Agostini, Superintendent of Schools of the Board of Education of the City of New York
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Agostini, Superintendent of Schools of the Board of Education of the City of New York, was the public school official who served as the named government party in the U.S. Supreme Court case Agostini v. Felton concerning the constitutionality of providing public school teachers in parochial schools.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Agostini, Superintendent of Schools of the Board of Education of the City of New York canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7802489 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Agostini, Superintendent of Schools of the Board of Education of the City of New York Context triple: [Agostini v. Felton, party, Agostini, Superintendent of Schools of the Board of Education of the City of New York]
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A.
President of the New York City Board of Education
The President of the New York City Board of Education was the leading official overseeing the city’s public school system and shaping its educational policies in the 19th century.
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B.
Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education
The Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education is the chief executive responsible for overseeing and managing the nation’s largest public school system.
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C.
Commissioner of Public Works of New York City
The Commissioner of Public Works of New York City was a powerful 19th-century municipal office responsible for overseeing the city’s infrastructure, construction, and public improvements.
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D.
Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education
The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education is a District of Columbia government agency that oversees and coordinates citywide education policy, programs, and initiatives across public schools and related services.
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E.
CUNY Chancellor
The CUNY Chancellor is the chief executive officer of the City University of New York system, responsible for its overall academic, administrative, and financial leadership.
- 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: Agostini, Superintendent of Schools of the Board of Education of the City of New York Target entity description: Agostini, Superintendent of Schools of the Board of Education of the City of New York, was the public school official who served as the named government party in the U.S. Supreme Court case Agostini v. Felton concerning the constitutionality of providing public school teachers in parochial schools.
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A.
President of the New York City Board of Education
The President of the New York City Board of Education was the leading official overseeing the city’s public school system and shaping its educational policies in the 19th century.
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B.
Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education
The Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education is the chief executive responsible for overseeing and managing the nation’s largest public school system.
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C.
Commissioner of Public Works of New York City
The Commissioner of Public Works of New York City was a powerful 19th-century municipal office responsible for overseeing the city’s infrastructure, construction, and public improvements.
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D.
Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education
The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education is a District of Columbia government agency that oversees and coordinates citywide education policy, programs, and initiatives across public schools and related services.
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E.
CUNY Chancellor
The CUNY Chancellor is the chief executive officer of the City University of New York system, responsible for its overall academic, administrative, and financial leadership.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
government party in litigation
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public school official ⓘ |
| associatedWithConstitutionalIssue |
Establishment Clause of the First Amendment
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linked to:
Establishment Clause
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| associatedWithLegalQuestion | whether public school teachers may provide instruction in parochial school settings using public funds ⓘ |
| associatedWithProgramType | remedial education services in religious schools ⓘ |
| caseAreaOfLaw | church–state relations in public education ⓘ |
| caseLevel |
United States Supreme Court
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linked to:
Supreme Court of the United States
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| caseSubject | constitutionality of providing public school teachers in parochial schools ⓘ |
| caseType | constitutional law case ⓘ |
| cityOfJurisdiction | New York City ⓘ |
| countryOfJurisdiction |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| employer | Board of Education of the City of New York ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
New York City public school system
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linked to:
New York City Department of Education
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| legalSystem |
United States federal court system
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linked to:
federal judiciary of the United States
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| namedAsPartyInCase | Agostini v. Felton ⓘ |
| namedGovernmentPartyIn |
Agostini v. Felton, 521 U.S. 203 (1997)
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linked to:
Agostini v. Felton
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| opposedPartyInCase | Felton ⓘ |
| partyRole | petitioner ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Superintendent of Schools of the Board of Education of the City of New York ⓘ |
| representsEntity |
New York City Board of Education in Agostini v. Felton
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linked to:
Board of Education of the City of New York
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Agostini, Superintendent of Schools of the Board of Education of the City of New York Description of subject: Agostini, Superintendent of Schools of the Board of Education of the City of New York, was the public school official who served as the named government party in the U.S. Supreme Court case Agostini v. Felton concerning the constitutionality of providing public school teachers in parochial schools.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Agostini v. Felton
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party
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Agostini, Superintendent of Schools of the Board of Education of the City of New York
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