Her will be the first woman and first member of the Asian American and Pacific Islander community to lead California’s third-largest school district – albeit only in an interim position. She’s taking over at a time when student achievement continues to lag behind the rest of the state. Credit: Julianna Morano/Fresnoland

On this week’s Fresnolandia podcast, Jordan and Danielle talk with Misty Her, Fresno Unified’s (officially) new superintendent — and the first woman and Hmong person to occupy that role — about her plans to improve academic outcomes in the state’s third largest school district.

They dive into enrollment and attendance challenges, English learners, declining budgetes, the science of reading, changing internal culture, and more.

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Further Reading

Fresno Unified’s new superintendent was once an English learner. She plans to help ‘linguistically gifted’ students

Fresno Unified’s new interim superintendent wants ‘double-digit gains’ in student performance

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