Dr. Rachel S. White
@drrachelswhite.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Education Leadership & Policy @ UT Austin. Founder, The Superintendent Lab. Former school board member & track coach.
Last day, best day @aefpweb.bsky.social #AEFP2025😉
Come join this fun session on conflict🤓 — I’ll be sharing our paper on the cost of conflict to K12 schools & superintendents (spoiler alert🚨 : $3.2 billion on 2023-24)
Come join this fun session on conflict🤓 — I’ll be sharing our paper on the cost of conflict to K12 schools & superintendents (spoiler alert🚨 : $3.2 billion on 2023-24)
March 15, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Last day, best day @aefpweb.bsky.social #AEFP2025😉
Come join this fun session on conflict🤓 — I’ll be sharing our paper on the cost of conflict to K12 schools & superintendents (spoiler alert🚨 : $3.2 billion on 2023-24)
Come join this fun session on conflict🤓 — I’ll be sharing our paper on the cost of conflict to K12 schools & superintendents (spoiler alert🚨 : $3.2 billion on 2023-24)
🚨New pub in AERA Open that uses latent profile analysis to pose a more nuanced, holistic measure of teacher working conditions, allowing one working conditions to move in conjunction with another.
March 14, 2025 at 2:32 PM
🚨New pub in AERA Open that uses latent profile analysis to pose a more nuanced, holistic measure of teacher working conditions, allowing one working conditions to move in conjunction with another.
@aefpweb.bsky.social folks! Join us for a collaborative Community Groups Happy Hour on Friday✌🏼🤓
Lite food & drinks are FREE!!
Excited for members of the First Gen Community group to have this opportunity to share space with Scholars of Color, Ed Dev, and Policymaker & Practitioner communities!
Lite food & drinks are FREE!!
Excited for members of the First Gen Community group to have this opportunity to share space with Scholars of Color, Ed Dev, and Policymaker & Practitioner communities!
March 12, 2025 at 6:50 PM
@aefpweb.bsky.social folks! Join us for a collaborative Community Groups Happy Hour on Friday✌🏼🤓
Lite food & drinks are FREE!!
Excited for members of the First Gen Community group to have this opportunity to share space with Scholars of Color, Ed Dev, and Policymaker & Practitioner communities!
Lite food & drinks are FREE!!
Excited for members of the First Gen Community group to have this opportunity to share space with Scholars of Color, Ed Dev, and Policymaker & Practitioner communities!
The updated 2024-25 superintendent gender infographic w details on variation in gender gaps based on district characteristics, proportion of women serving in an interim status, & more here:
lnkd.in/gx284zXY
lnkd.in/gx284zXY
March 3, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The updated 2024-25 superintendent gender infographic w details on variation in gender gaps based on district characteristics, proportion of women serving in an interim status, & more here:
lnkd.in/gx284zXY
lnkd.in/gx284zXY
While some states have made great gains in closing superintendent gender gaps, others have gone backwards.
@ucea-leadership.bsky.social @aefpweb.bsky.social @edweek.bsky.social @edsurge.com @chalkbeat.org @haveyouheard.bsky.social @leadingnow.bsky.social
@ucea-leadership.bsky.social @aefpweb.bsky.social @edweek.bsky.social @edsurge.com @chalkbeat.org @haveyouheard.bsky.social @leadingnow.bsky.social
March 3, 2025 at 4:17 PM
While some states have made great gains in closing superintendent gender gaps, others have gone backwards.
@ucea-leadership.bsky.social @aefpweb.bsky.social @edweek.bsky.social @edsurge.com @chalkbeat.org @haveyouheard.bsky.social @leadingnow.bsky.social
@ucea-leadership.bsky.social @aefpweb.bsky.social @edweek.bsky.social @edsurge.com @chalkbeat.org @haveyouheard.bsky.social @leadingnow.bsky.social
The superintendent gender gap is closing, albeit at a painfully slow rate -- at an average of 1.3 percentage points per year.
At this rate, the national superintendent gap may close by 2055 -- though some states may achieve equity much faster than others, as is shown in the next visualization...
At this rate, the national superintendent gap may close by 2055 -- though some states may achieve equity much faster than others, as is shown in the next visualization...
March 3, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The superintendent gender gap is closing, albeit at a painfully slow rate -- at an average of 1.3 percentage points per year.
At this rate, the national superintendent gap may close by 2055 -- though some states may achieve equity much faster than others, as is shown in the next visualization...
At this rate, the national superintendent gap may close by 2055 -- though some states may achieve equity much faster than others, as is shown in the next visualization...
