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

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

Mike Petrilli is president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, research fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution, executive editor of Education Next, and a Distinguished Senior Fellow for Education Commission of the States. An award-winning writer, he…

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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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