Deputy to serve as interim Massachusetts education commissioner necn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from necn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Russell Johnston, a former superintendent of West Springfield Public Schools, will begin leading the department on March 15 following Jeff Riley's departure.
Deputy Education Commissioner Russell Johnston, a long-serving state official specializing in special education, was unanimously selected Tuesday to temporarily take the helm of the state's K-12 education department after Commissioner Jeffrey Riley steps down in March.
Greenfield Recorder - Riley to resign as DESE head in March recorder.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from recorder.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.