Carey Wright, a former Mississippi schools chief, was named the next Maryland state superintendent of schools. She will serve a four-year term starting July 1.
Interim Superintendent of Schools Dr. Carey M. Wright speaks at a 2023 news conference at a Maryland State Board of Education meeting in Baltimore. The Maryland State Board of Education on Wednesday appointed Carey Wright, a former Mississippi schools chief who started her career in the D.C. region, to serve as the next state superintendent of schools.
“Growing up in Maryland and spending a majority of my career in Maryland, I knew how good our schools were, and I also know how much better we can be," Wright said after the vote. in the education agency. Former employees alleged that he had a pattern of micromanagement that held up important work, and several district leaders quietly expressed confusion about theSince Choudhury’s departure, Wright has been guiding the state’s education department, which oversees 24 school districts with about 890,000 students enrolled.
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