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Relationship of EQA to the DOE

What is the relationship between the EQA and the Department of Education (DOE)?

The EQA is an independent office budgeted within the DOE, but not subject to its control. The EMAC serves as its oversight board. The EQA is the main educational fact-finding body for the Commonwealth and reports on its findings of school district audits. The EQA and DOE are funded through separate line items of the state budget and perform differing functions. The DOE provides technical and targeted assistance to schools and districts. Also, the DOE provides information and data to the EQA to use for school district reviews. EQA also conducts five-year charter renewal reviews and two-year underperforming school follow-up reviews under a subcontract with DOE.