Bridge Michigan analysis of gender, racial disparity among intermediate school district superintendents in our state: “Michigan school superintendents: mostly male, nearly all white,” by Ron French and Madeline Halpert, May 10, 2021.

“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 are Black in a state where almost 18 percent of traditional public school students are Black.

And of the 22 Black superintendents in the state, most are hired into Black-majoirity, economically disadvantaged districts ….

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 ….