Yvonne Stokes, the former Hamilton Southeastern Schools leader, will be Gary Community Schools first board-appointed superintendent since the state took control of the district in 2017.
There exists an idiom that aptly captures the pattern of how "the establishment" perceives Black advancement in America. It goes, "One step forward, two steps back," dating back to Reconstruction.
The Madison school district was looking for a leader with community ties. Joe Gothard was previously a student, teacher, coach and administrator in the district.