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Dr. Rachel S. White

@drrachelswhite.bsky.social
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Associate Professor of Education Leadership & Policy @ UT Austin. Founder, The Superintendent Lab. Former school board member & track coach.

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Dr. Rachel S. White @drrachelswhite.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
The Superintendent Lab (TSL) released a brand new research infographic that explores nuances of superintendent attrition over time using data from the National Longitudinal Superintendent Database 🤓 A few notes about how/why this data came to be…1/3 infograph.venngage.com/pl/spyQgQ77Fi4
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Nature of attrition infographic
Open this design created on Venngage.
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Dr. Rachel S. White @drrachelswhite.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Continued gratitude for our studnet journalists @ The Daily Texan who tirelessly cover impt issues impacting our Longhorn community I recently chatted w Isaiah, Senior News Reporter, for his story “What’s going on with the Department of Education?” Check it out ⤵️ thedailytexan.com/2025/03/24/t...
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The Daily Texan explains: What’s going on with the U.S. Department of Education?
President Donald Trump announced actions limiting the scope of the Department of Education late last week. The department houses multiple UT-related programs that could be affected. Here’s what you ne...
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Dr. Rachel S. White @drrachelswhite.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
I joined @derekgottlieb.bsky.social Dr. Rob DeMeuse on The School Perceptions Podcast to chat about drivers of supt turnover & should be we concerned about it? (hint: i'm mostly concerned some communities are more at risk of experiencing leadership instability) podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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2. What's Going On With Superintendent Turnover? with Rachel White and Rob DeMeuse
Podcast Episode · The School Perceptions Podcast · 03/25/2025 · 36m
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Dr. Rachel S. White @drrachelswhite.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Great read on what U.S. Dept of Ed actually does “For every $1 ED gets from Congressional approps, it spends ~ 3.4 cents to make money flow, enforce the law, & ensure someone picks up phone when one of the tens of millions of student loan borrowers needs help” www.slowboring.com/p/what-the-d...
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What the Department of Education actually does
America’s least understood and most efficient agency, explained
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Dr. Rachel S. White @drrachelswhite.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Amazing ending to last nights game〽️ Go Blue!!
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Cara Jackson @carajackson.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Total cost of culturally divisive conflict estimated at $3.2 billion and @drrachelswhite.bsky.social notes some additional costs not included in this estimate. The real cost? All the educational opportunities not provided when money is reallocated to deal with threats.
Total cost of culturally divisive conflict estimated at $3.2 billion
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Dr. Rachel S. White @drrachelswhite.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
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)
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Dr. Rachel S. White @drrachelswhite.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
🚨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.
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AEFP @aefpweb.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Live Handbook is a new resource from the Association for Education Finance & Policy which provides continually updated summaries of high quality education research on multiple topics. Check it out today: livehandbook.org/
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Evidence-Based Education Policy Research | Live Handbook
Explore evidence-based education policy research at our digital hub. Access data-driven insights to improve learning outcomes and shape effective policies.
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Dr. Rachel S. White @drrachelswhite.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Excited for the release of the @aefpweb.bsky.social Live Handbook on Education Policy Research! Grateful to contribute two chapters covering ALL THAT WE KNOW from research on (1) superintendents & (2) school boards, w/ wonderful co-author James Bridgeforth🤓 livehandbook.org/k-12-educati...
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Superintendents
Explore the roles, responsibilities, and impact of school superintendents. Learn about diversity, attrition, and the challenges of measuring impact.
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Dr. Rachel S. White @drrachelswhite.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Immediate reactions to USED employee RIF shared w/ UT Austin student journalist, Diego ⤵️ thedailytexan.com/2025/03/12/u... Though RIFs are being done in name of efficiency, cuts will lead to more inefficiencies as there are fewer folks carrying out critical supports & oversight mandated by Congress
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U.S. Department of Education to cut half its workforce
The U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday that it will fire over 1,300 of its employees beginning March 21 as part of a “reduction in force,” according to a news release. The department said ...
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Dr. Rachel S. White @drrachelswhite.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
@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!
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Dr. Rachel S. White @drrachelswhite.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
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
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Dr. Rachel S. White @drrachelswhite.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
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🤓
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peterpiazza1000.bsky.social @peterpiazza1000.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
When school culture wars lead to superintendent firing, resignation etc it costs districts big $$$. In fact, in one year, the total cost is about $3.2 Billion. Which is a lot. Great interview with @drrachelswhite.bsky.social on the @nepc.bsky.social podcast: nepc.colorado.edu/publication/...
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NEPC Talks Education: An Interview With Rachel White About K-12 Educational Leadership and the Superintendency
University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Rachel White about the evolving landscape of K-12 educational leadership and the superintendency.
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AASA Advocacy @aasadvocacy.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Listen to our weekly Podcast Pick 🗣️🎙️ on the #AASAadv app on the App & Play Stores: aasa-advocacy.app.link/view. This week we picked NEPC Talks Education w/ @cmsaldana.bsky.social and @drrachelswhite.bsky.social about the evolving landscape of K-12 educational leadership and the superintendency.
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National Education Policy Center @nepc.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
February's NEPC Talks Education podcast: @cmsaldana.bsky.social and @drrachelswhite.bsky.social discuss the the evolving landscape of K-12 educational leadership and the superintendency nepc.colorado.edu/publication-...
