Principal Hannah Lofthus accepts her 2016 Ryan Award for excellence from Pat Ryan (Founder) and Nora Ligurotis (CEO) of Accelerate Institute. SNAPSHOT Hannah Lofthus, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Ewing Marion Kauffman School (EMKS), Kansas City, MO 839 students, grades 5-10 78% African-American 12% Latino 100% low-income Most Missouri schools give the state …
Cecilia Paz Aguilar Class of 2016 Ryan Fellow / Principal in Residence, IDEA Public Schools Schools are a microcosm of society; reflections of the communities they serve. Schools do more than house classrooms, they hold space for past and future dreams of students and families. Learning more about the rich history and undeniable assets …
High Expectations and High Support: Changing our Students’ Realities Read More »
Erin Brooks Vice President, Partnerships During my senior year of college as I was debating my next steps, I chose to begin a career in education. I taught for two years at a neighborhood elementary school in the South Bronx, and as everyone says, my first year of teaching was one of the most …
Principals Who Retain Great Teachers Share these 9 Characteristics Read More »
James Troupis Chief Talent Officer, The Noble Network of Charter Schools The increasing decline of people entering the teaching profession and the acutely felt pain of teacher shortages has been well-documented of late. Most school leaders I speak with would say that we’ve already arrived at the place where they can’t find a talented teacher to …
Melissa Jones Clarke 2014 Ryan Award Winner When given the task of turning around a school, the first thing that one can see, touch, feel – and definitely smell – is the school culture, whether it may be awesome or abysmal. Just sit with a group of classroom teachers and listen. As a new …
Kothari Pranav Adjunct Lecturer of Social Enterprise, Kellogg School of Management We cite “best practices” all of the time in education. The exemplars, the models, and the idea that, “If we could only scale this strategy, all would be solved.” In some ways, the pursuit of best practices may be our collective way of …
Owen Ricciardi Class of 2014 Ryan Fellow / Principal, Aspire – Coleman Elementary We caught up with Owen Ricciardi, Ryan Fellow principal of Aspire Coleman Elementary School in Memphis, to talk about how retreats can build stronger teams, especially with first-year teams. Mr. Ricciardi’s retreats are about more than team building and having fun, …
Accelerator principal Liz Jamison-Dunn engages parents and community at Catalyst-Circle Rock in Chicago It’s no secret there are passionate debates today in the world of education—and educators often feel pressured to take a stand. At a macro level, we hear arguments both in support and in opposition to divisive topics such as charter schools, Common Core …
Leading in Tumultuous Times: 6 Steps for Uniting Opposition Read More »
