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Dallas Delivers: Insights from the Trenches
My recent visit to El Centro College (part of the Dallas County Community College District) stood in sharp contrast to the sweltering 113-degree temperature reflected on my rental car thermometer. The El Centro visit – which included a campus tour … Continue reading
Different Venues; Similar Questions
On May 8, 2012, I traveled to New England and had an opportunity to meet with and talk and listen to with three distinct groups: students, faculty and staff at Dover High School (Dover, NH); senior administrators, including President Mark … Continue reading
Voices that Matter
I recently attended a convening sponsored by the Military Child Education Coalition (MCEC), Joining Forces (which is coming up to its first anniversary) and the US Department of Education. The event was designed to identify a series of immediately implementable … Continue reading
ED and Its Art
As I transitioned to the Department of Education from my prior life as a college president, I experienced a concern I had every time I changed positions: I worried that I would lose some of the most important aspects of … Continue reading
Busting Silos
Earlier this year the Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) held a summit that brought together a group of education stakeholders who don’t typically engage with each other on a regular basis. During the summit, researchers, practitioners, policy makers and government … Continue reading