At the Grantmakers for Education annual conference, US Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan outlines new approaches for philanthropy to improve outcomes and increase opportunities for all students.
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Innovations expert Larry Keely discusses the challenge of scaling educational innovations into systemic improvements. Drawing on the example of new technology platforms, he argues, can provide an effective way to empower teachers as agents of improvement.
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Nichole Pinkard, director of innovation for the University of Chicago's Urban Education Institute, proposes best practices for funding educational innovation, based on her experience creating high-tech learning environments that engage inner city kids.
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Matt Miller challenges participants at the Grantmakers for Education annual conference to become "constructive troublemakers" who can shift the debate and create focused public demand for education reform.
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Chris Tebben highlights the latest development in education philanthropy at Grantmakers for Education's 2009 conference in Chicago.
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