Rachel White, University of Texas at Austin
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Dr. Rachel S. White @drrachelswhite.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Loved the opportunity to share our collaborative research on the cost of conflict to k12 public schools & superintendents with @publicschoolsfirstnc.org 🤓
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Dr. Rachel S. White @drrachelswhite.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
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🤓
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Dr. Rachel S. White @drrachelswhite.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
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a kermit the frog is holding a sign that says vote .
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Dr. Rachel S. White @drrachelswhite.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Always wonderful to nerd out over supt research w @noellerson.bsky.social 🤓 Such a fun episode to be a part of--primarily focused on a recent study that I was part of explored the costs of conflict to public schls & supts💰 Check out the Pod👇🏽 & the report here idea.gseis.ucla.edu/publications...
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Dr. Rachel S. White @drrachelswhite.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
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!
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Dr. Rachel S. White @drrachelswhite.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Voters will soon be deciding who to vote for in Spring schl brd elections🗳️ Had a fun convo w @derekgottlieb.bsky.social abt what schl brd members can/should do, supt-brd relations, & how voters may think abt who they want to serve their community in this role podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
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19. BONUS: What We Can and Should Expect from School Boards, with Rachel White
Podcast Episode · The Referenda · 01/09/2025 · 58m
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Dr. Rachel S. White @drrachelswhite.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Grateful to be included among this amazing slate of candidates for AEFP board of directors🤓 Of course, as a scholar of the politics of schl governance & former schl board member, I am hopeful for high voter turnout among AEFPers🗳️& I know AEFP will be in great hands w/ any one from this slate😊
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Cara Jackson @carajackson.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Spent some time today looking at a list of superintendents and it's reminding me of the relevance of @drrachelswhite.bsky.social's work on gender representation #EdResearch thesuperintendentlab.com/communicatin... journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Communicating Our Work
Featured Briefs Click here for Venngage Infographic link Click here for Venngage Infographic Link Trends in U.S. Acting/Interim Superintendents by Rachel S. White Infographic 2024 Gender &
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Tobias Wilson-Bates @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Just a reminder tho, if you don’t give yourself a break from work your body will take that break one way or another by completely falling apart
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Dr. Rachel S. White @drrachelswhite.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
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
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Dr. Rachel S. White @drrachelswhite.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
@utaustin.bsky.social College of Education End of Year Celebration — Ed Leadership & Policy Dept style🤘🏼🤓
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Dr. Rachel S. White @drrachelswhite.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
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
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Dr. Rachel S. White @drrachelswhite.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
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
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Dr. Rachel S. White @drrachelswhite.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
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!
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Dr. Rachel S. White @drrachelswhite.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Supts & district leaders — check out this opportunity to share info about what E-rate looks like in your context in an effort to inform AASA’s filing for upcoming SC case🤓
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Noellerson @noellerson.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Calling all superintendents (or those on their way!) Join our SUPTer Starter Pack! Message me to be added. go.bsky.app/2G12nZN
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Jack Schneider @jackschneider.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
The core tension in schooling, though we often don't discuss it, is that schools are tasked *both* with cultural transmission (i.e. reproducing the existing order) *and* with remaking the social order through truth, beauty, and wisdom. In this sense, schools will always be on a knife's edge.
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Dr. Rachel S. White @drrachelswhite.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
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
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Dr. Rachel S. White @drrachelswhite.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
@aefpweb.bsky.social friends! First Gen & Qual Scholars Community Groups are co-hosting a panel on publishing qual & mixed-methods ed policy research🤓 Register here: rebrand.ly/81w27vj p.s. don’t need to be member to attend, but if ur a First Gen or Qual scholar, consider joining our fun groups!
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: AEFP Qual & Mixed Methods Publishing Panel. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: AEFP Qual & Mixed Methods Publishing Panel. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
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Dr. Rachel S. White @drrachelswhite.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
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
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Dr. Rachel S. White @drrachelswhite.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
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
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Dr. Rachel S. White @drrachelswhite.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
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
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Dr. Rachel S. White @drrachelswhite.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
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
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Dr. Rachel S. White @drrachelswhite.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
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
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Dr. Rachel S. White @drrachelswhite.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
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
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Dr. Rachel S. White @drrachelswhite.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
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
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Dr. Rachel S. White @drrachelswhite.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
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
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Dr. Rachel S. White @drrachelswhite.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
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 3: “There’s Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension” by Hanif Abdurraqib #booksky #20BookChallenge
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Dr. Rachel S. White @drrachelswhite.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
I chatted w student journalist @ Daily Texan abt opportunities & challenges of auto-admit policy & how stdnts must still find way to pay tuition A few days after interview, UT Austin announced free tuition for families earning <$100k! Excited UT took this step🤘🏼 thedailytexan.com/2024/11/21/d...
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DT 11/22/2024
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Dr. Rachel S. White @drrachelswhite.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
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 2: “Out of Mind” by Sharon Draper #booksky #20BookChallenge
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Dr. Rachel S. White @drrachelswhite.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Great @ucea.bsky.social session on supt research🤓 -experiences of Asian Am supts -supts approach to early childhood ed -supts experiences w support networks Glad to support a few of these via the Nat’l Longitudinal Supt Database @ The Supt Lab & excited to see these pieces get out into the field!
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Dr. Rachel S. White @drrachelswhite.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
a little transcript blip from this great, but really heavy, conversation with @jenniferberkshire.bsky.social & @jackschneider.bsky.social on the impacts of culturally divisive conflict on superintendents — physically, emotionally, financially, psychologically, socially
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Dr. Rachel S. White @drrachelswhite.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
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 1: “Long Way Down” by @jasonreynolds83.bsky.social #booksky #20BookChallenge
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