Ready or not, the start of the new school year is just around the corner. As educators and administrators prepare to start the new year off strong, top former and current female district leaders share their go-to sources for advice, inspiration, and continued learning.

Here’s a roundup of their top recommendations:

If you want to feel inspired…

“I’m obsessed right now with a podcast called Founders. It’s a gentleman who studies all of these hyper successful folks–from Jay-Z to Estee Lauder to Elon Musk–and chronicles their life and their habits to make them successful entrepreneurs. The moment that we’re in right now in education, it is a startup mode in terms of really thinking about the evolution of the system. So I spend a lot of time in places that probably aren’t education but to influence and push my thinking.”
—Kyla Johnson-Trammell, Superintendent Oakland Unified School District

Read more at: https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2024/12/18/female-district-leaders-target-back-to-school-priorities/