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Dr Michelle King

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Dr Michelle King

Birth
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Death
2 Feb 2019 (aged 57)
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA Add to Map
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Michelle King was an American educator. She was the first black woman ever to serve as superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). She was appointed in January 2016 by the Los Angeles Board of Education. LAUSD is the second largest US school district.

Michelle was born in Los Angeles, California. Her father was an attorney and her mother worked for the county. King attended schools in the district she would eventually lead. She was one of the few black students at Palisades High School, a school with wealthy and mostly white students. King excelled in academics and was also a cheerleader.

She attended the University of California, Los Angeles, hoping to enter the field of education. At U.C.L.A. she earned a bachelor's degree in biology. She later received a master of science in administration from Pepperdine University, and then completed her doctorate in education at the University of Southern California
Michelle King was an American educator. She was the first black woman ever to serve as superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). She was appointed in January 2016 by the Los Angeles Board of Education. LAUSD is the second largest US school district.

Michelle was born in Los Angeles, California. Her father was an attorney and her mother worked for the county. King attended schools in the district she would eventually lead. She was one of the few black students at Palisades High School, a school with wealthy and mostly white students. King excelled in academics and was also a cheerleader.

She attended the University of California, Los Angeles, hoping to enter the field of education. At U.C.L.A. she earned a bachelor's degree in biology. She later received a master of science in administration from Pepperdine University, and then completed her doctorate in education at the University of Southern California

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