Rural School Leadership in the Deep South: The Double-Edged Legacy of School Desegregation

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Rural School Leadership in the Deep South

By Doris Williams and Jereann King
Rural School and Community Trust

This two-part series intended to give public voice to school leaders in the South. The report comes from discussions of the Rural School Leaders Working Group, a group of 20 principals, superintendents and instructional supervisors from Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, who met to discuss the issues, challenges and opportunities for school leadership.

The Double-Edged Legacy of School Desegregation

October 2002

The report is available for free from the Rural Trust and is available here as a PDF download. Please visit our Publications section to order a paper copy.

A Framework for Professional Development

August 2003

This report explores the critical need for communities to revisit the purposes of education, especially in light of the federal No Child Left Behind Act and other high-stakes test driven accountability regulations. It also offers the perspectives of university-based teacher education faculty members, and outlines a practitioner-led professional development plan for school leaders in the Deep South. The report is available for free from the Rural Trust and is available here as a PDF download. Please visit our Publications section to order a paper copy.