The University of Wisconsin System is a university system of public universities in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is one of the largest public higher-education systems in the country,enrolling more than 174,000 students each year and employing approximately 39,000 faculty and staff statewide. The UW System is composed of two major doctoral research universities,the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee,along with eleven comprehensive universities and thirteen freshman-sophomore branch campuses.
Seattle Public Schools is the largest public school district in the state of Washington. The school district serves almost all of Seattle. Additionally it includes sections of Boulevard Park and Tukwila. As of the 2021-2022 academic year,106 schools are operated by the district,which serve 51,650 students throughout the city.
Gloria Jean Ladson-Billings is an American pedagogical theorist and teacher educator known for her work in the fields of culturally relevant pedagogy and critical race theory,and the pernicious effects of systemic racism and economic inequality on educational opportunities. Her book The Dreamkeepers:Successful Teachers of African-American Children is a significant text in the field of education. Ladson-Billings is Professor Emerita and formerly the Kellner Family Distinguished Professor of Urban Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Carolyn Arthur "Biddy" Martin is an American academic,author,and a former president of Amherst College,in Amherst,Massachusetts.
The Oklahoma State Department of Education is the state education agency of the State of Oklahoma charged with determining the policies and directing the administration and supervision of the public school system of Oklahoma. The State Board of Education,the governing body of the Department,is composed of the Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction and six members appointed by the Governor of Oklahoma with the approval of the Oklahoma Senate. The State Superintendent,in addition to serving as chair of the Board,serves as the chief executive officer of the Department and is elected by the voters of Oklahoma every four years.
Lisa Graham Keegan is an American education reform advocate and the author of the parenting book Simple Choices.
Arizona Department of Education (ADE) is a state-level department tasked in Arizona with oversight of public education from kindergarten to secondary school. The ADE is run by an elected Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Gary K. Johnson was an American educator and Democratic politician. He served 14 years in the Wisconsin State Assembly,representing southern Rock County,and was majority leader from 1980 until 1985. After leaving the Assembly,he worked for a time as Assistant Superintendent in the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
The Superintendent of Public Instruction, sometimes referred to as the State Superintendent of Schools,is a constitutional officer within the executive branch of the Wisconsin state government,and acts as the executive head of the Department of Public Instruction. Twenty-eight individuals have held the office of Superintendent of Public Instruction since statehood. The incumbent is Jill Underly.
Herbert J. "Bert" Grover is a retired American educator and Democratic politician. He was the 23rd Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin,serving nearly 12 years (1981–1993). Earlier in his career,he was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly,representing Menominee and Shawano counties.
Anthony Steven Evers is an American educator and politician serving as the 46th governor of Wisconsin since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as Wisconsin's Superintendent of Public Instruction from 2009 to 2019.
Halifax County Schools is a PK–12 graded school district serving Halifax County,North Carolina. Its 10 schools serve 2,566 students as of the 2016–17 school year.
Richard A. Carranza is an American educator who served as the Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education from 2018 to 2021. He was appointed by Mayor de Blasio after Alberto M. Carvalho publicly turned down the job in March 2018. He previously served as the superintendent of the Houston Independent and the San Francisco Unified School Districts. He currently serves as Chief of Strategy and Global Development at IXL.
Mary Genevieve Phillips was a United States Army officer who served as the eighth superintendent of the United States Army Nurse Corps,(1947-1951). She was the first graduate of the Army School of Nursing to serve as superintendent and the first to complete the statutory four-year term. During World War II,she served as the First Assistant to the Superintendent,Army Nurse Corps and was Director of Nursing Services,Armed Forces of the Western Pacific.
Emilie A. Amundson is an American educator and government administrator. She is the current secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families in the cabinet of Governor Tony Evers. She previously served as Evers' chief of staff when he was the state's Superintendent of Public Instruction.
LaKeshia N. Myers is an American educator and politician. She is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly,representing the northwest corner of the city of Milwaukee. She was elected to her first term in the Assembly in November 2018 after defeating seven-term incumbent representative Fred Kessler in the Democratic Party primary election.
The 2021 Wisconsin Spring Election was held in the U.S. state of Wisconsin on April 6,2021. There was one statewide race—for Superintendent of Public Instruction. Additionally,two special elections occurred for the Wisconsin State Senate and Wisconsin State Assembly,as well as other nonpartisan local and judicial elections. The 2021 Spring primary was held on February 16,2021.
Jill Katherine Underly is an American educator and school system administrator. She is the Superintendent of Public Instruction of the U.S. state of Wisconsin,elected in the 2021 Spring general election.
Jasmine Y. Zapata is an American physician and epidemiologist. She is the chief medical officer and state epidemiologist for community health at Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Her career includes work as a pediatrician,public health researcher,assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin,author,and her support for youth empowerment with a variety of initiatives.
Jillian Balow is an American politician who was appointed as the Virginia superintendent of public instruction in January 2022. She resigned from the position in March 2023. From 2014 to January 2022,she was the Wyoming superintendent of public instruction.
