Breaking News: "Leading Educators" in the Big Easy
by Frederick M. Hess • Sep 14, 2010 at 9:08 am
Cross-posted from Education Week
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Word on the street is that a cool new venture is rising in New Orleans, which is well on its way to becoming the Silicon Valley of American education (see its top finish in my recent study of America's Best & Worst Cities for School Reform). The newest effort involves taking the Big Easy's "Leading Educators" program national. To take the reins, they've recruited Jonas Chartock, executive director of the SUNY Charter Schools Institute, my fellow NACSA board member, former executive director of TFA Houston, and all-around good guy.
Leading Educators is intended to address the problem of high-energy, entrepreneurial teachers who tend to leave teaching after two to four years. That exit is creating a headache for organizations, like New Leaders for New Schools, which have trouble finding as many great candidates as they're seeking. The goal is for Leading Educators to create a competitive program to identify promising candidates in their third through eighth years,
