This week, innovators from across the nation – researchers, entrepreneurs, educators, and philanthropists – will gather at Harvard University to explore the future of learning.
Emerging School Models: Scaling for Success, hosted by the Harvard Kennedy School’s Program on Education Policy and Governance, is the fourth in a series of national conferences spotlighting the cutting-edge approaches reshaping American education.
In her latest Forbes article, Caroline Allen, CER’s Chief Program Officer, highlights what bold education entrepreneurs have taught us after five years of the Yass Prize:
- Labels don’t define learning – Breakthroughs are coming from public, private, charter, and microschools alike
- Know your secret sauce – The best models stand out with a clear, distinctive approach
- Parents demand choice – Families are voting with their feet, leaving one-size-fits-all systems behind
- Policy matters – Good policy fuels innovation; bad policy shuts it down
- The best is yet to come – From AI to learner-centered models, the next wave of education is an ecosystem
Caroline will moderate one of the conference panels, Learning on Their Own Terms: The Rise of Learner-Centered Models, on Thursday, September 25, at 2:30 p.m.
That evening, Jeff and Janine Yass headline the conference with a keynote fireside chat at 7:00 p.m.
There’s still time to register for the virtual conference (September 25–26).
For more stories of schools transforming education – and changing lives – visit the Yass Prize website.