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Echoing Their Ancestors, Women Lead School Districts In The United States, Margaret Grogan
Echoing Their Ancestors, Women Lead School Districts In The United States, Margaret Grogan
CGU Faculty Publications and Research
Women have been involved in leadership activities throughout the history of the United States. Not always called leadership, their capacities to deal with difficult situations, and to manage enterprises have been earned them the reputation of being strong and resilient, capable of great initiative. This article draws briefly on this history to situate a discussion of how women are shaping the most powerful position in U.S. education - the superintendency. Using published findings from the AASA (2003) national survey of women superintendents and central office administrators, conducted by Margaret Grogan and Cryss Brunner, the article argues that women are still …
Educational Partnership Addresses Regional Problems Creatively, Kay Hyatt
Educational Partnership Addresses Regional Problems Creatively, Kay Hyatt
General University of Maine Publications
An enterprising project to address Maine's teacher shortage and provide an alternative certification process is off and running in mid-coast schools through a partnership with the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development. The innovative work of the regional collaboration is also catching the attention of other districts struggling to find, certify and keep qualified teachers.
Education: The Basis Of Democracy, H H. Cherry
Education: The Basis Of Democracy, H H. Cherry
Presidential Publications
This book is a compilation of chapel talks made by President Henry Hardin Cherry in response to a resolution passed by the student body of Western Kentucky State Teachers College and Normal School, August 6, 1925.