Commissioner of Education of the State of New York

Commissioner of Education of the State of New York

The Commissioner of Education of the State of New York is the head of the state education department. The Board of Regents chooses a Commissioner of Education who heads the State Education Department and also serves as the President of the University of the State of New York office. Generally, the Regents set policy while the Commissioner has responsibility for carrying out policy.[1]

List of Commissioners[2]

The State Education Building, located in Albany
Andrew Sloan Draper 1904–1913
John Huston Finley 1913–1921
Frank Pierrepont Graves 1921–1940
Ernest E. Cole 1940–1942
George D. Stoddard 1942–1945
Francis T. Spaulding 1946–1950
Lewis A. Wilson 1950–1955
James E. Allen, Jr. 1955–1969
Ewald Nyquist 1969–1976
Gordon M. Ambach 1976–1986
Thomas Sobol 1987–1995
Richard Paul Mills 1995–2009
David Miller Steiner 2009–2011
John King, Jr. 2011–present

References

  1. ^ New York State Education Department, http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/NYSEducationSystem.htm
  2. ^ Ibid.

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