Nellie Tayloe Sanders
Nellie Tayloe Sanders | |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma Secretary of Education | |
| Assumed office January 24, 2024 | |
| Governor | Kevin Stitt |
| Preceded by | Katherine Curry |
| Member of the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board of Oklahoma | |
| In office February 2023 – January 21, 2024 | |
| Appointed by | Greg Treat |
| Personal details | |
| Spouse | Mike Sanders |
| Relatives | Nellie Tayloe Ross (great-grandmother) William B. Ross (great-grandfather) |
| Education | Salve Regina University |
Nellie Tayloe Sanders is an American politician who has served as the Oklahoma Secretary of Education since January 24, 2024.
Biography
[edit]Nellie Tayloe Sanders graduated from Salve Regina University.[1]
In 2013, she started working for the Center of Family Love, a hospice care center that works with disabled people.[2] In February 2023, she was appointed to the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board by Senator Greg Treat.[3] In June, she voted to approve the charter of St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School.[4] In a July meeting, she voted to retain Alliance Defending Freedom to represent the schoolboard in litigation over the approval of St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School.[5]
Governor Kevin Stitt appointed Sanders the Oklahoma Secretary of Education on January 24, 2024.[6] She resigned her school board position on January 21, before taking office.[2]
Personal life
[edit]She is married to Mike Sanders and they have two children.[2][1] She is dyslexic.[7] She is the great-granddaughter of Nellie Tayloe Ross, the first woman governor in the United States, and William B. Ross.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Maupin, Jennifer (24 January 2024). "Gov. Stitt appoints new Secretary of Education". KJRH-TV. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ a b c Evans, Murray (January 24, 2024). "Catholic charter school supporter named to governor's Cabinet as education secretary". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ Martinez-Keel, nur (June 9, 2023). "National spotlight falls on Oklahoma board that approved country's first publicly funded religious school. What we know about the board". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ Brinkman, Bennett (5 June 2023). "After last-minute board member switch, SVCSB approves virtual Catholic charter school". NonDoc. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ Brinkman, Bennett (24 July 2023). "Anticipating Catholic charter litigation, SVCSB to retain conservative Christian law firm". NonDoc. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "Governor Stitt Names Nellie Tayloe Sanders as Education Secretary". Governor of Oklahoma. January 25, 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ Weber, Andy (27 January 2024). "Oklahoma's newly appointed education secretary sees things differently. Literally". KOCO. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ Solloway, Elise (January 10, 2017). "Retired teachers hear story of nation's first woman governor". Retrieved 27 January 2024.
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