Kimberly Lansdowne, founding executive director of the Herberger Young Scholars Academy, a secondary school for highly gifted students, located at Arizona State University’s W
Arnold Ventures (AV) is a nonpartisan philanthropy whose core mission is to invest in evidence-based solutions that maximize opportunity and minimize injustice.
Derek Thurber, senior learning designer
Habacuc Ortiz (BAE ’23) is studying to become a teacher at Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College. The first in his family to attend college, Ortiz started his studies at a local community college before transferring to ASU. He sees education as a way to help others reach their own potential, and is intrigued by the opportunity to transform education systems and increasing educator diversity.
A persistent need to attract and retain quality teachers is driving some school districts to create professional pathways for people who work in schools, or who are new to the profession. Doing so entails a greater need for planning, program management and professional development.
Tell them local control is important”: A case study of democratic, community-centered school boards
By: Daniella Hall Sutherland, Clemson University
Published in: Education Policy Analysis Archives, December 2022