Lessons from the World’s New Superpowers
I’ll be in San Francisco on Wednesday for the NewSchools annual summit. That afternoon, I’ll be hosting a discussion about what America can learn from the best education systems in the world.
The panel features Sir Michael Barber (formerly of McKinsey and UK P.M. Blair’s administration, now at Pearson), Jon Schnur (former education adviser to Presidents Obama and Clinton, now at America Achieves) and Joanne Weiss (formerly head of Race to the Top and now Chief of Staff to Ed Sec Arne Duncan). All of these people have visited schools around the world and spent years trying to figure out what works in America.
I’ve moderated a lot of panels, and I have to say that many of them were dubious in some way: too many people, the wrong people, an unanswerable question, etc. But this line-up has the potential to be truly fascinating, and I am very excited to hear what comes out of it. Hope to see some of you there.
The panel features Sir Michael Barber (formerly of McKinsey and UK P.M. Blair’s administration, now at Pearson), Jon Schnur (former education adviser to Presidents Obama and Clinton, now at America Achieves) and Joanne Weiss (formerly head of Race to the Top and now Chief of Staff to Ed Sec Arne Duncan). All of these people have visited schools around the world and spent years trying to figure out what works in America.
I’ve moderated a lot of panels, and I have to say that many of them were dubious in some way: too many people, the wrong people, an unanswerable question, etc. But this line-up has the potential to be truly fascinating, and I am very excited to hear what comes out of it. Hope to see some of you there.
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