Oregonian
May 19th, 2015
Salam Noor, who served as assistant superintendent of Salem-Keizer schools and assistant state superintendent at the Oregon Department of Education before that, will become Oregon's new state schools chief in July.
Gov. Kate Brown said she chose Noor to oversee all of K-12 education because of his track record of improving student achievement as chief academic officer in Salem schools and at the state education agency.
Noor said his top priorities will align with the governor's: expanding early childhood education, closing the opportunity gap for minority and low-income students and better ensuring that students graduate high school prepared for college and careers.