Millard House chosen as new public schools leader in Prince George’s

Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks (D) announced Wednesday that Millard House II will lead the county’s school system, the second-largest in Maryland and one of the 20 largest in the nation.

House, 51, comes from the Houston Independent School District. With a student population of nearly 190,000, it is the biggest in the state of Texas and eighth-largest in the country.

“To walk into this position is something that I do not take lightly,” he said at a news conference at the Wayne K. Curry Administration building in Largo.

House will take the job as school systems across the state continue to implement the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future education reform plan. Some of the those reforms include recruiting and retaining high-quality and diverse teachers, upgrading college and career readiness standards and providing additional resources for students.

Locally, the county school board remains influx as the state Board of Education must decide whether to allow one of the board members, Juanita Miller, to stay...

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