Tomas Hanna, new innovation chief for DOE
I asked a friend, Helen Gym, a parent activist in Philadelphia, what she knew of Tomas Hanna, the new head of “Innovation” for DOE, which to the educrats at Tweed, unfortunately, means online learning. With her permission, I share her message below. Here is his picture from the Broad Academy website, where he graduated in 2008.Dear Leonie:
Thanks for your inquiry about Tomas Hanna, whom I've known in different circles around Philadelphia. In general, I would say that Tomas carries a general reputation as an accessible education administrator. He's polite, professional, and overall is responsive to most communities around a variety of issues.
In Philadelphia, he's held a number of posts. He won accolades as a teacher & principal and rose quickly thru administration. He eventually became head of Human Resources where he was charged with heading up the Campaign for Human Development, a ground-breaking