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John B. King

About the Author

John B. King Jr. served in President Barack Obama’s cabinet as the tenth U.S. Secretary of Education. Over the course of his extensive and influential career in public education, he has been a high school social studies teacher, a middle school principal, the first African American and Puerto Rican to serve as New York State Education Commissioner, a college professor, and the president and CEO of the Education Trust, a national education civil rights organization. King is currently the chancellor of the State University of New York (SUNY), the nation’s largest comprehensive system of public higher education. Both of King’s parents were career New York City public school educators. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife, an education researcher and former teacher, and his two daughters.

 
 

Events

May 2025

  • Politics & Prose

    John B. King celebrates his new book TEACHER BY TEACHER with a talk followed by an audience q&a and book signing.

    5015 Connecticut Ave NW Downstairs, Washington, DC 20008

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  • Uncle Bobbie’s at Greene Street Friends School

    Join us for an amazing discussion on education with the former Secretary of Education, John King.

    Greene Street Friends School, 20 W Armat St, Philadelphia, PA 19144

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  • Brookline Booksmith

    In person at Brookline Booksmith! Celebrate the release of Teacher By Teacher with author John B. King, Jr.

    Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard St, Brookline, MA 02446

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