PA Secretary of Education Pedro Rivera has announced his intent to leave his position. He will assume the presidency of the of Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology in Lancaster on October 1, 2020.

Secretary Rivera served as PA’s education secretary for five years. He was recognized by Governor Tom Wolf for his work towards a new basic education funding formula; developing the Future Ready PA Index; and a school improvement strategy to assist struggling schools.

In support of PAPSA, Secretary Rivera visited the 2019 annual conference, providing an update from PDE and holding a lively Q&A session. His session proved to be wildly popular.

In response to Sec. Rivera’s resignation, Governor Wolf stated his intention to nominate PDEs Deputy Secretary of Postsecondary and Higher Education Noe Ortega fill the vacancy.

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