The Superintendent Lab just released the 2024-25 update on supt gender gaps & supt attrition
First up: gender gaps through the lens of first names
- Michaels, Johns, & Davids made up nearly 10% of all supts
- 1 out of 5 supts has one of the 10 first names listed below
First up: gender gaps through the lens of first names
- Michaels, Johns, & Davids made up nearly 10% of all supts
- 1 out of 5 supts has one of the 10 first names listed below
March 3, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The Superintendent Lab just released the 2024-25 update on supt gender gaps & supt attrition
First up: gender gaps through the lens of first names
- Michaels, Johns, & Davids made up nearly 10% of all supts
- 1 out of 5 supts has one of the 10 first names listed below
First up: gender gaps through the lens of first names
- Michaels, Johns, & Davids made up nearly 10% of all supts
- 1 out of 5 supts has one of the 10 first names listed below
THE ENERGY from this group of incredible women ed leaders in SoCal was 🔥🔥
Thank you Assoc of California School Admins Region 14 for inviting into this amazing community to share research on supt policy engagement, attrition, & gender inequities at this morning’s Women’s Leadership Breakfast🤓
Thank you Assoc of California School Admins Region 14 for inviting into this amazing community to share research on supt policy engagement, attrition, & gender inequities at this morning’s Women’s Leadership Breakfast🤓
February 28, 2025 at 6:45 PM
THE ENERGY from this group of incredible women ed leaders in SoCal was 🔥🔥
Thank you Assoc of California School Admins Region 14 for inviting into this amazing community to share research on supt policy engagement, attrition, & gender inequities at this morning’s Women’s Leadership Breakfast🤓
Thank you Assoc of California School Admins Region 14 for inviting into this amazing community to share research on supt policy engagement, attrition, & gender inequities at this morning’s Women’s Leadership Breakfast🤓
Loved the opportunity to share our collaborative research on the cost of conflict to k12 public schools & superintendents with @publicschoolsfirstnc.org 🤓
February 7, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Loved the opportunity to share our collaborative research on the cost of conflict to k12 public schools & superintendents with @publicschoolsfirstnc.org 🤓
Last week, I got to work w supts from across U.S. to develop strategies for leading in our current political context.
The convos were powerful, even when things they’re navigating are hard to comprehend.
Reminded how impt this position is for our kids & our nation. Grateful for y’all🤓
The convos were powerful, even when things they’re navigating are hard to comprehend.
Reminded how impt this position is for our kids & our nation. Grateful for y’all🤓
February 3, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Last week, I got to work w supts from across U.S. to develop strategies for leading in our current political context.
The convos were powerful, even when things they’re navigating are hard to comprehend.
Reminded how impt this position is for our kids & our nation. Grateful for y’all🤓
The convos were powerful, even when things they’re navigating are hard to comprehend.
Reminded how impt this position is for our kids & our nation. Grateful for y’all🤓
Heart is so full❤️
Joint-endeavor between pops (a school board member for nearly 40 years now) + me (who studies school governance & is a former school board member, too🤓) for a larger podcast on school boards & democratic governance!
Can’t wait to see how this turns out!
Joint-endeavor between pops (a school board member for nearly 40 years now) + me (who studies school governance & is a former school board member, too🤓) for a larger podcast on school boards & democratic governance!
Can’t wait to see how this turns out!
January 10, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Heart is so full❤️
Joint-endeavor between pops (a school board member for nearly 40 years now) + me (who studies school governance & is a former school board member, too🤓) for a larger podcast on school boards & democratic governance!
Can’t wait to see how this turns out!
Joint-endeavor between pops (a school board member for nearly 40 years now) + me (who studies school governance & is a former school board member, too🤓) for a larger podcast on school boards & democratic governance!
Can’t wait to see how this turns out!
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 14: “A Long Walk to Water” by Linda Sue Park
#booksky #20BookChallenge
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 14: “A Long Walk to Water” by Linda Sue Park
#booksky #20BookChallenge
December 13, 2024 at 9:00 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 14: “A Long Walk to Water” by Linda Sue Park
#booksky #20BookChallenge
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 14: “A Long Walk to Water” by Linda Sue Park
#booksky #20BookChallenge
@utaustin.bsky.social College of Education End of Year Celebration — Ed Leadership & Policy Dept style🤘🏼🤓
December 12, 2024 at 3:03 AM
@utaustin.bsky.social College of Education End of Year Celebration — Ed Leadership & Policy Dept style🤘🏼🤓
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 13: “Master of the Senate” by Robert Caro
#booksky #20BookChallenge
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 13: “Master of the Senate” by Robert Caro
#booksky #20BookChallenge
December 11, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 13: “Master of the Senate” by Robert Caro
#booksky #20BookChallenge
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 13: “Master of the Senate” by Robert Caro
#booksky #20BookChallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 12: “The Autobiography of Malcom X” as told to Alex Haley
#booksky #20BookChallenge
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 12: “The Autobiography of Malcom X” as told to Alex Haley
#booksky #20BookChallenge
December 9, 2024 at 5:09 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 12: “The Autobiography of Malcom X” as told to Alex Haley
#booksky #20BookChallenge
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 12: “The Autobiography of Malcom X” as told to Alex Haley
#booksky #20BookChallenge
Loved being in conversation with Executives of state associations of superintendents across the U.S. @aasa.org Running The Store conference 🤓
So excited for the work to come based on convos in this community!
