About Us

The Department of Public Instruction is the state agency that advances public education and libraries in Wisconsin.

It is headed by the state superintendent of public instruction, a nonpartisan, constitutional officer elected every four years. Elected in 2009, State Superintendent Tony Evers is working for a Wisconsin with Every Child a Graduate, College and Career Ready.

The agency was created in 1848, the year Wisconsin attained statehood, when the state constitution provided for the establishment of local school districts and a free education for all children in the state.

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Locations and Contact Information

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
Downtown Map   Driving Directions   Parking Information

125 S. Webster St.
P.O. Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707-7841
Phone: 1-800-441-4563 (U.S. Only) / 608-266-3390
Fax: 608-267-1052

Resources for Libraries and Lifelong Learning Map
2109 S. Stoughton Road
Madison, WI 53716-2899
Phone: 1-888-542-5543 (WI Only) / 608-224-6167

Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired
1700 W. State St.
Janesville, WI 53546
Phone: 800-832-9784 (WI Only)

Wisconsin School for the Deaf
309 W. Walworth Ave.
Delavan, WI 53115
Phone: 262-728-7120

Wisconsin Educational Opportunity Program Offices

  • Ashland
    620 Beaser Avenue
    Ashland, WI 54806
    Phone: 715-682-7975
  • Eau Claire
    204 E. Grand Ave. 5th Floor
    Eau Claire, WI 54701
    Phone: 715-836-3171
  • Green Bay
    2140 Holmgren Way
    Green Bay, WI 54304
    Phone: 920-492-5745
  • Madison
    P.O. Box 7841
    125 S. Webster St.
    Madison, WI 53707-7841
    Phone: 608-267-1058
    Fax: 608-267-9286
  • Milwaukee
    101 W. Pleasant St. Suite 110
    Milwaukee, WI 53212
    Phone: 414-227-4466
  • Racine
    2113 N. Wisconsin
    Racine, WI 53402
    Phone: 414-638-7370
  • Wausau
    133 River Drive
    Wausau, WI 54403
    Phone: 715-842-0871