Sec. Devos thank you so much and welcome everyone. It is great to see you all this morning. Todaysu for attending first of two summits on individually on innovation in education, and a special thanks to those who will present this morning. We are grateful to have so much knowledge and expertise in one room. We are eager to hear from all of the. Before we begin, i want to say a word about innovation. Barked on a am school tour i embarked on a school tour. Continue to travel the country to see the work being done, and i have been inspired by the innovative educators and administrators i have met. There is still not enough. We need more. The reality is that there are a number of challenges and opportunities facing Higher Education, and washington, d. C. Does not have all the answers. Government is not the best at finding new solutions to tough problems. Government isnt the best at being flexible or adaptable to a changing environment. Government isnt the best at questioning the status quo
The huge chaos in terms of turnover terminology and if youre looking at the finance market, 162 designation for a financial advisor, so no idea which this means any standard, so i see two bigger challenges are quite as the Education System and what we need to do to make sure of industry requirements, but also think outside the system like certification. How to we bring them all together so that as users as students, employers have emphasis on the quality aspect of this. I was interested if any others have any comments. Hello. I just wanted to bring a new type of vision we brought, so eight no formal chair and by practicing and collaborating with peers, one of the most important measurement for success is getting jobs and so we dont we build projects, so students are learning instead of being regular education there is content learning and in two weeks we have examined we are like here is the exam make it happen, so we designed the project with industry leader. The second thing is this
Not only are we sort of observing the 25th anniversary of the First Charter School in america but here we are with the kind of magnum opus that is everybody everything they wanted to know about Charter Schools. And maybe a bit of an exaggeration. Indeed, when i refer to it, i often think that its core message is every school should be a Charter School, but in reality, you actually are painting a broader and slightly different picture than that. What you call basically reinventing the system, not just more Charter Schools. So talk a little bit about the difference between Charter Schools, lots of demand reinventing the system. Guest for the audience, we should probably be clea be cleat what a Charter School is first because it turns out to the polls say half of america doesnt do what they are. Are. So, a Charter School is just a Public School that is run independently of the district, usually by a Nonprofit Organization and it is usually a school of choice but it doesnt have to follow a
Charter school in america but here we are magnum opus that tells everybody everything they ever wanted to know about Charter Schools. That may be a bit of an exaggeration. Indeed, when i referred to it, and often think its core message is every school should be a Charter School, but in reality, you are actually painting a broader and slightly different picture than that. What you call basically reinventing the system. Talk a little bit about the difference between Charter Schools, lots of them, and reinventing the system. We probably should be clear about what a Charter School is because it turns out half america doesnt know what they are. A Charter School is just a Public School that is run independently of the district. Usually by a nonprofit organization, and its usually a school of choice, but it doesnt have to follow all of the district rules and state rules. You have to follow some, it cant discriminate, it cant select children, et cetera. But, its basically outside the bureaucra
Basically reinventing the system. Not just more Charter Schools. Talk a bit about the difference between Charter Schools, lots of them, and reinventing the system. Guest well, you know, for the audience we probably should be clear about what a Charter School is first. Because it turns out the poll say half of america doesnt know what they are. I Charter Schools just a Public School that is run independently of the district usually by a nonprofit organization, and is usually a school of choice, but it doesnt have to follow all of the district rules and state rules. It has to follow us on they cant discriminate. It has give equal opportunity to get. It cant select children, et cetera, but it basically is outside the bureaucracy and they can rent own show. They have autonomy but there held accountable if they are done right. If you dont perform well, then they are replaced or closed. Thats what a Charter School is. My argument in the book is the places around the country that have embrace