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Louisiana education board kicks off superintendent search

Louisiana's education superintendent oversees and sets policies governing more than 700,000 public school students across the state.

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FILE - In a Thursday, July 17, 2014 file photo, Superintendent of Education John White speaks after his meeting with Gov. Bobby Jindal about public school testing, in Baton Rouge, La. White, who helped strengthen the role of charter schools, backed a taxpayer-funded tuition voucher program for private schools and oversaw overhauls of the state’s school accountability efforts, announced Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020 that he is stepping down as Louisiana's education superintendent. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte, File)

BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana's statewide public school board, the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, has started its search for a new education superintendent.

The long-time occupant of the job, John White, announced last week that he's leaving in mid-March.

The board hires the superintendent. Its members took their oath of office for the new term Thursday, and then agreed to form a four-member panel that will nominate candidates for superintendent, recommend minimum qualifications and outline a process for decision-making.

Louisiana's education superintendent oversees and sets policies governing more than 700,000 public school students across the state. White has been in the position since 2012.

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