Contributor Columns - CharterFolk

CharterFolk Contributor Alan Gottlieb – School Choice and the Montana Paradox

November 16, 2023

Good morning, CharterFolk! Today we are pleased to share a contributor column from Alan Gottlieb, a Colorado-based writer, editor, journalist, communications consultant, and nonprofit entrepreneur who owns Write.Edit.Think. I provide Alan’s brief bio below. Alan Gottlieb is a Colorado-based writer, editor, journalist, communications consultant, and nonprofit entrepreneur who owns Write.Edit.Think, LLC. He founded EdNews Colorado,

CharterFolk Contributor Erin Studer – Special Education Implementation Has Room For Everyone To Improve

November 9, 2023

Good morning, CharterFolk! Today we are pleased to share a contributor column from Erin Studer, Executive Director of Charter School Programs for the CHIME Institute. I provide Erin’s bio below. Dr. Erin Studer has served as the Executive Director of CHIME Institute since 2011. Erin holds a bachelor’s degree in Religious Studies with a minor in

CharterFolk Contributor Hanna Skandera – Shaping the Future: The Importance of Championing School Choice

November 2, 2023

Good morning, CharterFolk! Today we are pleased to share a contributor column from Hanna Skandera, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Daniels Fund. I provide Hanna’s bio below. Hanna Skandera joined the Daniels Fund as a Board member in 2019 and was subsequently selected as president and CEO in 2020 due to her

CharterFolk Contributor Alex Johnston – Does Fundraising Feel Like the Biggest Drag On Your Joy and Your Impact as a Social Entrepreneur? Are You Ready to Try Something Different?

October 31, 2023

Good morning, CharterFolk! Today we are pleased to share a contributor column from Alex Johnston, the president and founder of Building Impact Partners. I provide Alex’s bio below. Alex Johnston is the president and founder of Building Impact Partners, a philanthropy advising practice that has helped its clients give away over $1 billion since its

CharterFolk Contributor Kevin Mason – The Charter Promise in the Palmetto State

October 27, 2023

Good morning, CharterFolk! This week we have “Carolina in My Mind.” Today we are pleased to share a contributor column from Kevin Mason, the Executive Director at the Public Charter School Alliance of South Carolina. I provide Kevin’s bio below. Kevin brings a vision of building positive school choices through quality charter schools across South Carolina

CharterFolk Contributor Rhonda Dillingham – To Be Rather Than to Seem: Gaining True Momentum in North Carolina

October 26, 2023

Good morning, CharterFolk! This week, like James Taylor, we have “Carolina in My Mind.” Today we are pleased to share a contributor column from Rhonda Dillingham, the Executive Director at the North Carolina Association for Public Charter Schools (NCAPCS). I provide Rhonda’s bio below. Now in her sixth year as Executive Director of the NC

CharterFolk Contributors Kirsten Carr and James Dent – Innovative Blended Learning at Work

October 19, 2023

Hello CharterFolk! Today we are pleased to share a co-authored contributor column from Kirsten Carr, the Director of Engagement and Partnerships for Navigator Schools, and James Dent, co-founder and the Chief Academic Officer of Navigator Schools. They have written an interview column with Kirsten posing questions, designed to highlight key aspects of Navigator’s student-led classrooms,

CharterFolk Contributor Rashaun Kemp – Charter School Leaders of Color Fill a Crucial Advocacy Role

October 12, 2023

Good morning, CharterFolk! Today we are pleased to share a contributor column from Rashaun Kemp, the Senior Director of Advocacy and Stakeholder Engagement at the National Charter Collaborative (NCC). I provide Rashaun’s bio below. Rashaun is the Senior Director of Advocacy and Stakeholder Engagement at the National Charter Collaborative, where he is focused on amplifying

CharterFolk Contributor Peter Thorp – Once a Charter Person, Always a Charter Person, No?

October 6, 2023

Good morning, CharterFolk! Today we are pleased to share a contributor column from Peter Thorp. I provide Peter’s bio below. In his 5 decades of educational experience, Peter Thorp has completed the “trifecta” of service–23 years of independent boarding schools; a dozen years as the founding principal of Gateway High School in San Francisco (now

CharterFolk Contributor Lydia Hoffman – What Would it Take for More Charter Schools to Improve the Educational Experiences of Diverse Learners?

September 28, 2023

Good morning, CharterFolk! Today we are pleased to share a contributor column from Lydia Hoffman, a partner at the Charter School Growth Fund. I provide Lydia’s bio below. Lydia is a partner at the Charter School Growth Fund (CSGF), a national nonprofit that identifies the country’s best public charter schools, funds their expansion, and helps