Study Urges More Support For Women Superintendents

While there is no one reason why women leave their jobs as school district superintendents, school boards, universities, and professional organizations can build support networks to help retain women in such jobs, a new report concludes.

The report finds that many women superintendents leave their positions for personal reasons, to take other jobs in the field, or because they are disaffected with the politics of school district leadership.

It was commissioned by the National Policy Board for Educational Administration, a group of 10 education organizations developing...

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