bureau of Educator Standards and Certification
Connecticut State Department of Education
450 Columbus Blvd, Ste 503
Hartford, CT 06103-1841
(860) 713-6969(860) 713-7017https://portal.ct.gov/SDE/Certification/Bureau-of-Certificationteacher.cert@ct.gov
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DelawareDelaware Department of EducationJohn G. Townsend Building 401 Federal StreetDoverDE19901(302) 735-4000(302) 739-4654www.doe.k12.de.usdedoe@doe.k12.de.us
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District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsOffice of the State Superintendent of Education
1050 First Street, NE
WashingtonDC20002(202) 727-6436(202) 442-5026https://dcps.dc.govosse@dc.gov
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FloridaFlorida Department of EducationRoom 201, Turlington Building 325 West Gaines StreetTallahasseeFL32399(800) 445-6739(850) 245-0602www.fldoe.org/teaching/certificationhttps://www.fldoe.org/teaching/certification/staff-contact/contact-us.stml
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GeorgiaGeorgia Professional Standards Commission200 Piedmont Ave SE, Suite 1716, West TowerAtlantaGA30334(404) 232-2500https://www.gapsc.com/https://www.gapsc.com/Certification/EmailPSC.aspx
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HawaiiHawaii Teacher Standards Board650 Iwilei Road, Suite 268HonoluluHI96817(808) 586-2600(808) 586-2606https://hawaiiteacherstandardsboard.org/htsb@hawaii.gov
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IdahoIdaho State Department of Education650 West State StreetBoiseID83702(208) 332-6800(208) 334-2228https://www.sde.idaho.gov/info@sde.idaho.gov
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IllinoisIllinois State Board of Educationhttps://apps.isbe.net/ContactIsbe/https://apps.isbe.net/ContactIsbe/https://www.isbe.net/Pages/Educator-Licensure.aspxhttps://apps.isbe.net/ContactIsbe/
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IndianaIndiana Department of Education Office of Educator LicensingIndiana Government Center North, 9th Floor
100 N Senate Ave
IndianapolisIN46204(317) 232-9010https://www.in.gov/doe/educators/educator-licensing/https://form.jotform.com/213124706847961
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IowaIowa Department of EducationGrimes State Office Building 400 E 14th StreetDes MoinesIA50319(515) 281-5294(515) 242-5988https://educateiowa.gov/Mike.Cavin@Iowa.gov
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KansasKansas State Department of EducationAttention: Teacher Licensure
900 SW Jackson Street, Suite 102
TopekaKS66612(785) 296-2288https://www.ksde.org/Agency/Division-of-Learning-Services/Teacher-Licensure-and-AccreditationTLALicense@ksde.org
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KentuckyKentucky Department of Education300 Sower Blvd., 5th FloorFrankfortKY40601(502) 564-4606(502) 564-7080http://www.epsb.ky.gov/course/view.php?id=2KDElicensure@education.ky.gov
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LouisianaLouisiana Department of EducationMailing Address:
Louisiana Department of Education
P.O. Box 94064
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064

Physical Address:
1201 North Third Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802-5243
1-877-453-2721https://www.louisianabelieves.com/teachingcade.brumley@la.gov
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MaineCertification Office, Maine Department of EducationMailing address:
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME
04333-0023

Physical Address:
111 Sewall St.
Augusta, ME
04333-0023
(207) 624-6600(207) 624-6700https://www.maine.gov/doe/certcert.doe@maine.gov
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MarylandMaryland State Department of Education200 West Baltimore StreetBaltimoreMD21201(410) 767-0100www.marylandpublicschools.orghttps://news.maryland.gov/msde/contactmsde/
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MassachusettsMassachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Office of Educator Licensure135 Santilli HighwayEverettMA02149(781) 338-3000(781) 338-3770https://www.doe.mass.edu/licensure/BoardofEducation@mass.gov
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MichiganMichigan Department of Education608 West Allegan Street30008LansingMI48909(833) 633-5788​https://www.michigan.gov/mde/services/ed-serv/moecschapmand7@michigan.gov
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MinnesotaMinnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards BoardProfessional Educator Licensing and Standards Board
1021 Bandana Blvd. E., Suite 222
St. PaulMN55108(651) 539-4200https://mn.gov/pelsb/pelsb@state.mn.us
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MississippiMississippi Department of Education771JacksonMS39205(601) 359-3483https://www.mdek12.org/OELteachersupport@mdek12.org
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MissouriMissouri Department of Elementary and Secondary EducationMain Office:
205 Jefferson St.
Jefferson City, MO 65101

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO
65102-0480
(573) 751-0051https://dese.mo.gov/educator-quality/certificationcertification@dese.mo.gov
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MontanaMontana Office of Public InstructionOFFICE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE
202501HelenaMT59620(406) 444-3150https://opi.mt.gov/cert@mt.gov
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NebraskaNebraska Department of EducationCorrespondence (USPS):
P.O. Box 94987
Lincoln, NE 68509-4987

Street Address (FedEx, UPS, and in-person contact):
500 S. 84th St., 2nd Floor
Lincoln, NE 68510-2611
(402) 471-2295(402) 471-0117https://www.education.ne.gov/NDE.TCERTWEB@nebraska.gov
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NevadaState of Nevada Department of Education Educator LicensureCarson City Office:
700 E. Fifth Street
Carson City, NV 89701
phone number: (775) 687-9115

