The Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) is the state education agency of Tennessee. It is headquartered on the 9th floor of the Andrew Johnson Tower in Nashville.Home page. Tennessee Department of Education. Retrieved on September 10, 2009. Lizzette Gonzales Reynolds is the current Commissioner of Education. She has held that position since June 29, 2023. Her predecessor was Dr. Penny Schwinn, who was sworn in on February 1, 2019. Prior to Dr. Schwinn, Candice McQueen held the position.
List of commissioners P.L. Harned 1923-1832 Walter D. Cocking 1932-1936 J.M. Smith 1937-1938 B.O. Duggan 1939-1943 Burgin E. Dossett 1943-1948 J.M. Smith 1949-1950 James A. Barksdale 1951-1952 Quill E. Cope 1953-1959 Joe Morgan 1959-1963 John Howard Warf 1963-1970 E.C. Stimbert 1971-1972 Benjamin E. Carmichael 1972-1974 Sam H. Ingram 1975-1978 Edward A. Cox 1978-1980 Robert L. McElrath 1980-87 Charles E. Smith 1987-1993 Wayne Qualls 1994-1995 Jane Walters 1995-1999 E. Vernon Coffey 1999-2001 Faye P. Taylor 2001-2003 Lana C. Seivers 2003-2008 Kevin S. Huffman 2011-2015 Candice McQueen 2015-2019 Penny Schwinn 2019-2023 Lizzette Reynolds 2023-Tennessee. Department of Education, "Annual Statistical Report, for the Scholastic Year Ending June 30, 2023" (2023). Annual Statistical Reports. 12. https://digitaltennessee.tnsos.gov/ed_annual_stat_reports/12
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External links Tennessee Department of Education