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Tag: superintendent turnover
April 2, 2018

LA Unified board must seek more public input into new superintendent search

Search for new superintendent must build trust, create unity and provide a mandate.

John Rogers and Donald Cohen
February 21, 2018

Former Oakland school superintendent forced to resign after one year as head of DC schools

Antwan Wilson apologizes for skirting district rules to transfer his daughter to another D.C. high school.

Louis Freedberg
January 22, 2018

LA’s choice: In charter wars, board members say they will seek bridge builder as next schools chief

For the L.A. Unified board, outgoing superintendent may be the model for a successor.

George White
January 8, 2018

LA's choice: selecting an insider or outsider for next school superintendent

Majority of superintendents in the state's largest 30 districts had strong ties to their districts when they were selected.

Louis Freedberg
June 5, 2017

Oakland is the latest big district turning to an insider to head schools

School boards hope that superintendents with ties to their districts will reduce the churn in leadership.

Louis Freedberg and Theresa Harrington
November 22, 2016

Oakland school superintendent resigns after just over two years on the job

The district has had three superintendents in the past four years.

Louis Freedberg
November 6, 2016

Districts grapple with superintendent turnover along with new reforms

An EdSource survey of the state’s 30 largest districts shows that in 17 out of 30 districts, the superintendents have been in office for three years or less.

Louis Freedberg and Michael Collier