Askwith Education Forum | Redefining Education Leadership for Turbulent Times

Overview

The public school district superintendency has become one of the most challenging positions in education. Superintendents everywhere face mounting pressures to improve academic outcomes with diminishing resources in a fractious political environment. It is no surprise that rising education leaders are reluctant to take on the job. What is the current state of the role — and education leadership more broadly? What knowledge, skills, and dispositions are most needed to lead school systems today, and how can we inspire the next generation of talented leaders to take on one of the hardest jobs there is?

We will engage with the CEOs of top organizations that train and support system-level leaders – superintendents, nonprofit leaders, and state/federal agency leaders – on the future of education leadership and make the argument for how the work, when re-defined, is work worth doing.

Host

• Jennifer Cheatham, Senior Lecturer on Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education

Speakers

• Carl Cohn, Project Co-Chair, Collaborative on Political Leadership in the Superintendency (CPLS)
• Kristine Gilmore, Associate Executive Director, Leadership Network, AASA, The School Superintendents Association
• Robert Runcie, CEO, Chiefs for Change
• Caitlin Sullivan, Co-Founder & Executive Director, Leading Now
• Ross Wiener, Vice President, Aspen Institute; Executive Director, Education and Society Program

Event Attendance & Registration

Askwith Education Forums are accessible, free, and open to the public unless otherwise noted. Registration is required. On-site registration will be available.

Seating is first-come, first-seated. Once Askwith Hall reaches capacity, guests will be redirected to overflow seating. We recommend you arrive at least 15 minutes early for seating, to engage with the community, and to enjoy light refreshments before the Forum.

Note: This is an in-person event and will not be livestreamed. A recording of the event will be posted on the Harvard Education YouTube channel after the event.

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