Commissioner of Education of the State of New York
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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.
New York State Education Department
The New York State Education Department is the state education department in New York. It is part of the University of the State of New York , one of the most complete, interconnected systems of educational services in the United States...
and also serves as the President of the University of the State of New York
University of the State of New York
The University of the State of New York is the State of New York's governmental umbrella organization responsible for most institutions and people in any way connected with formal educational functions, public and private, in New York State...
office. Generally, the Regents set policy while the Commissioner has responsibility for carrying out policy.
List of Commissioners
| Andrew Sloan Draper Andrew Sloan Draper Andrew Sloan Draper was an American educator, author, and jurist.-Biography:He was born in Westford, New York on June 21, 1848. He graduated from The Albany Academy and Albany Law School. He served as a member of the New York State Assembly and as a judge of the United States court of Alabama... |
1904–1913 |
| John Huston Finley John Huston Finley John Huston Finley was Professor of Polities at Princeton University from 1900 to 1903, and President of the City College of New York from 1903 until 1913, when he was appointed Commissioner of Education of the State of New York... |
1913–1921 |
| Frank Pierrepont Graves Frank Pierrepont Graves Frank Pierrepont Graves was Commissioner of the New York State Education Department from 1921 to 1940. Prior to assuming the commissionership, Graves was a noted historian of education, college administrator, and author.... |
1921–1940 |
| Ernest E. Cole Ernest E. Cole Ernest E. Cole was a New York state lawmaker who served as Commissioner of Education of the State of New York from 1940 to 1942.-Early life and education:... |
1940–1942 |
| George D. Stoddard | 1942–1945 |
| Francis T. Spaulding | 1946–1950 |
| Lewis A. Wilson | 1950–1955 |
| James E. Allen, Jr. James E. Allen, Jr. James Edward Allen, Jr. was the Commissioner of Education of the State of New York from 1955 to 1969 and served briefly as Richard Nixon's Commissioner of Education. He ordered New York school boards to comply with the 1962 U. S... |
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 |