Michigan’s State Board of Education has selected Glenn M. Maleyko to be the state’s next superintendent of public instruction. The superintendent serves as the principal executive officer of the Department of Education and is responsible for implementing the board’s policies. The role is so important that it’s spelled out in the state constitution.

Maleyko, currently the superintendent of Dearborn Public Schools, takes Michigan’s top education job at a crucial moment. Here are seven questions he’ll need to address.

One: “How will Michigan reverse the poor academic performance of K-12 public schools?” Student reading and math scores have been flat or falling in recent years, especially after the COVID-19 school closures.

According to scores released last month, 61.1% of third graders f

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