Commissioner of Education

Commissioner of Education is a title used in a number of different governmental education departments or ministries. It may refer to:

• The head of the Rivers State Ministry of Education in Nigeria
• The head of Tanzania's Ministry of Education and Vocational Training
• United States Commissioner of Education, a position that existed historically in the U.S. federal government

• Educational leadership positions in several individual U.S. states, including:
  • The head of the Florida Department of Education
  • The head of the Kentucky Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, a leader of Kentucky Education
  • The chief officer of the Massachusetts Board of Education
  • Commissioner of Education of the State of New York
  • The head of the Texas Education Agency
  • Vermont State Commissioner of Education, leader of the Vermont Department of Education