For the first time in 25 years, a Texas superintendent is at the center of the national education spotlight.
Dr. Roosevelt Nivens, superintendent of the Lamar Consolidated Independent School District in Rosenberg, Texas, has been named the nation’s 2026 Superintendent of the Year. Nivens is only the second-ever Texan to achieve this honor, according to the Texas Association of School Administrators.
In a field where Black leadership remains underrepresented at the highest levels, Nivens, a longtime member of the National Alliance of Black School Educators, adds his name to the growing list of Black superintendents recognized at the national level. The recognition arrives at a moment when, given the nation’s political climate, Black public school leaders, particularly in states like Texas, are under intense scrutiny and pressure…