Farewell, New York State Education Commissioner Richard Mills
Richard P. Mills has served as New York State’s Education Commissioner for 13+ years. Today he notified the Board of Regents that he’s stepping down in June, 2009:
“Mills continued, “There is no better time for a transfer of leadership than when an organization is strong and the building blocks for the future are in place. I am confident that my successor will find an agency of strength with a compelling agenda for the future.”"
Mills’ tenure has been as unremarkable as the press release. Standard stuff, nothing incredible, nothing awful.
Richard P. Mills is the Tim Wakefield of education. 4th starter, a few flashes of brilliance, a few meltdowns, fairly inexpensive and predictable. 178 Wins, 157 Losses, 4.32 ERA.
- TWIE is more concerned with Mills’ future than I am.
- GothamSchools points to a Newsday story about the possible re-organization that will follow Mills’ departure.
- Just those two links from today because the education world is engaged in a collective yawn.
On a personal note, Commissioner Mills’ early work on Regents passing grades introduced me to the phrase “Raising the bar by lowering the floor.”
Who’s next? We’ll wait and see. It’s a little early for that.
