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HISTORY Following passage and signing of the Free School Law on April 1, 1834 , the Secretary of the Commonwealth acted as head of the Common School System until 1837 . In that year a separate Department of Schools was created with a Superintendent of Common Schools as its chief officer. In 1873 , the title was changed to Superintendent of Public Instruction, and greater responsibilities were assigned to that official and to the Department. In 1969 , the name of the Department of Public Instruction was changed to the Department of Education, with the title of Superintendent of Public Instruction changed to the Secretary of Education. It previously ran the Pennsylvania State Board Of Censors . EXTERNAL LINKS |
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