In this article, the author uses the metaphor of a tempest to describe superintendency succession and reform in urban schools. This article describes the context of a city corporation’s attempt at initiating reform and focuses on two city school administrators—one a newly hired Latina superintendent and the other an African American female assistant superintendent.
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