A New Strategy for a New Educational Era

| FutureEd | Dr. Tequilla Brownie

There are moments in history when progress alters the landscape so fundamentally that it demands a pivot—not just in what we do, but in how we think about our work. For those of us who have devoted careers to education reform, this is one of those moments.

For nearly three decades, much of the reform community—my organization included—has been organized around expanding students’ access to high-quality educational opportunities: strengthening schools by putting better teachers in classrooms, improving the quality of instructional materials, and opening more pathways to college. That work delivered meaningful gains for millions of young people. It still does.

But I no longer believe it’s enough.

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