Leading Into the Millennium

Abstract

This special issue describes and explores the complexities surrounding efforts to lead in and build educational organizations that serve the socially and culturally diverse students attending schools on the U.S.-Mexico borderlands. Examining and reflecting on the realities that educational leaders encounter as they strive to provide educational opportunities to the unique population they serve is critical–especially now, as increasingly student populations across the K-16 spectrum appear to not fit the so-called traditional mold and they are no longer predominantly White and English speaking. The cases portrayed -of regional importance and national significance-should allow educators to identify, reflect on, and ponder the complexities, challenges, and opportunities that educators may expect to encounter as they practice and lead in the ever-changing landscape of these United States.