Over 36,000 voters have signed petitions to kick board President Rick Ledesma and member Madison Miner out of office for quietly firing Superintendent Gunn Marie Hansen over winter break.
A young Clarence Michael Robinson Jr. was sitting outside his third grade teacher's classroom when he heard his father rise out of his chair inside the room and slam a fist on a desk.
In the wake of the dismissal of race-conscious admissions, superintendents and administrators must understand the importance of hiring counselors and partnering with local colleges and universities to ensure their marginalized students have access postsecondary opportunities.
"Never would I have imagined that students would today have contact with a substance where even just a small bit of a pill could kill you," says Alberto Carvalho, superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Job candidates with criminal records are no longer automatically barred from working for the Des Moines Public School District following a change in hiring practices recommended by new Superintendent Ian Roberts.
Most often, applicants desire a salary that's livable and respectable. Unfortunately, not every school district can offer competitive pay. So what are they doing instead?
Tracy Grit is just one of 30 new superintendents across North Carolina this fall, in a state with 115 school districts. Most of the new superintendents, like him, have never had the title before. This year, nine are serving in an interim role, and the ranks of Black, Latino and female superintendents have all declined slightly.
The bus driver shortage is not slowing down for many school districts but when students at Otsego Local Schools hop on the bus, they may be surprised to see Superintendent, Kevin O'Shea behind the wheel.
If you've just entered the superintendency or you're planning to in the future, here are three sessions that cover some of the most pressing concerns new leaders face.
Texas Association of School Boards committee was particularly impressed with Salazar-Zamora's approach to finding creative and innovative solutions to ensure every child gets a quality education.
