Askwith Forum: Educational Challenges of the 21st Century

You can see the video of the event here.Moderator: Fernando Reimers, Ed.M.’84, Ed.D.’88, Ford Foundation Professor of International Education, and Director, International Education Policy Program, HGSE

Panelists:

• Amar Bhidé, Thomas Schmidheiny Professor, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
• Michael Casserly, Executive Director, Council of the Great City Schools
• Mitchell Chester, Ed.M.’88, Ed.D.’91, Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
• Deb Delisle, Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education, U.S. Department of Education
• Nancy Hoffman, Vice President and Senior Advisor, Jobs for the Future; Adjunct Lecturer on Education, HGSE

This panel will examine the role K-12 schools can play in supporting economic and civic renewal. Participants will discuss the key gaps in preparing students to be contributors to a knowledge-based economy and to democratic participation. Panelists will also examine the options to support reform efforts.

Askwith Forum in conjunction with the Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative