Commissioner of Education of New York

The commissioner of education of New York is the head of the State Education Department, chosen by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York. The commissioner 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,

List of commissioners

Andrew Sloan Draper1904–1913 John Huston Finley1913–1921Frank Pierrepont Graves1921–1940Ernest E. Cole1940–1942George D. Stoddard1942–1945Francis T. Spaulding1946–1950Lewis A. Wilson1950–1955James Edward Allen, Jr.1955–1969 Ewald Nyquist1969–1976Gordon M. Ambach1976–1986Thomas Sobol1987–1995Richard Paul Mills1995–2009David Miller Steiner2009–2011John King Jr.2011–2014MaryEllen Elia2015–2019Shannon L. Tahoe2019–2020Betty A. Rosa2020–present

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