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- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Breaking News
shown that those scrappy, community-based weeklies and monthlies serve a vital role in society, curbing political polarization and boosting civic participation. They also remain an unparalleled check on city and town councils, school... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
For Education Reform, PELP Is on the Way
school systems that have achieved a high level of excellence overall.” To address this situation, HBS and Harvard’s Graduate School of Education have launched a three-year joint venture with nine urban View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Five Bright Ideas
Opportunities for Schools Mickey Freeman (MBA 1993) Name your high-school gym after a sneaker company? Go for it, says Education Funding Partners president and CEO Mickey Freeman. For-profit EFP matches Fortune 500 companies with large... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Education Innovation
("Charter Revolution Redux"). At Harvard, the Public Education Leadership Project is using best practices in urban school management to train the next generation of district leaders ("Minding the Gap"). The... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Lesson Plans
honest." —Michael Horn (MBA 2006) Education Executive Director, The Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation, San Mateo, California Carl Christopher (MBA 2006) Director of School Operations, Partnership for LA View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Minding The Gap
Baltimore City Public Schools CEO Andrés Alonso for a prized spot on the team that represents the district at a weeklong summer institute run by Harvard's Public Education Leadership Project (PELP). Harcum's... View Details
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- 28 May 2019
- News
Broken Link
federal, state, and school district levels to address these issues. The team’s first task was to determine the scope of the problem. They built a test to measure a school’s broadband speed, then partnered... View Details
- 07 May 2020
- News
Ensuring Student Equity
viable option for many students. “One outcome of the pandemic is a heightened awareness of school funding inequity,” Grumhaus says. While the school district is able to provide... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 02 May 2016
- News
Building Startup Skills for Business and Life
Island school district the skills to develop and run their own startups and to begin to think more broadly about careers. E360 is a year-long entrepreneurship curriculum at the Metropolitan Regional Career... View Details
- 17 Mar 2015
- News
The First Five Years: Adam Enbar (MBA 2010)
What’s the story behind the Flatiron School, and how did you come up with the name? “The Flatiron School was born when I met my cofounder, Avi Flombaum, while researching innovations in higher education at Charles River Ventures. I had... View Details
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Feedback
characterizes the sector. But the sad state of traditional public education negatively impacts all of us—even those who can afford private school for their children. I’m puzzled, though, by his organization’s support of the proposal for... View Details
- 01 Nov 2019
- News
It’s a Small World
would qualify as the sixth largest school district in the United States. “We're particularly in a point in time where being able to communicate with each other is more important than ever. And we can see... View Details
- 22 Mar 2016
- News
Bill (MBA 1966) and Penny George
important to support Harvard Business School on an ongoing basis.” After studying engineering at Georgia Tech, Bill George came to HBS because it was a school for business leaders. Upon earning his MBA, he... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
New Horizons
The Harvard Center Shanghai occupies the entire fifth floor of the HSBC Tower, right of center. The building is a recent addition to the panoramic Pudong district skyline, noted for the futuristic architectural flourishes of signature... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Homeschooled
where you are and catch up. At the beginning of every school year, getting kids back up to speed has always been an issue, but it’s going to be that much bigger this year. If I were a district administrator,... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Time to Vote in University Elections
Harvard Business School alumni are invited to participate in Harvard University's elections for both the Board of Overseers and the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA). Ballots will be mailed during the first week of April, and completed... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Breaking the cycle of poverty in urban areas
Massachusetts. Currently, the foundation is partnering with school districts to provide universal free breakfast, after the bell rings, in schools that serve a large proportion... View Details
- 12 Dec 2018
- News
Lesson Plan
the ultimate result being a $40 million deficit. The district had already been placed on financial watch, with the very real possibility of a state takeover looming. Cognetti had been reading about the View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Rediscovering America
you favor? At HBS and Harvard’s Graduate School of Education, the Public Education Leadership Project www.hbs.edu/pelp/ is focusing national attention on the fact that schools and View Details
- 28 Sep 2015
- News
Rockin’ for a Cause
stake in quality education and want to invest in the district overall.” Motivated Dads Since their first appearance on PiE’s behalf—a two-hour event where the band had to cycle through their nine-song repertoire multiple times—the... View Details