California's public education system is administered at the state level by the Department of Education, under the direction of the State Board of Education and the Superintendent of Public Instruction, for the education of approximately 6.3 million students. Administrative branches of the Department include the Executive Branch; the Services for Administration, Finance, Technology, and Infrastructure Branch; Instruction and Learning Support Branch; the Student Support and Special Services Branch; the District, School and Innovation Branch; and the Legal, Audits, and Compliance Branch. More.....