Charles Bowles Glenn (December 1, 1871 — April 21, 1967) was an American educator who served as superintendent of the Birmingham, Alabama school district from 1921 to 1942, and was president of the National Education Association from 1937 through 1938.
Glenn would later receive honorary degrees from the University of Alabama (LL.D., 1918) and Birmingham-Southern College (Litt.
[4] Birmingham faced significant growth in the 1920s, and Glenn shepherded a massive school building program for the district.
Between 1923 and 1930, Birmingham passed two major bond issues to construct dozens of schools; today, the majority of Birmingham's 70 schools were built during Glenn's 1920s building program.
In retirement, Glenn taught summer courses at the Ohio State University, acted as an educational consultant, and authored magazine articles.