HARRISBURG – The PA Senate Education Committee voted unanimously to advance the nomination of Dr. Carrie Rowe as PA’s Secretary of Education. Rowe, a lifelong PA resident and product of the Commonwealth’s public schools, has served as a Spanish teacher, principal, superintendent, and Deputy Secretary at the Department of Education. The committee voted to report Dr. Rowe’s nomination to the full Senate with no recommendation. If confirmed by the Senate, she will officially serve as PA’s Education Secretary, overseeing policies and programs impacting over 1.7 million public school students. She has been serving as Acting Secretary since being nominated by the Governor.
