instance_of connecticut state department of education
New ___MASK50___ is a ___MASK5___ region comprising six states of the northeast United States : Connecticut , Maine , Massachusetts , New Hampshire , Rhode Island , and Vermont . It is bordered by the state of New York to the west and south , and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and north , respectively . The Atlantic Ocean is to the east and southeast , and Long Island ___MASK22___ is to the south . Boston is its largest city . Its largest metropolitan area is Greater Boston , which also includes Worcester ( the second - largest city in New ___MASK50___ ), Manchester ( the largest city in New Hampshire ), and Providence ( the capital and largest city of Rhode Island ), with nearly a third of the entire region ' s population . The Connecticut ___MASK48___ ___MASK26___ is the governing body of the Connecticut ___MASK48___ Department of Education , the ___MASK92___ of Connecticut . The board and the department oversee public education in the state , distribute funds to the state ' s 166 school districts , and operates the Connecticut Technical High School System . The Connecticut ___MASK48___ ___MASK15___ of Education is a branch of the state ___MASK100___ of Connecticut in the United States . The agency is headquartered in the ___MASK48___ Office Building at 165 Capitol Avenue in Hartford . The department , under the supervision of the Connecticut ___MASK48___ ___MASK26___ , oversees public education in the state , distribute funds to the state ' s 166 school districts , and operates the Connecticut Technical High School System . The Connecticut ___MASK88___ is the longest ___MASK88___ in the New England region of the United States . Flowing roughly southward for through four U . S . states , the Connecticut rises at the U . S . border with Quebec , Canada , and discharges at Long Island Sound . Its watershed encompasses five U . S . states and one Canadian province   via 148 tributaries , 38 of which are major rivers . Discharging at per second , the Connecticut produces 70 % of Long Island Sound ' s fresh water . Rhode ___MASK85___ , officially the State of Rhode ___MASK85___ and Providence Plantations , is a state in the New ___MASK50___ region of the northeastern United States . Rhode ___MASK85___ is the smallest in area , the eighth least populous , and the second most densely populated of the 50 U . S . states , following New Jersey . Its official name is also the longest of any state in the Union . Rhode ___MASK85___ is bordered by Connecticut to the west , Massachusetts to the north and east , and the Atlantic Ocean to the south via Rhode ___MASK85___ ___MASK22___ and Block ___MASK85___ ___MASK22___ . The state also shares a short maritime border with New York . A ___MASK9___ district is a form of special - purpose district which serves to operate local public primary and secondary schools , for formal academic or scholastic teaching , in various nations . New Jersey is a ___MASK48___ in the Northeastern United States and mid - Atlantic regions of the United States . It is bordered on the north and east by New York , on the southeast and south by the Atlantic ___MASK53___ , on the west by Pennsylvania , and on the southwest by Delaware . New Jersey is the fourth - smallest ___MASK48___ but the 11th - most populous and the most densely populated of the 50 United States . New Jersey lies entirely within the combined statistical areas of New York City and Philadelphia and is the third - wealthiest U . S . ___MASK48___ by per capita ___MASK55___ as of 2014 . A ___MASK92___ ( SEA ), or state department of education , is a formal governmental label for the state - level government agencies within each U . S . state responsible for providing information , resources , and technical assistance on educational matters to schools and residents . There are a ___MASK31___ of areas in the 48 contiguous United States known informally as tri - ___MASK48___ areas . Often , a tri - ___MASK48___ area is an area associated with a particular ___MASK57___ or ___MASK76___ that lies across three states . Some , but not all , of these involve a ___MASK48___ boundary ___MASK47___ . Other " tri - ___MASK48___ " areas have a more diffuse population that shares a connected economy and geography , especially with respect to climate , such as the tri - ___MASK48___ area of Indiana , Ohio and Michigan . Long ___MASK85___ ___MASK22___ is a tidal estuary of the Atlantic Ocean , lying between the eastern shores of Bronx County , New York City , southern Westchester County , and Connecticut to the north , and the North Shore of Long ___MASK85___ , to the south . From east to west , the ___MASK22___ stretches 110 miles ( 177 km ) from the East ___MASK88___ in New York City , along the North Shore of Long ___MASK85___ , to Block ___MASK85___ ___MASK22___ . A mix of freshwater from tributaries and saltwater from the ocean , Long ___MASK85___ ___MASK22___ is 21 miles ( 34 km ) at its widest point and varies in depth from . Connecticut is the southernmost ___MASK48___ in the New ___MASK50___ region of the northeastern United States . Connecticut is also often grouped along with New York and New Jersey as the Tri - State Area . It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east , Massachusetts to the north , New York to the west , and Long Island ___MASK22___ to the south . Its capital city is Hartford , and its most populous city is Bridgeport . The ___MASK48___ is named for the Connecticut ___MASK88___ , a major U . S . ___MASK88___ that approximately bisects the ___MASK48___ . The word " Connecticut " is derived from various anglicized spellings of an Algonquian word for " long tidal ___MASK88___ ". Massachusetts ; officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts , is the most populous ___MASK48___ in the New ___MASK50___ region of the northeastern United States . It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east , the states of Connecticut and Rhode Island to the south , New Hampshire and Vermont to the north , and New York to the west . The ___MASK48___ is named for the Massachusett tribe , which once inhabited the area . The ___MASK99___ of Massachusetts and the most populous city in New ___MASK50___ is Boston . Over 80 % of Massachusetts ' population lives in the Greater Boston metropolitan area , a region influential upon American ___MASK37___ , academia , and industry . Originally dependent on agriculture , fishing and trade , Massachusetts was transformed into a manufacturing center during the Industrial Revolution . During the 20th century , Massachusetts ' economy shifted from manufacturing to services . Modern Massachusetts is a global leader in biotechnology , engineering , higher education , finance , and maritime trade . The ___MASK48___ of Connecticut funds and operates the Connecticut Technical High ___MASK9___ System ( CTHSS ), a statewide system of 17 degree - granting technical high schools and one technical education center , serving approximately 10 , 200 full - ___MASK89___ high school students with comprehensive education and training in 38 occupational areas . CTHSS also serves approximately 5 , 500 part - ___MASK89___ adult students in apprenticeship and other programs . Two full - ___MASK89___ adult programs are offered in aviation maintenance .