The Global Search for Education: Oppi-tunities for Parents
May19

The Global Search for Education: Oppi-tunities for Parents

Sandra Jackson-Dumont, Cathy Rubin and Randi Weingarten at Oppi Festival Kick Off Call me mad or just insanely curious, but I visited over 20 schools before I selected one for my kids. For me, the way I educated my kids was the most critical decision I ever made in my life. In virtually every school, the head of school would remind us at the end of the tour, “this is a partnership between us the school and you the parents...

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The Global Search for Education: A World of Oppi-tunities!
May04

The Global Search for Education: A World of Oppi-tunities!

The Oppi Festival pops up at Leman Manhattan School in NYC on May 15 and 16. When Quincy Jones was chosen to produce “We Are The World” in 1985, the idea was that it would be a collective effort of the music community donating its time and talents to make a difference for others in crisis. Who can forget the story about the world’s biggest recording stars being told to “check your egos at the door”...

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The Global Search for Education: How to Lead Well
Aug31

The Global Search for Education: How to Lead Well

“The existing model of collaboration between the public and private sectors limits innovation in sectors that are substantially publicly funded.” – Esko Aho How do highly effective leaders lift their organizations to extraordinary levels of achievement? How do you they lead their people well and subsequently bring about change on a global scale? Andy Hargreaves, Alan Boyle and Alma Harris conducted an extensive...

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