What is the fundamental role of schools? What skills, knowledge, and abilities do we want our students to graduate with? How can we build on the strengths of our education system while reimagining its structures to better align with the aspirations and potential of all students?
These are the questions we’re asking during our Condition of Education Week this year. On Thursday, we’ll release an Action Guide that serves as a roadmap for rethinking our education system. But before we share these recommendations, we want you to hear from practitioners who have pushed boundaries, experimented with bold ideas, and reimagined what school can be. Listen in to this conversation as educators and community members share the barriers they’ve faced, the conditions that supported them, and their visions for a more innovative, equitable, and effective education system in Massachusetts.
SPEAKERS
Almi Abeyta
Superintendent, Chelsea Public Schools
Thomas Arnett
Senior Research Fellow, Clayton Christensen Institute
Chelsea Banks
Dean of Innovation, Collins Middle School, Salem Public Schools
Thabiti Brown
Former Head of School at Codman Academy Charter Public School, Former Board Chair of the Felix School, Lecturer at Brandeis University
Karen Tucker
AFT MA Vice President and 8th Grade ELA Teacher, Collins Middle School, Salem Public Schools
Alexis Lian (moderator)
Director of Policy, The Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy