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Certificate in School Management and Leadership

Certificate in School Management and Leadership is an innovative collaboration between the Harvard Graduate School of Education and Harvard Business School, powered by HBS Online. CSML is designed to provide preK-12 school leaders at all stages of their careers with... View Details

01 Dec 2019
News

In My Humble Opinion: Taking Attendance

Constance “CJ” Jones (MBA 2008) had a tough time as a student at her middle school in Durham, North Carolina. Often the only person of color in the academically advanced classes, she felt rejected by both... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; public education; leadership; charter schools; career paths; work-life balance; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Elementary and Secondary Schools

January 2017
Case

Flatiron School

By: Thomas Eisenmann and Halah AlQahtani

In late 2016, the founders of Flatiron School, a startup offering 12-week coding bootcamps, are formulating their growth strategy. Their new online-only program has matched the excellent job placement results for their in-person bootcamps. Should Flatiron shift... View Details

Keywords: Scaling Start-ups; Growth Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Distribution Channels; Growth and Development Strategy; Internet and the Web; Business Startups; Diversification; Expansion; Education Industry; United States

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25 Apr 2016
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Innovating Education to Create College-Ready Academic Achievers

Ian Rowe (MBA 1993) is navigating a clear path to success for students at Public Prep, a network of tuition-free charter schools in New York City. Like the North Star-shaped model that frames the schools’ mission, Rowe is building a... View Details

16 Dec 2014
News

Getting Schooled

Keywords: Government

13 Apr 2022
News

New School

In late February 2020, the Japanese government announced it would close every school in that country to prevent the spread of COVID-19. On the other side of the world, in his Billerica, Massachusetts, office, Rob Waldron (MBA 1992) saw... View Details

30 Mar 2015
News

Raising the bar to provide quality education

After cofounding a nonprofit to establish academy schools for low-income children in London, England, Jennifer Moses (MBA 1989) is working to provide quality education for disadvantaged children in... View Details

10 Sep 2015
Blog Post

Why We Recruit: EF Education First

Kaufman, Director of Talent Acquisition, EF Education First Describe your organization in three to five sentences. EF Education First is the world’s largest international travel and View Details

01 Dec 2010
News

New Orleans Resonance

annual improvements of between 11 and 39 percent, earning the school widespread acclaim. London’s Sunday Telegraph (September 12, 2010) declared NOCP “part of the boldest experiment in education reform seen... View Details

Keywords: charter schools

29 Apr 2010
Working Paper Summaries

The Great Leap Forward: The Political Economy of Education in Brazil, 1889-1930

Keywords: by André Martínez-Fritscher, Aldo Musacchio & Martina Viarengo; Education

30 Mar 2016
News

Alumni in Middle East Connect Around a ‘Vision’ for the New HBS

Ali Y. Koç (MBA 1997) delivered remarks at The HBS Campaign Istanbul Regional Event, March 30, 2016. Ali Y. Koç (MBA 1997) delivered remarks at The HBS Campaign Istanbul Regional Event, March 30, 2016. Alumni and friends of Harvard Business View Details

18 Aug 2014
News

Fighting income inequality with early education reform

mother of three has been using her business acumen in a partnership with the University of Chicago through the Chicago Heights Early Childhood Center (CHECC), an experimental school program Dias Griffin founded in 2010 that has now helped... View Details

13 Sep 2019
Blog Post

An Uncommon Summer: Project Management at an Education Non-Profit

There I met with a representative from Education Pioneers, an organization that places MBAs into the education sector at public or charter school systems, departments of... View Details

14 Feb 2008
News

Harvard Business School Sets Out Centennial Activities

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Mark your calendars! HBS Executive Education reunions are back on campus!

It's time to register for your Alumni Reunion Celebration 2022! Spring Reunion: June 17-18 for reunion classes originally scheduled for 2020 and 2021 along with the regularly scheduled spring 2022 alumni groups Fall Reunion: October 14-15 In addition to reconnecting... View Details

09 Mar 2021
News

Addressing Education Inequities Exacerbated by the Pandemic

children, especially from low-income communities; also a founder of Ashoka University The pandemic has been a disaster for education overall and has exacerbated inequity as well. Unlike in the United States and Europe, all public and... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

09 Mar 2021
News

A For-Profit Business That Makes Education Accessible

developing world where there are fewer educational opportunities, those in the developed world who cannot afford the available options, and those affected by the upheaval in business and schooling caused by... View Details

Keywords: April White

March 1997
Case

Private Management and Public Schools (A)

Examines the prospects for private management in U.S. public schools. Introduces the U.S. system of education and the concerns driving the education reform process. Focuses on the education and business strategies of Education Alternatives, Inc. (EAI), Public... View Details

Keywords: For-Profit Firms; Value; Education; Government and Politics; Education Industry; United States