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752:References
730:2018–2019
719:2015–2018
709:2005–2015
686:2001–2005
676:1995–2001
666:1991–1995
647:Resigned.
644:1988–1991
633:1987–1988
623:1980–1987
612:1979–1980
604:Resigned.
601:1969–1979
591:1966–1969
580:1965–1966
570:1957–1965
560:1953–1957
552:Resigned.
549:1948–1953
541:Resigned.
538:1935–1948
518:1933–1935
508:1927–1933
498:1926–1927
487:1919–1926
476:1913–1919
468:Resigned.
465:1907–1913
455:1905–1906
443:1901–1904
433:1897–1900
421:1893–1896
409:1891–1892
397:1887–1890
387:1885–1886
379:Resigned.
376:1883–1885
368:Resigned.
365:1881–1883
357:Resigned.
354:1878–1881
346:Resigned.
343:1877–1878
333:1873–1876
323:1865–1872
313:1859–1864
303:1855–1858
293:1849–1854
283:1845–1849
273:1843–1845
263:1841–1843
253:1836–1841
1510:Wisconsin
1475:Tennessee
1380:Minnesota
1355:Louisiana
1000:Education
970:Principal
187:, in the
1586:Category
1495:Virginia
1445:Oklahoma
1425:New York
1400:Nebraska
1390:Missouri
1375:Michigan
1365:Maryland
1350:Kentucky
1330:Illinois
1305:Delaware
1295:Colorado
1285:Arkansas
1060:Treasury
185:Michigan
1598:Commons
1515:Wyoming
1490:Vermont
1395:Montana
1335:Indiana
1315:Georgia
1310:Florida
1280:Arizona
1270:Alabama
1235:Federal
1070:Current
807:. 1963.
164:Website
66:Lansing
1450:Oregon
1405:Nevada
1345:Kansas
1320:Hawaii
1275:Alaska
1165:Former
828:May 7,
743:2019–
243:Notes
53:Formed
1480:Texas
1360:Maine
1325:Idaho
1226:K–12
1072:units
1035:State
884:(PDF)
863:(PDF)
801:(PDF)
696:2005
655:1991
240:Term
1552:Guam
1485:Utah
1440:Ohio
1340:Iowa
896:2023
830:2019
175:The
81:Ms.
56:1850
181:MDE
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