there’s so much need in America’s public education system but I probably should
education system but I probably should
education system but I probably should warn you that investing in education is
warn you that investing in education is
warn you that investing in education is an incredibly risky endeavor but that’s
an incredibly risky endeavor but that’s
an incredibly risky endeavor but that’s only because there are so many smart and
only because there are so many smart and
only because there are so many smart and well-intentioned people that are
well-intentioned people that are
well-intentioned people that are investing in all the wrong things and
investing in all the wrong things and
investing in all the wrong things and they don’t even know it
they don’t even know it
they don’t even know it but they probably shouldn’t feel too bad
but they probably shouldn’t feel too bad
but they probably shouldn’t feel too bad this isn’t the first time or the first
this isn’t the first time or the first
this isn’t the first time or the first industry where folks were investing in
industry where folks were investing in
industry where folks were investing in the wrong things and had no clue let’s
the wrong things and had no clue let’s
the wrong things and had no clue let’s look at the energy industry hundreds of
look at the energy industry hundreds of
look at the energy industry hundreds of millions of dollars were invested in the
millions of dollars were invested in the
millions of dollars were invested in the solar panel company Solyndra only to see
solar panel company Solyndra only to see
solar panel company Solyndra only to see that company go bankrupt and have to
that company go bankrupt and have to
that company go bankrupt and have to layoff over a thousand employees now who
layoff over a thousand employees now who
layoff over a thousand employees now who would have thought that a innovative
would have thought that a innovative
would have thought that a innovative solar panel company like Solyndra would
solar panel company like Solyndra would
solar panel company like Solyndra would be such a colossal failure and a blanket
be such a colossal failure and a blanket
be such a colossal failure and a blanket with sleeves called the Snuggie would be
with sleeves called the Snuggie would be
with sleeves called the Snuggie would be a multimillion-dollar success and I know
a multimillion-dollar success and I know
a multimillion-dollar success and I know some of you guys ordered the Snuggie and
some of you guys ordered the Snuggie and
some of you guys ordered the Snuggie and we can look at major league baseball for
we can look at major league baseball for
we can look at major league baseball for other instructive examples about
other instructive examples about
other instructive examples about investing in the in the wrong things and
investing in the in the wrong things and
investing in the in the wrong things and some of those examples are really well
some of those examples are really well
some of those examples are really well depicted in the movie Moneyball and
depicted in the movie Moneyball and
depicted in the movie Moneyball and since that’s one of my favorite movies
since that’s one of my favorite movies
since that’s one of my favorite movies and I imagine some of you guys have not
and I imagine some of you guys have not
and I imagine some of you guys have not seen that movie I’m gonna take some
seen that movie I’m gonna take some
seen that movie I’m gonna take some liberties here and and reenact a really
liberties here and and reenact a really
liberties here and and reenact a really important scene from that movie for you
important scene from that movie for you
important scene from that movie for you guys
guys
guys and so in this scene Billy Beane who’s
and so in this scene Billy Beane who’s
and so in this scene Billy Beane who’s the general manager of the Oakland A’s
the general manager of the Oakland A’s
the general manager of the Oakland A’s he’s talking to his team of and his
he’s talking to his team of and his
he’s talking to his team of and his played by Brad Pitt he’s talking to his
played by Brad Pitt he’s talking to his
played by Brad Pitt he’s talking to his team of Scouts about how they’re gonna
team of Scouts about how they’re gonna
team of Scouts about how they’re gonna replace some key players okay so bear
replace some key players okay so bear
replace some key players okay so bear with my acting skills here for a second
with my acting skills here for a second
with my acting skills here for a second guys you’re just talking talking la la
guys you’re just talking talking la la
guys you’re just talking talking la la la la la like this is business as usual
la la la like this is business as usual
la la la like this is business as usual it’s not we’re trying to solve the
it’s not we’re trying to solve the
it’s not we’re trying to solve the problem here Billy not like this you’re
problem here Billy not like this you’re
problem here Billy not like this you’re not you’re not even looking at the
not you’re not even looking at the
not you’re not even looking at the problem we’re very well aware of the
problem we’re very well aware of the
