The interim state superintendents of Hawaii and Kansas were hired for their respective top jobs last week. Kathryn Matayoshi had been Hawaii’s interim superintendent since January and spearheaded the state’s winning Race to the Top application. In Kansas, Diane DeBacker had been interim schools chief since last October, when Alexa Posny left to join the U.S. Department of Education.
A version of this article appeared in the September 22, 2010 edition of Education Week as Hawaii, Kansas Get Schools Chiefs