What Does It Take for Women in K–12 IT to Make It to the Top?

When it comes to technology roles in K–12, women have traditionally been under-represented in leadership positions. But that gender disparity appears to be shifting. According to the Consortium for School Networking, 36 percent of K–12 IT leaders who took its 2022 leadership survey are women. This is an increase from 28 percent in 2019.
EdTech spoke with four women change-makers who shared lessons learned and innovations made on their journeys to the top.
Shawnteé Cowan is CTO of the Mansfield Independent School District in Mansfield, Texas, with 35,000 students. Lacey Gosch is assistant…

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