Rabbi Stephen Wise Towers (1)

The New York State Education Department is part of the University of the State of New York (USNY), one of the most complete, interconnected systems of educational services in the United States. USNY includes: More than 7,000 public and private elementary and secondary schools; 248 public and private colleges and universities; 251 proprietary (for-profit) schools; Nearly 7,000 libraries including the New York State Library; 750 museums; The State Archives; Vocational rehabilitation and other services for adults with disabilities; Special education services for pre-school and school-age children and teenagers; A School for the Blind; A School for the Deaf; 25 public broadcasting facilities, including seven public television stations; More than 750,000 professionals practicing in 48 licensed professions, including, for example, pharmacy, architecture, accounting, and nursing; and 240,000 certified public school teachers, counselors, and administrators.

This dataset includes over 25,000 educational institutions currently registered in New York State, through the New York State Education Department (NYSED), in the SEDREF (State Education Department Reference File) system. Each institute is registered with institution ID, legal name, institution type, locatioin, CEO name, contact information, etc.

To give New Yorkers the access they deserve to government data and information, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo launched the Open NY initiative in March 2013 and signed Executive Order 95. It directs state agencies to identify, catalog, and publish their data on the state's open data website administered by the Office of Information Technology Services (ITS). Open NY increases transparency, improves government performance, empowers New Yorkers to participate in government, and encourages research and economic opportunities statewide.