superintendents

Anthony "Tony" Smith takes on the "awesome responsibility" of leading the Oakland (Calif.) Unified School District.

Why John Kuhn, superintendent of Perrin-Whitt (Texas) School District stood up for teachers.

To encourage curiosity in reading among students, Superintendent Edythe Austermuhl mingles with students in their classrooms, hold informal book talks, and find new readings.

William Mayes, executive director of the Michigan Association of School Administrators and the president of the Association of State Executives

Planning new initiatives in the summertime.

Advice for new superintendents about to start their jobs.

Frank Costanzo, superintendent of the Tuscaloosa County (Ala.) School System, partnered with emergency personnel just minutes after an F4 tornado ripped through the county.

Exploding state budget deficits are forcing administrators to cut their own jobs.

Superintendent Valeria Silva, Saint Paul (Minn.) Public Schools

Anthony Tata brings three decades of military experience to his new job leading schools—and some of its controversial policies—in Wake County, N.C.