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Administrative History
The Bureau of Statistical Services was created in 1904 along with the New York State Education Department. It was charged with collecting basic statistical data on New York schools, school districts, colleges, and professional education programs, and publishing the data annually. Non-public schools are also required to participate in this reporting. In 1965, the Bureau created the Basic Educational Data System, which centralized the collection, storage, and dissemination of statistical data in a single computer system.
Article XXIV of the Education Law as consolidated in 1910 (Chapter 140) required that all cities and other school districts maintain an updated census of school age residents. The same law allowed the Commissioner of Education to require reports from school district officials as he deemed necessary. The Bureau of Statistical Services is responsible for the receipt and maintenance of these reports.
The New York State Archives is part of the Office of Cultural Education, an office of the New York State Education Department.
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