from the Washington Post:

Virginia State Superintendent Patricia Wright to retire in May

Jeffrey MacMillan - File: Patricia Wright, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Virginia

By Michael Alison Chandler, Published: March 11 E-mail the writer

Virginia Superintendent of Public Instruction Patricia I. Wright Tuesday announced that she will retire May 1 after six years in the state’s top education job and nearly three decades with the state’s Education Department.

Wright was appointed as superintendent in 2008 by Gov. Timothy M. Kaine, and reappointed two years later by Gov. Robert F. McDonnell. She also served as an acting superintendent under Gov. Mark R. Warner.