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24 Apr 2014
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An engine of innovation in public education

Drawing upon his background as an entrepreneur and educator, Stig Leschly (MBA 1997/JD 1998) leads Match Education, a reform group that seeks to redefine effective teaching and improve the educational experience of low-income students. It... View Details

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Government, Business and Making China an Educational Powerhouse Since the 1980s

By: Geoffrey Jones, Yuan Jia-Zheng, Yuhai Wu and Qianru Wang

This article examines how China successfully built a highly competent K-12 education system since the 1980s achieving high literacy rates, broad basic education and gender equality. It argues that this success was driven by a strategy of blending public and private... View Details

Keywords: Early Childhood Education; Secondary Education; Literacy; Gender; Equality and Inequality; Business and Government Relations; Policy; Education Industry; China

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2016
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Advanced Leadership Pathways: Shelly London and Ethics Education

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Tessa Natanay Hamilton and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone

Teaching Note for Case 313-028. Following a successful career as a Senior Vice President, Vice President, and Chief Communications Officer at two large corporate companies, Shelly London became a Harvard Advanced Leadership Fellow. During her fellowship she set out to... View Details

Keywords: Ethics; Education; Moral Sensibility; Behavior; Decision Making; Leadership; Innovation and Management; Change Management; Social Enterprise; Education Industry; Education Industry; North and Central America

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When Industries Change: The Future of Higher Education

By: David J. Collis

Keywords: Business Ventures; Change; Higher Education

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April 2013 (Revised March 2017)
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The Struggle Over Public Education in Early America

By: David Moss, Amy Smekar and Gregory DiBella

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19 Mar 2008
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Harvard Business School Offers New Executive Education Program in China

06 Feb 2014
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America’s Education System at a Crossroads: New Research and Insights on Business-Educator Partnerships in PK-12 Education

Keywords: Competitiveness; Educational Services; Educational Services; Educational Services; Educational Services

January 2025 (Revised April 2025)
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VOCEL(A): Democratizing Brain Science for Early Childhood Education

By: Elisabeth Paulson, Christopher T. Ryan and Nanxi Zhang

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February 2017 (Revised October 2017)
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Inclusive Growth in India: The State and Education

By: Akshay Mangla

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09 Mar 2013
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India Can Educate the World and Create Jobs

04 Jun 2024
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One Aspirational Future for India’s Higher Education Sector

26 Mar 2019
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New Professorship in Education and Data Sciences Announced

Keywords: K-12

19 Sep 2017
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Senior Lecturer John Macomber Wins Prize for Excellence in Sustainable Business Education

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Transforming Education through Social Entrepreneurship - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog Transforming Education through Social Entrepreneurship Course Number 1602 Senior Lecturer John Jong-Hyun Kim Spring; Q3Q4; 3.0 credits 27 Sessions Paper For a sample syllabus, click here . Career Focus This course is... View Details

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Baker for Executive Education Participants | Baker Library

Baker for Executive Education Participants Baker Library provides a wide range of library resources and services for Executive Education participants to meet program coursework and related research needs.... View Details

29 Apr 2010
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The Great Leap Forward: The Political Economy of Education in Brazil, 1889-1930

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

2023
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El Dorado Lost: Local Elites, Real Estate and the Education Business in China

By: Geoffrey Jones and Yuhai Wu

This working paper examines the evolving, complex and multifaceted relationship between the real estate industry and the education sector in China. The current crises in the private education and real estate sectors caused by policy shifts reflect the inter-meshing of... View Details

Keywords: Business and Government Relations; Policy; Government and Politics; Economic Sectors; Education Industry; Education Industry; China

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07 Nov 2014
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Investing for the Long Term in Education

Kim Lew (MBA 1992) is chief investment officer of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, where she manages $3.2 billion in assets for the corporation. In this interview, Lew discusses how she works to keep close to the original mission of the founder, Andrew Carnegie,... View Details