Women and Minority Leaders

Leadership

CoSN and AASA announce 2025 EmpowerED Digital Superintendent of the Year

The award recognizes exceptional superintendents who leverage and champion transformative technologies in the classroom and throughout their school systems.

Mental Health and Wellness

Newark Public Schools hosts teen mental health summit to give students tools to cope, raise awareness

The summit also served as training for the students who will plan, develop, and facilitate mental health campaigns at district high schools.

Op-ed

The ABCs of ADCs: How to select the right adaptive digital content for your school system

Charleston County School District

These edtech tools can be game changers, but it’s critical that district leaders select the right resources to meet the needs of their teachers and students.

Leadership

AASA names National Superintendent of the Year

Walter B. Gonsoulin, Jr., superintendent of Jefferson County Public Schools in Alabama, was presented with the award at the 2025 AASA National Conference on Education in New Orleans.

Op-ed

How Denver’s school reforms raised grad rate, got kids years of extra learning

The shift to a portfolio model that gave families choices, empowered educators and demanded accountability for performance shows change is possible.

Policy and Legislation

Denver Public Schools sues feds to stop immigration enforcement at schools, ‘sensitive locations’

The district is taking the Trump administration to court in an effort to keep immigration enforcement away from schools locally and across the country. “We can’t continue to function with this fear,” DPS Superintendent Alex Marrero said.

Research

Survey: Gender biases persist in K-12 leadership roles

The national study, conducted by Women Leading Ed, found that women are consistently overlooked for advancement, and experience pressures, scrutiny, and expectations that most male leaders do not have to face.

Leadership

Memphis district fires Feagins as superintendent, triggering new round of leadership turmoil

Chalkbeat Tennessee

A bitterly divided school board voted 6-3 to oust Feagins, approving a resolution that cited allegations of professional misconduct and poor leadership.

Leadership

Chicago school board fires CEO Pedro Martinez

Chalkbeat Chicago

The firing was a dramatic culmination to months of turmoil that pitted the mayor and the teachers union against the district's leader. “It’s not right,” an angry and emotional Martinez said to reporters after the vote.

Research

Research: Black students disciplined more often in K-12 schools

A new report finds significant racial disparities in how disciplinary practices are applied across the country, and offers recommendations for district leaders to build healthier and more equitable cultures.

Leadership

AASA names finalists for National Superintendent of the Year Award

Honorees include superintendents from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, and Illinois.

Leadership

Philadelphia students show marginal gains on standardized tests

The city's schools are in the midst of a $70 million curriculum overhaul, and Superintendent Tony Watlington says slow progress is to be expected. “We have an awful long way to go.”

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