problem we’re very well aware of the problem I mean okay good what’s the
problem I mean okay good what’s the
problem I mean okay good what’s the problem look Billy we understand what
problem look Billy we understand what
problem look Billy we understand what the problem is
the problem is
the problem is we have to okay good what’s the problem
we have to okay good what’s the problem
we have to okay good what’s the problem the problem is we need to replace these
the problem is we need to replace these
the problem is we need to replace these players with what we have Billy says and
players with what we have Billy says and
players with what we have Billy says and the problem is there are rich teams and
the problem is there are rich teams and
the problem is there are rich teams and there are poor teams and then there’s 50
there are poor teams and then there’s 50
there are poor teams and then there’s 50 feet of crap and then there’s us
feet of crap and then there’s us
feet of crap and then there’s us baseball is an unfair game and now we’ve
baseball is an unfair game and now we’ve
baseball is an unfair game and now we’ve been gutted
been gutted
been gutted we’re like organ donors for the rich
we’re like organ donors for the rich
we’re like organ donors for the rich Boston has taken our kidneys the Yankees
Boston has taken our kidneys the Yankees
Boston has taken our kidneys the Yankees have taken our heart and you guys are
have taken our heart and you guys are
have taken our heart and you guys are just sitting around here talking that
just sitting around here talking that
just sitting around here talking that same old good body nonsense like we’re
same old good body nonsense like we’re
same old good body nonsense like we’re selling genes like we’re looking for
selling genes like we’re looking for
selling genes like we’re looking for Fabio we’ve got to think differently you
Fabio we’ve got to think differently you
Fabio we’ve got to think differently you see I’ve been working in education for
see I’ve been working in education for
see I’ve been working in education for over a decade as the founder of a
over a decade as the founder of a
over a decade as the founder of a college prep organization I later worked
college prep organization I later worked
college prep organization I later worked in education policy and now I’m leading
in education policy and now I’m leading
in education policy and now I’m leading an education advocacy organization and
an education advocacy organization and
an education advocacy organization and there is no doubt in my mind that
there is no doubt in my mind that
there is no doubt in my mind that education is also an unfair game and
education is also an unfair game and
education is also an unfair game and deeply inequitable and if we’re ever
deeply inequitable and if we’re ever
deeply inequitable and if we’re ever going to help kids win we also have to
going to help kids win we also have to
going to help kids win we also have to think differently about our approach and
think differently about our approach and
think differently about our approach and our investments about a year before I
our investments about a year before I
our investments about a year before I was born
was born
was born a famous report was released and was
a famous report was released and was
a famous report was released and was called a nation at risk and it sounded
called a nation at risk and it sounded
called a nation at risk and it sounded the alarm about the declining quality of
the alarm about the declining quality of
the alarm about the declining quality of America’s public education system and it
America’s public education system and it
America’s public education system and it talked about the impact that that would
talked about the impact that that would
talked about the impact that that would have on this country’s prospects and
have on this country’s prospects and
have on this country’s prospects and future and now more than 30 years has
future and now more than 30 years has
future and now more than 30 years has passed and America is still struggling
passed and America is still struggling
passed and America is still struggling to provide excellent learning
to provide excellent learning
to provide excellent learning opportunities for all of its kids let’s
opportunities for all of its kids let’s
opportunities for all of its kids let’s just look at some of the data we can
just look at some of the data we can
just look at some of the data we can start at the earliest ages in preschool
start at the earliest ages in preschool
start at the earliest ages in preschool black preschool students are four times
black preschool students are four times
black preschool students are four times more likely than white preschool
more likely than white preschool
more likely than white preschool students to be suspended suspended let’s
students to be suspended suspended let’s
students to be suspended suspended let’s think about that we’re talking about
think about that we’re talking about
think about that we’re talking about Elmo loving Dora the Explorer watching
Elmo loving Dora the Explorer watching
Elmo loving Dora the Explorer watching Swiper no swiping
Swiper no swiping
