10th United States Secretary of Education From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John B. King Jr. (born January 5, 1975) is an American politician. He was the Secretary of Education at the U.S. Department of Education from 2016 to 2017.[1] Before, he served as its Acting Deputy Secretary,[2][3] and from 2011 to 2014 he was the New York State Education Commissioner.[4]
John King Jr. | |
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10th United States Secretary of Education | |
In office March 14, 2016 – January 20, 2017 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Deputy | James Cole Jr. (acting) |
Preceded by | Arne Duncan |
Succeeded by | Betsy DeVos |
United States Deputy Secretary of Education | |
Acting | |
In office January 4, 2015 – March 14, 2016 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | James H. Shelton |
Succeeded by | Mick Zais |
Education Commissioner of New York | |
In office June 15, 2011 – January 4, 2015 | |
Preceded by | David Steiner |
Succeeded by | MaryEllen Elia |
Personal details | |
Born | New York City, New York, U.S. | January 5, 1975
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Melissa Steel |
Children | 2 |
Education | Harvard University (BA) Columbia University (MEd, EdD) Yale University (JD) |
Website | Campaign website |
The former Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan,[5][6] was given the job of putting into effect the No Child Left Behind Act. However, King is required to put into effect the law that replaces that law, the Every Student Succeeds Act.[7]
In April 2021, King announced that he would be running for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Maryland in the 2022 election.[8] He lost the Democratic nomination in July 2022.[9]
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