I’m in education mode today – en route to Boston for a final round with Education Pioneers (
Here's the official description:
Description:
One key driver of economic success for any nation is its educational attainment. A panel of education reform leaders with diverse experiences in the private sector and at different levels of government will discuss the complexities of creating positive change in the American education system. In recent years, reform attempts have received a spike in public attention due to poor performance on international test scores, enhanced federal government incentives and oversight, the recession, popular documentaries such as “Waiting For Superman” and charged political figures like Michelle Rhee. Against this backdrop, private organizations have driven much of the conversation and reforms, while government seeks to innovate its role and perspective. What opportunities does this create? With nonprofit, for-profit, and political leaders working together to advocate for new approaches, what challenges must be overcome and what trade-offs made?
Panelists:
- Haven Ladd T'03, The Parthenon Group, Partner
- Matt Dunne, Google Community Affairs
- Meredith Liu, Mass Insight Education, Managing Director of School Turnaround Group
The unofficial background is that we're really excited about this panel! We in this case is Abby Whitbeck (first year at Tuck, formerly a consultant at Parthenon), Liam Kerr (first year at Tuck, formerly at New Profit Inc. and Alan Khazei's US Senate campaign), and myself (first year at Tuck, formerly a consultant at Monitor). We're all passionate about education, having explored it in various ways before and at Tuck, and drew upon some of our past experiences in bringing together the above group of panelists.
After some great conversations with the panelists and our moderator, Professor Maggie Hanson, it's clear that next Friday's conversation will provide some diverse perspectives on education (particularly K-12 education in the US) and – more specifically – the role of public and private actors in supporting innovative approaches to education.
- Haven's a leader in Parthenon's education consulting practice, which has given him exposure to how districts, foundations, and for-profit companies address some of the challenges in the sector
- Matt's a self-described "politician in remission" and (given his current role at Google) can speak to the federal, state, and corporate philanthropy perspective on supporting innovation
- Meredith (a Dartmouth grad) has worked in a high-performing charter school and in DC Public Schools' Office of Portfolio Management; in her current role as Managing Director for MassInsight's School Turnaround Group, she directs research, policy, and implementation initiatives with districts and schools who are working to fix and support failing schools
That's all for now...the business plan calls! Hope to see many of you at next week's panel.
-- Divya
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