Gerard Robinson
Gerard Robinson served as the Florida Commissioner of Education from June 21, 2011 to August 31, 2012.
Robinson submitted his letter of resignation on July 30, 2012, which became effective August 31, 2012.[1] He stated that it was too difficult "living far away from my family."[2]
During the period of transition between the Obama and Trump administrations, Robinson was reported to be in consideration for a high-level appointment in the Trump administration.
Biography
Before becoming Florida's Commissioner of Education, Robinson was the Virginia Superintendent of Public Instruction from January 2010 to June 2011. He served as a program director and president of the Black Alliance for Educational Options, a national nonprofit advocacy organization, from 2005 to 2010. He has also worked as a senior research associate for the School Choice Demonstration Project at the University of Arkansas and a senior fellow at the Institute for the Transformation of Learning at Marquette University. He is married and has three daughters.[3]
Education
- M.Ed., Harvard University
- B.A., Howard University
- A.A., El Camino Community College.
Appointments
Robinson was appointed as Florida Commissioner of Education on June 21, 2011 by the state Board of Education.[4]
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ CBS Miami, "FL Education Commissioner Robinson Resigns," July 31, 2012
- ↑ Orlando Sentinel, "Education Commissioner Robinson resigns suddenly," August 1, 2012
- ↑ Florida Department of Education, "Commissioner's Biography," accessed September 1, 2011
- ↑ Orlando Sentinel, "Virginia schools chief chosen as Florida's commissioner of education," June 21, 2011
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