Superintendent turnover in California's more than 1,000 school districts is at crisis proportions, averaging 16.18 percent per year over the past 6 years. Those who once aspired to the superintendency are opting for the security of a teaching or midlevel administrative position. These facts were confirmed by analyzing a database comprising the…

As the United States population ages, employers face the possibility of a sustained retirement of the baby boom generation and a loss of their most experienced and knowledgeable employees. The public sector appears to be even more vulnerable, with an older-than-average workforce as well as a more traditional retirement system that encourages early…