Former Minnesota Education Commissioner Brenda Cassellius will become the next superintendent of Boston Public Schools.
Boston’s school committee voted 5-2 Wednesday to hire Cassellius over two other finalists.
Cassellius ran the Minnesota Department of Education under Gov. Mark Dayton. She left office in January when Gov. Tim Walz took office and named Mary Cathryn Ricker his education commissioner.
Cassellius also was one of three finalists for Michigan’s state superintendency, but the Boston Globe reported Wednesday that she’s taking the Boston job.