Carolyn Stanford Taylor

Carolyn Stanford Taylor is an American educator who served as the 27th Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction from 2019 to 2021. Stanford Taylor was the first African American to serve as Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Carolyn Stanford Taylor
27th Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin
In office
January 7, 2019  July 5, 2021
GovernorTony Evers
Preceded byTony Evers
Succeeded byJill Underly
Personal details
Born1957 or 1958 (age 66–67)
Marks, Mississippi, U.S.
Political partyIndependent
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison (BA, MA)

Her appointment was announced by Wisconsin Governor-elect Tony Evers in December 2018, who served as Superintendent of Public Instruction prior to his election as Governor. She did not run for the seat in 2021. Prior to assuming the superintendent’s office, she served as the Assistant State Superintendent for the Wisconsin Division for Learning Support for 17 years.

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