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New State Chief Named in Maryland

By Andrew Ujifusa — April 24, 2012 1 min read
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Lillian M. Lowery, Delaware’s education secretary since 2009, announced last week that she will take over this summer as state superintendent in Maryland.

The Maryland board of education is scheduled to take official action on the appointment at its April 24 meeting. Ms. Lowery is officially scheduled to begin her Maryland duties on July 1.

Ms. Lowery succeeds longtime schools chief Nancy S. Grasmick, who retired from the position in 2011 after 20 years.

Both states are federal Race to the Top grant winners.

Prior to her job as superintendent in Delaware, Ms. Lowery was a superintendent of the Christina school district, the largest in that state. She has also served as an assistant superintendent in the Fairfax County, Va., school system.

A version of this article appeared in the April 25, 2012 edition of Education Week as New State Chief Named in Maryland

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