Linda Murray is Superintendent-in-Residence for The Education Trust-West (ETW) and has led ETW’s work to ensure that all California graduates are college and career ready. Prior to joining ETW, Linda served as Superintendent for the San Jose Unified School District for 11 years. In 1998, under her leadership, the district raised its graduation requirements to meet the UC/CSU entrance requirements. Since then the district has demonstrated successes, particularly for poor students and students of color.