Against the Current: Minoritized Leaders Resisting Pressure to Maintain Status Quo Inequity
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| Title: | Against the Current: Minoritized Leaders Resisting Pressure to Maintain Status Quo Inequity |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Kemi A. Oyewole (ORCID |
| Source: | Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership. 2025 28(4):127-142. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 16 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Superintendents, Boards of Education, Administrators, Leaders, Case Studies, Social Justice, Change Agents, African American Leadership, Women Administrators, Public Opinion, Criticism, Racism, Equal Education, Community Influence, African American Influences, Minority Group Influences, Political Influences, Racial Factors, Latin Americans, Samoan Americans, Leadership, Leadership Role |
| Geographic Terms: | Nebraska (Omaha), California (San Francisco), Maryland |
| DOI: | 10.1177/15554589251388925 |
| ISSN: | 1555-4589 |
| Abstract: | This case study explores three vignettes of resistance faced by superintendents and school board members as they attempted to implement equity-centered policy that challenges the status quo. We recount the outcry that followed Superintendent Andrea Kane declaring "Black Lives Matter" in Queen Anne's County, MD; Superintendent Cheryl Logan introducing a comprehensive career pathways program in Omaha, NE; and School Board Commissioners Alison Collins, Gabriela López, and Faauuga Moliga voting to support marginalized communities in San Francisco, CA. The threats, smear campaigns, and recall elections these leaders of color endured underscore the lengths to which privileged constituencies will go to protect their educational advantage and resist systemic change. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1492595 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This case study explores three vignettes of resistance faced by superintendents and school board members as they attempted to implement equity-centered policy that challenges the status quo. We recount the outcry that followed Superintendent Andrea Kane declaring "Black Lives Matter" in Queen Anne's County, MD; Superintendent Cheryl Logan introducing a comprehensive career pathways program in Omaha, NE; and School Board Commissioners Alison Collins, Gabriela López, and Faauuga Moliga voting to support marginalized communities in San Francisco, CA. The threats, smear campaigns, and recall elections these leaders of color endured underscore the lengths to which privileged constituencies will go to protect their educational advantage and resist systemic change. |
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| ISSN: | 1555-4589 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/15554589251388925 |
