Participants at NewSchools Summit got a sneak preview today of three new documentary films that highlight both the failure of public schools to serve minority students and the efforts of visionary entrepreneurs to provide underserved children with a first rate…
Answering the question of whether or not education entrepreneurial organizations should get involved in advocating directly for policy change was the topic of Breakout #3: Political Savvy: Guidebook for a New Landscape. This conversation seemed especially timely coming on the…
Resolved: Entrepreneurs and Systems must Partner to Achieve Widespread Improvement
This afternoon, a spirited oxford-style debate took place to examine this resolution. Under the direction of moderator Mashea Ashton, CEO of the Newark Charter School Fund, the panel examined whether…
For evidence that the terrain has shifted for education entrepreneurs, one need look no further than last week’s much-publicized hearing convened by State Senator Bill Perkins (D-Harlem) in downtown Manhattan. In what has been described as hours of “volatile” and…
