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Searching for Excellence: Considerations for the next WPS Superintendent

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Please join us on Wednesday, December 1 at 4pm via Zoom for a timely and informative conversation with education leaders on the challenges and opportunities facing leaders of urban districts and the skills and qualities needed for success. A presentation and conversation with: Paul Reville, Harvard Graduate School of Education and former Massachusetts Secretary of Education Karin Chenoweth, The Education Trust Keri Rodrigues, Massachusetts Parents United Glenn Koocher, Massachusetts Association of School Committees The event is free and open to the public.
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Josh Young

Josh Young is a cross-sector leadership associate at EdRedesign and a master’s in public policy candidate at Harvard University. Josh describes himself as "built by Bethlehem" because of the support he received from the people in his hometown for him to earn success. Because of this, he is motivated to help develop innovative solutions that enable underserved students to reach their full potential. Josh graduated from F&M College with honors, where he also played 2 NCAA sports (Football & Wrestling) and graduated with 2 majors (Business & Philosophy). Since then, Josh has worked in investment
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Our Worthy Challenge: Creating Access and Opportunity for All

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By All Means Convening Keynote Free and Open to the Public - Livestream link will be included on this page. Join us for our By All Means Convening Keynote, featuring Prof. Susan Dynarski from the University of Michigan who will be speaking about the ways communities can work across sectors to create access and opportunity for all children and youth, particularly through cradle-to-career and wraparound services. Prof. Dynarski will be joining the faculty at the Harvard Graduate School of Education starting in spring 2021. Speaker: Susan Dynarski, Professor of Education at the University of
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How Learning Happens Now

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Schools and communities are grappling with how to best support student learning and development in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, our new report, All of Who I Am, lifts up the voices of young people who emphasize that supporting their learning means supporting all the dimensions of their lives. But what does this look like in our current context, when many young people have indicated that the pandemic and the transition to virtual learning have left them feeling disconnected, concerned about their physical and mental health, and uncertain about their educational futures
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Great Divide Town Hall: What will it take for you to feel safe when schools reopen?

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Join the Globe’s Great Divide team for a panel discussion featuring diverse perspectives on what a safe school reopening could, and should, look like. We’ll consider “safety” broadly -- considering the health, emotional, and educational well-being of students, families and school staff. Confirmed panelists include David Venter, the father of a child with special needs at Boston’s Green Academy; Newton schools superintendent David Fleishman; Jose Valenzuela, a teacher at Boston Latin Academy; and Sarah Dryden-Peterson, who researches education in times of disruption and uncertainty at Harvard
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