Kevin Jennings

Quick Facts

Full Name	Kevin Jennings
Occupation	Educator
Date Of Birth	May 8, 1963(1963-05-08)
Age	61
Birthplace	Fort Lauderdale
Country	United States
Birth City	Florida
Horoscope	Taurus

Kevin Jennings Biography

Kevin Jennings is one of the most popular and richest Educator who was born on May 8, 1963 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States.

Jennings then attended and received a bachelor’s degree magna cum laude in history from Harvard University, where he delivered the Harvard Oration at the 1985 commencement. He became a high school history teacher, first at Moses Brown School in Providence, Rhode Island, from 1985 to 1987, and then at Concord Academy in Concord, Massachusetts, from 1987 to 1995, where he was chair of the history department. In 1992 the Edward Calesa Foundation named Jennings one of fifty “Terrific Teachers Making a Difference”. Most of his students accepted him when he revealed his sexual identity after years of keeping it secret.

While at Concord Academy in 1988, Jennings started the nations’ first gay- straight alliance together with a female student. Jennings then co-founded the Gay and Lesbian Independent School Teacher Network (GLISTeN) in Boston in 1990, to address the problems facing LGBT students. It held its first conference the following year, when it changed its name to the Gay and Lesbian School Teachers Network (GLSTN). The organization started out as a small local one but gained a strong supportive reaction. In 1992, Jennings was appointed by Governor William Weld to co-chair the Education Committee of the Governor’s Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth. He was the principal author of, “Making Schools Safe for Gay & Lesbian Youth”, a commission report. The Massachusetts State Board of Education adopted the report as policy in May 1993 and the state became the first in the U.S. to outlaw discrimination of public school students on the basis of sexual orientation in December 1993.

Kevin Jennings Net Worth

Kevin Jennings is one of the richest Educator from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kevin Jennings 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Kevin Brett Jennings (born May 8, 1963) is an American educator, author, and administrator. He was the assistant deputy secretary for the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools at the U.S. Department of Education from 2009 to 2011.

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Social conservatives campaigned against Jennings’ appointment because they alleged he condoned child molestation based on the 2004 incident over a teen’s story he related in his book One teacher in 10 : LGBT educators share their stories. The allegations were proven to be false when it was shown the student was above the age of consent and no sex had occurred. 53 Republican members of the House of Representatives signed a letter to the Obama administration that called for Jennings’ dismissal. Education Secretary Duncan, the White House, the NEA, and the National Association of Secondary School Principals have supported Jennings’ appointment, with Duncan saying Jennings was “uniquely qualified for his job.”

Facts & Trivia

Kheireddine Ranked on the list of most popular Educator. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Kevin Jennings celebrates birthday on May 8 of every year.

Jennings is a lifelong, avid ice hockey fan, who has played in the New York City Gay Hockey Association. In 2005, he suffered a near-fatal heart attack after a game, but he recovered and returned to the ice in 2007. In 2008, Jennings spoke out against the practice of homophobic chants from fans at New York Rangers home games, and stopped his practice of regularly attending their games for about a month. Jennings and the director of the Gay Hockey Association met with officials of the Rangers and Madison Square Garden but failed to get much action from them. Jennings was a founding member of the Advisory Board for You Can Play, a campaign dedicated to fighting homophobia in sports.