The KDE has chosen Robin Fields Kinney to take over the top education post during the search for a permanent replacement for Glass, who has cited the politics surrounding the position and moves by the Republican-controlled General Assembly as reasons he’s on the way out.
"I do not wish to be part of implementing the dangerous and unconstitutional anti-LGBTQI law that the legislature passed this last session, so it is time for me to move on," Glass told reporters in a press conference after his resignation announcement.
Stepping into what’s become a higher-pressure job, Kinney – who heads up the Office of Finance and Operations for KDE – will only serve on a temporary basis. She will not be eligible for the permanent position. Her annual salary will be set at about $260,000.
Kinney will take over the role from Glass on September 30.
