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Share May 11, 2021, 2:31 PM Classroom lessons and school materials reflect gender and racial diversity as a core value of American society, but the faces of public districts superintendents in Michigan don t reflect a demographic mix.
(Photo: Bridgemi.com) The state’s 578 school leaders [are] overwhelmingly male and almost completely white, an analysis by Bridge Michigan shows. While 65 percent of students in Michigan s traditional public schools are white, 95 percent of superintendents are white. By contrast, just 4 percent of district superintendents [22 people] are Black in a state where almost 18 percent of traditional public school students are Black. . The overwhelming whiteness of Michigan’s school leaders raises concerns about diversity at a time when the nation is grappling with social justice issues, and as Michigan schools continue to struggle with wide racial achievement gaps.
Bridge senior writer and projects editor Ron French was joined by Maddy Day, board chair of the Michigan College Access Network, and Ora Hirsch Pescovitz, president of Oakland University, for an hour-long discussion on this important topic.
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Bridge’s Lunch Break monthly series focuses on timely topics. Previous discussions have focused on racial equity in Michigan, the impact of COVID-19 on K-12 education, high water levels in the Great Lakes, the November election, readers’ COVID-19-related questions, Bridge’s coverage plans for 2021, coronavirus vaccine distribution and transparency in Michigan government.