Carey Wright | |
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.jpg) Wright in 2024 | |
| Maryland Superintendent of Schools | |
| Assumed office July 1, 2024 Interim: October 23, 2023 – June 30, 2024 | |
| Governor | Wes Moore |
| Preceded by | Mohammed Choudhury |
| Mississippi Superintendent of Education | |
| In office November 1, 2013 – June 30, 2022 | |
| Governor | Phil Bryant Tate Reeves |
| Preceded by | Lynn House (interim) |
| Succeeded by | Kim Benton (interim) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Prince George's County, Maryland, U.S. |
| Education | University of Maryland, College Park (BA, MEd, EdD) |
Carey M. Wright is an American educator and consultant who has served as the Maryland Superintendent of Schools since 2023. She previously served as the Mississippi Superintendent of Education from 2013 to 2022, the state's first female state superintendent.
Starting her education career in Maryland, she became superintendent for Montgomery County Public Schools's Office of Special Education and Student Services and chief academic officer and deputy chief of the District of Columbia Public Schools's Office of Teaching and Learning. In 2013, she became state superintendent of education for the Mississippi Department of Education, implementing reforms dubbed the "Mississippi Miracle", when the state had the United States's fastest-improving math and literacy scores. She oversaw the expansion of the state's digital learning strategy amid the COVID-19 pandemic. As Maryland's Superintendent of Schools, she oversees the implementation of Blueprint for Maryland's Future.