Both were named national superintendent of the year for introducing bold reforms. (educationnext.org)
Carvalho, who'd immigrated as a teenager from Portugal and had once worked as a busboy, was honored at the White House with the National Superintendent of the Year award in 2014, won the Harold W. McGraw Jr. prize in K through 12 education, and was appointed by the Obama administration to the National Assessment for Education Progress. (manhattantimesnews.com)
Jewell - Sherman served as superintendent of the Richmond schools from 2002 to 2008 and was named Virginia Superintendent of the Year in 2009 by the Virginia Association of School Superintendents. (gse.harvard.edu)