Greetings, CharterFolk! This week, Andy and I are talking with Lakisha Young, the Founder and CEO of The Oakland REACH, and Heather Harding, Ed.D, the Executive Director of the Campaign for a Shared Future. Our conversation focuses on the difficult judgement calls parents and advocates are having to make as they attempt to retain focus
Good morning, CharterFolk! Today we are pleased to share a contributor column from Brittany Kinser, CEO and President of City Forward Collective. I provide Brittany’s bio below. Brittany Kinser has spent her professional life as a teacher and education leader, and currently serves as the CEO and President of City Forward Collective. After teaching in
Good morning, CharterFolk! Today we are pleased to share a contributor column from Herneshia Dukes, Program Director for Greenhouse E3. I provide Herneshia’s bio below. Herneshia Dukes is the Program Director for Greenhouse E3. She previously served as the Executive Director of School Leadership for New Schools for New Orleans where her primary responsibility was
Greetings, CharterFolk! Today I am delighted to announce a new partnership with Andy Rotherham. Andy, as many CharterFolk already know, is one of the education reform world’s most respected leaders. In addition to having founded Bellwether, Andy serves on the Virginia State Board of Education and somehow finds enough time to keep writing Eduwonk, a
Good morning, CharterFolk! Today we are pleased to share a contributor column from Malka Borrego, Founding Board Member of Latino Educators Advancing Leadership (LEAL) and Founder and former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Equitas Academy. I provide Malka’s bio below. Malka Borrego is a Founding Board Member of Latino Educators Advancing Leadership and Founder and
Good morning, CharterFolk! Today we are pleased to share a contributor column from Caprice Young, Ed.D., the California Charter Schools Association (CCSA) Founding CEO and President of the Education Growth Group. I provide Caprice’s bio below. Dr. Young is an experienced transformational executive and superintendent with proven leadership in board governance and C-level roles. Raised
Greetings, CharterFolk! This morning we are celebrating Gregory V. Moser, Esq., and Retired Partner, Procopio Cory Hargreaves & Savitch LLP, as CharterFolk Extraordinaire. We are also happy to recognize today’s columnist Julie Ashby Umansky, Esq., and the California Charter Schools Association (“CCSA”) Vice President, Legal Advocacy, and Executive Director, Charter Schools Legal Defense Fund. Greg
Hello CharterFolk! Today we are pleased to share a contributor column from Sehba Ali, CEO of KIPP Texas Public Schools. I provide a bio for Sehba below. Sehba Ali is the CEO of KIPP Texas Public Schools, whose mission is to develop the skills and confidence necessary to succeed in college, career, and beyond in
Hello CharterFolk! Last week we shared a Contributor Column from Don Shalvey, CEO of San Joaquin A+. This is the first time CharterFolk has published back to back Contributor Columns from the same person; however, we had additional questions to pose to Don. Today we are pleased to share Don’s responses. I provide a bio
Hello CharterFolk! Today we are pleased to share a contributor column from Don Shalvey, CEO of San Joaquin A+. I provide a bio for Don below. Don Shalvey is the CEO of San Joaquin A+. He has spent the past 50 years in public education, where he is widely recognized as a leader in public