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Stefan Pryor
| Stefan Pryor | ||
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| Connecticut Commissioner of Education | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| September 7, 2011 - Present | ||
| Years in position | 2 | |
| Party | Non-partisan | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $185,000 | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Appointed | September 7, 2011 | |
| Appointed by | Gov. Dan Malloy (D) | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | Yale University | |
| J.D. | Yale University | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
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Biography
Pryor currently serves as Deputy Mayor for Economic Development in the City of Newark, New Jersey.[2] Pryor also serves as the Chairman of Brick City Development Corporation, Newark’s economic development organization, which he helped to found.[2]
Prior to serving as Deputy Mayor, Pryor served as President of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, which was created in the aftermath of September 11, 2001, to plan and help coordinate the physical rebuilding and economic revitalization of lower Manhattan.[2] From 1998-2001, Pryor served as the Vice President for Education at the Partnership for New York City.[2]
Education
- Yale University, Bachelor’s degree in psychology
- Yale University, Law degree
- Yale Teacher Preparation Program[2]
Political career
Connecticut Commissioner of Education (2011-Present)
On September 7, 2011 the State Board of Education unanimously recommended Pryor to the Governor. Immediately following the vote, Governor Dan Malloy made the official appointment.[2]
Appointments
2011
Pryor was appointed as Connecticut Commissioner of Education in September 2011.[3]
Recent news
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- NL's stabilizing force - TheDay.com
- Things looking up for Connecticut's education reform program - New Haven Register
- Union: Vallas snubbed governance councils - Ct Post
- Teachers Union Files Complaint Against Bridgeport School District - Hartford Courant
- Suffield Student Wins Governor's Award - Patch.com
- North Branford Student Wins Governor's Award - Patch.com
- Hugh Bailey: 9/11 to Katrina to Connecticut - Ct Post
- Malloy: New training partnership helps educators edentify and respond to signs ... - Stamford Plus Magazine
- Starting The Day Ready To Learn: Increasing Program Participation Focus Of ... - Stamford Plus Magazine
- Second Annual School Breakfast Summit - North Canaan School District Takes ... - Hartford Courant
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See also
- Superintendent of Schools
- Connecticut Commissioner of Education
- Governor of Connecticut
- Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut
- Connecticut Comptroller
External links
References
- ↑ Connecticut Commissioner of Education,"STEFAN PRYOR NAMED COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION," retrieved November 30, 2011
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Connecticut Commissioner of Education "Pryor Biography" Accessed October 2, 2012
- ↑ Connecticut Post, "Stefan Pryor named state's next Commissioner of Education," September 6, 2011
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