Swiper no swiping three and four-year-olds getting
three and four-year-olds getting
three and four-year-olds getting suspended we have an inequitable system
suspended we have an inequitable system
suspended we have an inequitable system let’s go to fourth grade on a national
let’s go to fourth grade on a national
let’s go to fourth grade on a national session of reading only 21% of
session of reading only 21% of
session of reading only 21% of low-income students were able to achieve
low-income students were able to achieve
low-income students were able to achieve proficiency compared to 52
proficiency compared to 52
proficiency compared to 52 scent of their non low-income
scent of their non low-income
scent of their non low-income counterparts it’s a deeply inequitable
counterparts it’s a deeply inequitable
counterparts it’s a deeply inequitable system but this isn’t just a problem for
system but this isn’t just a problem for
system but this isn’t just a problem for low-income students or for students of
low-income students or for students of
low-income students or for students of color nationally families are spending
color nationally families are spending
color nationally families are spending 1.5 billion dollars annually for their
1.5 billion dollars annually for their
1.5 billion dollars annually for their kids in college to take remedial courses
kids in college to take remedial courses
kids in college to take remedial courses and this is not just for lack of effort
and this is not just for lack of effort
and this is not just for lack of effort there are a number of really smart
there are a number of really smart
there are a number of really smart people that are working every day to try
people that are working every day to try
people that are working every day to try to make this education system better and
to make this education system better and
to make this education system better and a ton of money is spent trying to
a ton of money is spent trying to
a ton of money is spent trying to educate kids in America nationally we
educate kids in America nationally we
educate kids in America nationally we spent about six hundred billion dollars
spent about six hundred billion dollars
spent about six hundred billion dollars annually of public money on pre-k
annually of public money on pre-k
annually of public money on pre-k through secondary education and another
through secondary education and another
through secondary education and another fifty four billion dollars of private
fifty four billion dollars of private
fifty four billion dollars of private philanthropy is invested annually in
philanthropy is invested annually in
philanthropy is invested annually in education I mean that’s more than a GDPs
education I mean that’s more than a GDPs
education I mean that’s more than a GDPs of some countries Poland Sweden Saudi
of some countries Poland Sweden Saudi
of some countries Poland Sweden Saudi Arabia but our education system is not
Arabia but our education system is not
Arabia but our education system is not just inequitable because certain
just inequitable because certain
just inequitable because certain students are not getting the quality of
students are not getting the quality of
students are not getting the quality of education they deserve our system is
education they deserve our system is
education they deserve our system is also inequitable because the folks who
also inequitable because the folks who
also inequitable because the folks who are most impacted by public education or
are most impacted by public education or
are most impacted by public education or the primary customers of public
the primary customers of public
the primary customers of public education are the ones who are the least
education are the ones who are the least
education are the ones who are the least likely to have an influence on the
likely to have an influence on the
likely to have an influence on the decisions that ultimately affect them
decisions that ultimately affect them
decisions that ultimately affect them let me put that into context I got to
let me put that into context I got to
let me put that into context I got to take you guys back a little bit when I
take you guys back a little bit when I
take you guys back a little bit when I was a teen I worked for the movie
was a teen I worked for the movie
was a teen I worked for the movie theater and I worked in the concessions
theater and I worked in the concessions
theater and I worked in the concessions concession stand and they would
concession stand and they would
concession stand and they would encourage us and incentivize us to to
encourage us and incentivize us to to
encourage us and incentivize us to to sell combos to customers and just in
sell combos to customers and just in
sell combos to customers and just in case there any doubts about my
case there any doubts about my
case there any doubts about my credibility and why I’m on this stage I
credibility and why I’m on this stage I
credibility and why I’m on this stage I was an award winning combo seller at the
was an award winning combo seller at the
was an award winning combo seller at the movie theater seriously I had to let you
movie theater seriously I had to let you
