Full Name:
John B. King
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Melissa; 2 children: Amina, Mireya
Home City:
Silver Spring, MD
EdD, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2008
JD, Yale Law School, 2007
MA, Teaching of Social Studies, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1996
BA, Government, Harvard University, 1995
Candidate, Governor of Maryland, 2022
Appointed by President Barack Obama, Secretary, United States Department of Education, 2016-2017
No caucus information on file.
Visiting Professor/Professor of the Practice, University of Maryland, 2017-present
Senior Deputy Commissioner for P-12 Education/Commissioner of Education & President of the University of the State of New York, New York State Education Department, 2009-2015
Delegated Deputy Secretary of Education, United States Department of Educations, 2015
Managing Director, Excellence & Preparatory Networks, Uncommon Schools, 2005-2009
Middle School Principal (Founding Co-Director), Roxbury Prep Charter School, Uncommon Schools, 1999-2004
President & Chief Executive Officer, The Education Trust
Founder, Strong Future Maryland, 2020