The Patch | Next MA Education Secretary Honored For Legacy As Salem Superintendent

Steve Zrike was feted during an emotional final School Committee meeting before he becomes the Bay State’s education chief.

By Scott Souza, Patch Staff

Six years after Steve Zrike stepped into the role of Salem Public Schools superintendent from Holyoke to take over a struggling district on the cusp of a worldwide pandemic, the next state Secretary of Education was honored for his personal and far-reaching impact on a generation of students during his final School Committee meeting in the city.

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