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Rachel S. White

@imrachelwhite

Associate Professor of Education Leadership & Policy @utexascoe. Founder, The Superintendent Lab

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I recently joined Derek Gottlieb & Dr. Rob DeMeuse on The School Perceptions Podcast to chat about: ➡️what's driving superintendent transitions & should we be concerned abt supt turnover (hint: i'm mostly concerned that some communities are more at risk of experiencing

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Continued gratitude for our UT Austin student journalists The Daily Texan who tirelessly cover impt local, state, & national issues that impact our Longhorn community. I recently chatted with Isaiah, Senior News Reporter, for his latest story that provides insight into

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This morning, The Superintendent Lab (TSL) released a new research infographic on the nuances of superintendent attrition from 2019-20 to 2024-25 using data from the National Longitudinal Superintendent Database🤓 Over the last decade, I noticed a notable gap in supt research:

This morning, The Superintendent Lab (TSL) released a  new research infographic on the nuances of superintendent attrition from 2019-20 to 2024-25 using data from the National Longitudinal Superintendent Database🤓

Over the last decade, I noticed a notable gap in supt research:
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In an era of misinformation & disinformation campaigns that impact many public school districts, I have grown increasingly grateful for the amazing education journalists covering critical issues in our schools, being thorough & thoughtful in their investigative work, and bringing

In an era of misinformation & disinformation campaigns that impact many public school districts, I have grown increasingly grateful for the amazing education journalists covering critical issues in our schools, being thorough & thoughtful in their investigative work, and bringing
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Being in community with aspiring superintendents who are engaged in rigorous research that taps into both their on-the-ground experiences and insights & their curiosity to rigorously & systematically study problems of practice is one of my absolute favorite parts of my job!

Being in community with aspiring superintendents who are engaged in rigorous research that taps into both their on-the-ground experiences and insights & their curiosity to rigorously & systematically study problems of practice is one of my absolute favorite parts of my job!
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Providing the public with timely data & evidence related to superintendents in all of America's K-12 public schools was truly my dream when I built The Superintendent Lab🤓 Thanks to Axios for their recent piece that ft. data from the Nat'l Longitudinal Superintendent

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Still two more days to go, but #AERA2025 has already been one for the books🤓 Congratulations to my colleagues at College of Education — Dr. Denisa Gandara received the Palmer O. Johnson Memorial Award for most outstanding paper in an AERA journal & Dr. David DeMattthews received the

Still two more days to go, but #AERA2025 has already been one for the books🤓

Congratulations to my colleagues at <a href="/utexascoe/">College of Education</a> —  Dr. Denisa Gandara received the Palmer O. Johnson Memorial Award for most outstanding paper in an AERA journal &amp; Dr. David DeMattthews received the
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🚨New pub out in Educational Policy: "Superintendents’ Beliefs About and Engagement in State Education Policy Making" In this study, I conducted a nat'l survey of supts & in-depth interviews w 58 supts, to explore supts beliefs about their role is in shaping state policy, how

🚨New pub out in Educational Policy: "Superintendents’ Beliefs About and Engagement in State Education Policy Making" 

In this study, I conducted a nat'l survey of supts &amp; in-depth interviews w 58 supts, to explore supts beliefs about their role is in shaping state policy, how
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Thank you, Randy! I am really so grateful to all of the superintendents who have been so kind, generous, and open to being part of my research. I am hopeful that, because of their willingness to share their experience and voice, this work — and future work — will continue to

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One of my goals in launching The Superintendent Lab was to make data on supts more accessible to the public + more humanizing. We cannot have thoughtful discussions around policy or practice-based approaches to reducing volatile supt churn or altering the molasses-like pace at

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🚨New article out on how supts utilize networks when making decisions in politicized contexts. Drawing on interviews w/ 39 supts across the U.S., we identified 5 categories of perceived support/benefits obtained through network participation: 🔗decisional support/coordination

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Opinion: Unproven school board governance training in Texas is all hat and no cattle | Opinion statesman.com/story/opinion/…

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Lone Star Governance (LSG) is an unproven school board governance reform that the TEA has mandated many TX public school districts adopt--often at a price tag of $60k+. LSG purports to improve student outcomes -- but districts forced to adopt LSG are now facing state

Lone Star Governance (LSG) is an unproven school board governance reform that the TEA has mandated many TX public school districts adopt--often at a price tag of $60k+. 

LSG purports to improve student outcomes -- but districts  forced to adopt LSG are now facing state