I’ve been thinking about the education system a lot this week. Granted, I think a lot about the education system most weeks, but it feels like it’s been more than usual. Perhaps it is because the Fels graduation on Sunday reminded me of my first master’s program. Perhaps it was the frightening statistics I heard about learning losses at generational levels that our society has not experienced before. Whatever it was, today I want to write about my hopes for education. Off the

Our society has a vested interest in supporting everyone to reach their full potential in order to create the best possible future, individually and collectively. I am woefully aware that this is not how American society currently stands. I also remain hopeful that the crises we are facing serve as pathways for systems to begin to transform. Systems that have resisted transformation for their own survival must now transform in order to survive. The same interest that made the

This was my capstone project for my Master's in Public Administation from the University of Pennsylvania's Fels Institute of Government. This piece will be built upon moving forward, but serves as a foundation for much of The Change Campaign's work.

As part of a broader strategy I am working to implement, I am going to begin writing and posting a thought piece every Saturday morning for The Change Campaign’s blog and repost on LinkedIn. I have wanted to share my thoughts in the past and have done so sporadically, but writing consistently has always been a bit tougher for me. This is a good opportunity to push past my comfort zone and develop new skills. All growing up, I had teachers try to correct my writing style. Per

During the June 2024 CTIPP CAN (Community Advocacy Network) call, Jesse Kohler, serving as President of The Change Campaign and Executive...