Office of Postsecondary Education
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The Office of Postsecondary Education is a division of the U.S. Department of Education responsible for developing policies, administering programs, and providing financial support to promote access to and improvement of higher education.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Office of Postsecondary Education canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1201539 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Office of Postsecondary Education Context triple: [ED, hasComponent, Office of Postsecondary Education]
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A.
United States Department of Education
The United States Department of Education is a federal executive agency responsible for establishing national education policy, administering federal financial aid, and overseeing and accrediting educational institutions across the country.
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B.
Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education
The Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education is a federal agency that oversees and supports career and technical education, adult education, and workforce development programs across the United States.
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C.
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education is a division of the U.S. Department of Education responsible for administering federal programs and policies that support and improve K–12 education nationwide.
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D.
Oregon State Board of Higher Education
The Oregon State Board of Higher Education was the former governing body responsible for overseeing Oregon’s public universities and setting statewide higher education policy.
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E.
Massachusetts Department of Higher Education
The Massachusetts Department of Higher Education is the state agency responsible for overseeing public higher education institutions and policies in Massachusetts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Office of Postsecondary Education Target entity description: The Office of Postsecondary Education is a division of the U.S. Department of Education responsible for developing policies, administering programs, and providing financial support to promote access to and improvement of higher education.
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A.
United States Department of Education
The United States Department of Education is a federal executive agency responsible for establishing national education policy, administering federal financial aid, and overseeing and accrediting educational institutions across the country.
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B.
Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education
The Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education is a federal agency that oversees and supports career and technical education, adult education, and workforce development programs across the United States.
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C.
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education is a division of the U.S. Department of Education responsible for administering federal programs and policies that support and improve K–12 education nationwide.
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D.
Oregon State Board of Higher Education
The Oregon State Board of Higher Education was the former governing body responsible for overseeing Oregon’s public universities and setting statewide higher education policy.
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E.
Massachusetts Department of Higher Education
The Massachusetts Department of Higher Education is the state agency responsible for overseeing public higher education institutions and policies in Massachusetts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
division of the U.S. Department of Education
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office of the United States federal government ⓘ |
| abbreviation | OPE ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
accredited postsecondary institutions
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nonprofit organizations in higher education ⓘ state higher education agencies ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| field |
higher education
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postsecondary education ⓘ |
| goal |
increase college completion rates
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reduce barriers to postsecondary education for underserved populations ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
federal government of the United States
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| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| mission |
expand access to quality postsecondary education
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promote equity in higher education ⓘ support innovation in higher education ⓘ support institutional capacity in postsecondary education ⓘ |
| overseesProgram |
FIPSE
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Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education ⓘ GAANN ⓘ Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) ⓘ
surface form:
GEAR UP
Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) ⓘ
surface form:
Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs
Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need ⓘ International and Foreign Language Education programs ⓘ Title VII – Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native Education ⓘ
surface form:
Strengthening Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions programs
Strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities programs ⓘ Strengthening Predominantly Black Institutions programs ⓘ Strengthening Tribal Colleges and Universities programs ⓘ TRIO programs ⓘ Teacher Quality Enhancement grants ⓘ Title III ⓘ
surface form:
Title III Strengthening Institutions Program
Title V Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | United States Department of Education ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Department of Education ⓘ |
| regulates | postsecondary education grant programs ⓘ |
| responsibility |
administering federal postsecondary education programs
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developing federal postsecondary education policy ⓘ implementing provisions of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ⓘ improving quality of higher education ⓘ overseeing discretionary grant programs in higher education ⓘ promoting access to higher education ⓘ providing financial support for higher education ⓘ |
| sector | education ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization |
grant-making agency
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policy-making body ⓘ |
| website | https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/index.html ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Office of Postsecondary Education Description of subject: The Office of Postsecondary Education is a division of the U.S. Department of Education responsible for developing policies, administering programs, and providing financial support to promote access to and improvement of higher education.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building
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hasTenant
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Office of Postsecondary Education
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