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Maryland State Board of Education

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The Maryland State Board of Education is the governing and policy-making body of the Maryland Department of Education.

History

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In 1812, Maryland state began to raise money for a Free School Fund by taxing the renewal of bank charters (Chapter 79, Acts of 1812), and in 1864 appointed Libertus Van Bokkelen as the first Maryland State Superintendent of Public Instruction.[1]

List of California state superintendents of public instruction

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Libertus Van Bokkelen (1864)

Lillian M. Lowery (July 2012 to September, 2015)

Nancy Grasmick (1991 until June 30, 2011)

Carey M. Wright

Elections

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Elections of the seats for the 24 school districts: 23 and Baltimore, all of them have a regular term length of 4 years, they are held the same day of elections of United States presidential election in Maryland.

References

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See also

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California State Board of Education

Chicago Board of Education

Montgomery County Public Schools (Maryland)

2024 Maryland Board of Education election