Michael Usdan on "Building a Shared Agenda for Reform"
Channel: The NEA Foundation
Date: 2012-10-17

District-union collaboration around high-leverage change projects does not transpire in a vacuum. Local teams must consider present-day—and intensified—dynamics associated with expanded civic and community involvement in reform. Michael Usdan, past president and current senior fellow at the Institute for Educational Leadership, and co-editor and contributor to "Powerful Reforms with Shallow Roots: Improving America's Urban Schools," opened the NEA Foundation's Cross-Site Convening on Oct. 11, 2012. He framed insights drawn from his analysis of successful reform over the past 30 years. His remarks focused on the complexities, challenges, and promise of an expanded table of educational leadership.