So excited for the work to come based on convos in this community!
December 6, 2024 at 6:51 PM
Loved being in conversation with Executives of state associations of superintendents across the U.S. @aasa.org Running The Store conference 🤓
So excited for the work to come based on convos in this community!
So excited for the work to come based on convos in this community!
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 11: “Their Eyes Were Watching God” by Zora Neale Hurston
#booksky #20BookChallenge
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 11: “Their Eyes Were Watching God” by Zora Neale Hurston
#booksky #20BookChallenge
December 4, 2024 at 5:46 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 11: “Their Eyes Were Watching God” by Zora Neale Hurston
#booksky #20BookChallenge
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 11: “Their Eyes Were Watching God” by Zora Neale Hurston
#booksky #20BookChallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 10: “One Crazy Summer” by Rita Williams-Garcia
#booksky #20BookChallenge
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 10: “One Crazy Summer” by Rita Williams-Garcia
#booksky #20BookChallenge
December 2, 2024 at 5:58 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 10: “One Crazy Summer” by Rita Williams-Garcia
#booksky #20BookChallenge
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 10: “One Crazy Summer” by Rita Williams-Garcia
#booksky #20BookChallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 9: “Inside Out and Back Again” by Thanhhà Lai
#booksky #20BookChallenge
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 9: “Inside Out and Back Again” by Thanhhà Lai
#booksky #20BookChallenge
December 1, 2024 at 1:55 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 9: “Inside Out and Back Again” by Thanhhà Lai
#booksky #20BookChallenge
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 9: “Inside Out and Back Again” by Thanhhà Lai
#booksky #20BookChallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 8: “Ghost” by Jason Reynolds
#booksky #20BookChallenge
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 8: “Ghost” by Jason Reynolds
#booksky #20BookChallenge
November 30, 2024 at 1:38 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 8: “Ghost” by Jason Reynolds
#booksky #20BookChallenge
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 8: “Ghost” by Jason Reynolds
#booksky #20BookChallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 8: “Ghost” by Jason Reynolds
#booksky #20BookChallenge
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 8: “Ghost” by Jason Reynolds
#booksky #20BookChallenge
November 30, 2024 at 1:38 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 8: “Ghost” by Jason Reynolds
#booksky #20BookChallenge
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 8: “Ghost” by Jason Reynolds
#booksky #20BookChallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 7: “The Giver” by Lois Lowry
#booksky #20BookChallenge
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 7: “The Giver” by Lois Lowry
#booksky #20BookChallenge
November 28, 2024 at 1:20 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 7: “The Giver” by Lois Lowry
#booksky #20BookChallenge
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 7: “The Giver” by Lois Lowry
#booksky #20BookChallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 6: “Free Lunch” by Rex Ogle
#booksky #20BookChallenge
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 6: “Free Lunch” by Rex Ogle
#booksky #20BookChallenge
November 27, 2024 at 3:07 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 6: “Free Lunch” by Rex Ogle
#booksky #20BookChallenge
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 6: “Free Lunch” by Rex Ogle
#booksky #20BookChallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 5: “The Crossover” by Kwame Alexander
#booksky #20BookChallenge
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 5: “The Crossover” by Kwame Alexander
#booksky #20BookChallenge
November 25, 2024 at 11:00 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 5: “The Crossover” by Kwame Alexander
#booksky #20BookChallenge
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 5: “The Crossover” by Kwame Alexander
#booksky #20BookChallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 4: “The Prophet” by Khalil Gibran
#booksky #20BookChallenge
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 4: “The Prophet” by Khalil Gibran
#booksky #20BookChallenge
November 24, 2024 at 10:10 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 4: “The Prophet” by Khalil Gibran
#booksky #20BookChallenge
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 4: “The Prophet” by Khalil Gibran
#booksky #20BookChallenge