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The Education Gadfly Show: Teacher to Chief: Pathways to Education Leadership

Michael J. Petrilli Julia Rafal-Baer Donald Fennoy Lewis Ferebee Elizabeth Green Robert Avossa Latanya McDade Sonja Santelises Mike Magee
5.18.2020
Chiefs for Change

This week we're hosting "Teacher to Chief," a special episode with members of Chiefs for Change on their pathways to education leadership. The discussion is tied to a new multimedia report designed to spark teachers’ interest in the chief role. Elizabeth Green, founder of Chalkbeat, also moderates a candid conversation with aspiring, current, and former chiefs about what the job is really like.

The Education Gadfly Show is available on Google Podcasts, Libsyn, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, The Podcast App, PodBean, Podbay, Chartable, Castbox, and myTuner Radio.

Policy Priority:
High Expectations
Topics:
Curriculum & Instruction
Governance
Teachers & School Leaders

President, Thomas B. Fordham Institute

Michael J. Petrilli is president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, executive editor of Education Next, editor in chief of the Education Gadfly Weekly, host of the…

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Julia Rafal-Baer is the COO of Chiefs for Change.

Donald Fennoy is superintendent of the School District of Palm Beach County in Florida.

Lewis Ferebee is the chancellor of DC Public Schools. 

Elizabeth Green is the co-founder and CEO of Chalkbeat.

Robert Avossa is former superintendent of the School District of Palm Beach County in Florida.

Latanya McDade is the chief education officer of Chicago Public Schools.

Sonja Santelises is the chief education officer of Baltimore City Public Schools.

Mike Magee is the CEO of Chiefs for Change.

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