New Leaders

New Leaders Charlotte partners with Project LIFT

By Charlotte Observer
May 9, 2012

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We are excited to announce that the Charlotte-Mecklenberg school board approved an exciting new partnership between New Leaders Charlotte and Project L.I.F.T. (Leadership and Investment For Transformation), to support the transformational work of ensuring all children receive the promise of a high quality education.

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CEO Jean Desravines appointed to New NY Education Reform Commission

By New Leaders
April 30, 2012

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We’re excited to share that today New Leaders chief executive officer Jean Desravines was appointed to the New NY Education Reform Commission established by Governor Andrew Cuomo. The commission will “recommend reforms to the state’s education system in order to improve performance in the classroom so that all of New York’s students are fully prepared for their futures.”

Jean is joined on the commission by other nationally recognized education, community, and business leaders, including retired Chairman of Citigroup Richard (Dick) Parsons, who will chair the committee, Randi Weingarten of the AFT, Geoffrey Canada of the Harlem Children’s Zone, and NY State Education Commissioner John B. King, Jr.

Specifically, the commission is tasked with the following objectives:

• Find ways to improve teacher recruitment and performance, including the teacher evaluation system;
• Improve student achievement;
• Examine education funding, distribution and costs;
• Increase parent and family engagement in education;
• Examine the problem of high-need and low-wealth school communities;
• Find the best use of technology in the classroom; and
• Examine New York’s education system to ensure it meets the needs of students while respecting the taxpayer.

Jean is honored to be included on this important commission focused on providing all New York students with the highest quality education.

New Leaders Baltimore featured as an innovative program by the Baltimore Community Foundation

By Baltimore Community Foundation
April 27, 2012

The mission is urgent. In a state education system ranked first in the
nation, 40 percent of Baltimore’s 83,000 students do not graduate from high school. So how can we reinvent the ABCs of teacher recruitment and training? How can we find and nurture effective school leaders? These three smart, inventive organizations are reshaping education in Baltimore.

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