John White (Louisiana politician)
| John C. White | |
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| Louisiana Superintendent of Education | |
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Assumed office January 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Ollie Tyler (interim) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 1975 Washington, D.C. |
| Residence | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA |
| Alma mater |
St. Albans School |
| Occupation | Educational administrator |
St. Albans School
University of Virginia
John C. White (born November 1975) is the Louisiana state superintendent of education. White was appointed to his current position in January 2012 by the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. That year he launched Louisiana Believes, the state’s plan to ensure every child is on track to college or a professional career. In the time since, White has worked to unify the state’s fragmented early childhood system, to modernize expectations and curriculum for all students, to professionalize the preparation of educators, to provide pathways to prosperity for all high school graduates, and to provide families with expansive school options irrespective of their financial means.
The state has 700,000 public school pupils and 50,000 teachers.
White was born and raised in Washington, D.C. and graduated in 1994 from St. Albans School. White received a B.A. in English with distinction from the University of Virginia and a Master's in Public Administration from New York University.
Additionally, White holds a Louisiana Level 1, 2, and 3 Education Leader Certificate.
After his time at the University of Virginia, White signed up with the non-profit organization Teach For America, headquartered in New York City which places high-achieving recent college graduates and professionals to teach for at least two years in low-income communities. During his TFA sent him to teach English for three years at the large William L. Dickinson High School in Jersey City, New Jersey. He was thereafter an educational administrator in Chicago. In 2006, White worked in New York City under Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Chancellor Joel Klein as Deputy Chancellor, launching the Innovation Zone, a network of 100 21st Century schools that use technology to personalize student learning, and leading the city's efforts to turn around more than 100 failing schools and start 500 new charter and district schools.
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