Las Vegas Office:
2080 E. Flamingo Rd, Suite 210
Las Vegas, NV 89119
phone number: 702.486.6458
fax number: (702) 486-6450
https://doe.nv.gov/Educator_Licensure_Contact/license@doe.nv.gov
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New HampshireNew Hampshire Department of EducationState of New Hampshire
Department of Education
25 Hall Street
Concord NH 03301
(603) 271-3494(603) 271-1953https://www.education.nh.gov/info@doe.nh.gov
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New JerseyNew Jersey Department of Education500TrentonNJ08625(609) 376-3500https://www.nj.gov/education/rpr@doe.nj.gov
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New MexicoNew Mexico Public Education Department300 Don Gaspar, Room 103Santa FeNM87501(505) 827-5800 Option 1https://webnew.ped.state.nm.us/bureaus/licensure/LicensureUnit@ped.nm.gov
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New YorkNew York State Education Department Office of Teaching InitiativesOffice of Teaching Initiatives
New York State Education Department
89 Washington Ave., 5N EB
AlbanyNY12234(518) 474-3901http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/https://nysedsupport.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/requests/new
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North CarolinaNorth Carolina Department of Public InstructionPhysical Address:
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
301 N. Wilmington Street
Raleigh, NC 27601-2825

Mailing Address:
6301 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-6301
(800) 577-7994 (within North Carolina)
(919) 716-1800 (outside of North Carolina)
www.dpi.state.nc.usasklicensure@dpi.nc.gov
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North DakotaNorth Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board2718 Gateway Avenue, Suite 204BismarckND58503(701 )328-9641(701) 328-9647https://www.nd.gov/espb/licensureespbinfo@nd.gov
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OhioOhio Department of Education and Workforce25 South Front StreetColumbusOH43215(877) 644-6338http://education.ohio.gov/contact.center@education.ohio.gov
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OklahomaOklahoma State Department of EducationOffice of Teacher Certification 2500 N. Lincoln Blvd #212Oklahoma CityOK73105(405) 521-3337https://sde.ok.gov/teacher-certificationTeacherCertification@sde.ok.gov
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OregonOregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission250 Division St. NESalemOR97301(503) 378-4448https://www.oregon.gov/tspc/pages/index.aspxcontact.tspc@oregon.gov
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PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Department of Education Bureau of School Leadership and Teacher Quality607 South DriveHarrisburgPA17120(717) 787-3356https://www.education.pa.gov/Educators/Certification/Pages/default.aspxra-edcertquestions@pa.gov
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Rhode IslandOffice of Educator Excellence and Certification Services255 Westminster StreetProvidenceRI2903(401) 222-4600https://ride.ri.gov/teachers-administrators/educator-certification-0EQAC@ride.ri.gov
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Puerto RicoPuerto Rico State Department of EducationP.O. Box190759San JuanPR00919-0759(787) 759-2000(787) 282-6017https://de.pr.gov/
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South CarolinaSouth Carolina Department of Education428 Wholesale LnWest ColumbiaSC29172(803) 734-8500https://ed.sc.gov/info@ed.sc.gov
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South DakotaSouth Dakota Department of Education800 Governors DrivePierreSD57501(605) 773-3134https://doe.sd.gov/certification@state.sd.us
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TennesseeOffice of Educator Licensure and Preparation Tennessee Department of Education9th Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower 710 James Robertson ParkwayNashvilleTN37243(615) 741-5158https://www.tn.gov/education/educators/licensing.htmlEducator.Licensure@tn.gov
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TexasTexas Education Agency1701 N. Congress AvenueAustinTX78701(512) 463-9734(512) 463-9838http://tea.texas.govhttps://helpdesk.tea.texas.gov/
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UtahUtah State Board of EducationMailing Address:
250 East 500 South
PO Box 144200
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4200

Physical Address:
250 East 500 South
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
(801) 538-7500(801) 538-7973https://schools.utah.gov/licensinghttps://schools.utah.gov/licensing/contact
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VermontVermont Agency of Education-Licensing Office1 National Life Drive, Davis 5MontpelierVT05620(802) 828-3440(802) 828-6430https://education.vermont.gov/educator-licensureaoe.licensinginfo@vermont.gov
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Virgin IslandsThe Virgin Islands Department of EducationST. THOMAS:
1834 Kongens Gade, St. Thomas, VI 00802
Phone: 340-774-0100
Curriculum Center:
340-775-2250

ST. CROIX:
2133 Hospital Street, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI 00820
Phone: 340-773-1095
Curriculum Center:
340-778-1600
http://www.vide.vi/
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VirginiaVirginia Department of EducationMailing Address:
PO Box 2120
Richmond, VA 23218
(804) 786-2302https://www.doe.virginia.gov/teaching-learning-assessment/teaching-in-virginia/licensurelicensure@doe.virginia.gov
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WashingtonWashington State Professional Educator Standards BoardOld Capitol Building, 600 Washington Street SEOlympiaWA98504(360) 725-6275https://www.pesb.wa.gov/PESB@k12.wa.us
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West VirginiaWest Virginia Department of EducationBuilding 6, Suite 550
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
CharlestonWV25305(304) 558-7010(304) 558-7843https://wvde.us/certification-and-professional-preparation/certIfication/certification.wvde@k12.wv.us
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WisconsinWisconsin Department of Public InstructionStreet Address / Shipping Address:
125 South Webster Street
Madison, WI 53703-3474

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707-7841
(800) 266-1027https://dpi.wi.gov/licensinghttps://dpi.wi.gov/support/contact-educator-licensing
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WyomingWyoming Professional Teaching Standards Board2001 Capitol Avenue Emerson Building Rm. 128CheyenneWY82002(307) 777-7291(307) 777-8718https://wyomingptsb.com/home/contact/wyoptsb@wyo.gov