New Leaders

New Senior Education Advisor Joins Governor McCrory’s Adminstration

By State of North Carolina Governor's Office
May 14, 2013

Raleigh, N.C. - Governor Pat McCrory renewed his promise to strengthen and transform education in North Carolina today by naming Eric Guckian as his Senior Education Advisor.

“Education is a top priority of this administration,” said Governor McCrory. “Eric has the thorough understanding of education that this position needs. His passion for narrowing the achievement gap in public schools will drive North Carolina ahead.”

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President’s Note: Breakthroughs in K–12 Education from the Spring 2013 issue of Philanthropy Magazine

By Adam Meyerson
April 12, 2013

One of the greatest achievements of American philanthropy in the early 21st century has been to establish the groundwork for dramatic improvements in K–12 education. Charitable giving accounts for only about 1 percent of the $600 billion spent on K–12 education, but philanthropists have been crucial leaders in the following breakthroughs:

• The creation of multiple charter-school networks where low-income children achieve high academic performance. Networks such as KIPP, YES, Uncommon Schools, Success Academies, Mastery, Alliance, IDEA, Achievement First, and many others show conclusively that students of all races and income levels have the capacity to excel when taught effectively.

• Better methods for attracting, training, and retaining new teaching talent, such as Teach For America and TNTP; the Teach Plus network providing professional growth for high-performing teachers who want to stay in the classroom; new teacher college models such as the Relay Graduate School of Education, High Tech High, and UTeach; and education leadership programs such as New Leaders, the Rice Education Entrepreneurship Program, and the Broad Superintendents Academy. (more…)

Charlotte Chamber works with educators to improve teacher recruitment

By Elise Roberts, Charlotte News 14
February 13, 2013

CHARLOTTE — The Charlotte Chamber of Commerce hopes to help improve education in the region.

Thursday, chamber leaders hosted a panel discussion with educators to try and find new ways to recruit and retain teachers.

It was a meeting of the minds in Charlotte. Educators, local leaders and chamber members out their heads together to come up with new ways to improve the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School district.

“Based not just on test scores but based on the things that we all know successful teachers and leaders do. They have a vision, they have a common definition of what excellence is and everybody has a common goal,” said Eric Guckian with New Leaders Charlotte.

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