movie theater seriously I had to let you guys know and when we were pushing these
guys know and when we were pushing these
guys know and when we were pushing these combos to customers in any given week if
combos to customers in any given week if
combos to customers in any given week if our box a bunch of crunch if our box a
our box a bunch of crunch if our box a
our box a bunch of crunch if our box a bunch of crunch was not selling well
bunch of crunch was not selling well
bunch of crunch was not selling well with the large popcorn and the three
with the large popcorn and the three
with the large popcorn and the three medium drinks that you could get they’ll
medium drinks that you could get they’ll
medium drinks that you could get they’ll replace it with something like Raisinets
replace it with something like Raisinets
replace it with something like Raisinets or or Twizzlers and if a given movie
or or Twizzlers and if a given movie
or or Twizzlers and if a given movie that was not doing well in the box
that was not doing well in the box
that was not doing well in the box office office with customers
office office with customers
office office with customers would not be in the theater for too long
would not be in the theater for too long
would not be in the theater for too long so let’s contrast that with education
so let’s contrast that with education
so let’s contrast that with education there are schools there are classrooms
there are schools there are classrooms
there are schools there are classrooms and their policies that have not been
and their policies that have not been
and their policies that have not been working well for students and their
working well for students and their
working well for students and their families for decades and nothing changes
families for decades and nothing changes
families for decades and nothing changes nothing
nothing
nothing so I contend that if we’re ever going to
so I contend that if we’re ever going to
so I contend that if we’re ever going to see lasting and meaningful change in
see lasting and meaningful change in
see lasting and meaningful change in public education we have to
public education we have to
public education we have to fundamentally disrupt this inequitable
fundamentally disrupt this inequitable
fundamentally disrupt this inequitable system now I’m not gonna stand here like
system now I’m not gonna stand here like
system now I’m not gonna stand here like I’m the smartest guy in the room here I
I’m the smartest guy in the room here I
I’m the smartest guy in the room here I also got this very wrong before too
also got this very wrong before too
also got this very wrong before too see I used to work for the Department of
see I used to work for the Department of
see I used to work for the Department of Education in Delaware for four years and
Education in Delaware for four years and
Education in Delaware for four years and I led a research work and policy efforts
I led a research work and policy efforts
I led a research work and policy efforts and I got to see the good the bad and
and I got to see the good the bad and
and I got to see the good the bad and the ugly of the education policy process
the ugly of the education policy process
the ugly of the education policy process and for those of you who might not know
and for those of you who might not know
and for those of you who might not know that much about Delaware it’s a small
that much about Delaware it’s a small
that much about Delaware it’s a small state less than a million people
state less than a million people
state less than a million people somewhere in the midpoint between
somewhere in the midpoint between
somewhere in the midpoint between Washington DC and New York City and I
Washington DC and New York City and I
Washington DC and New York City and I came to the state at a really great time
came to the state at a really great time
came to the state at a really great time in 2012 the state had just received 120
in 2012 the state had just received 120
in 2012 the state had just received 120 million dollars of federal funds to
million dollars of federal funds to
million dollars of federal funds to implement a whole slew of education
implement a whole slew of education
implement a whole slew of education reforms that would change the quality
reforms that would change the quality
reforms that would change the quality that Delaware’s 130,000 public school
that Delaware’s 130,000 public school
that Delaware’s 130,000 public school students will receive and it was like a
students will receive and it was like a
students will receive and it was like a education reform buffet you had
education reform buffet you had
education reform buffet you had increased academic standards here we had
increased academic standards here we had
increased academic standards here we had more professional development for
more professional development for
more professional development for teachers here yet coaches for principals
teachers here yet coaches for principals
teachers here yet coaches for principals here with stronger accountability here
here with stronger accountability here
here with stronger accountability here and we had more data better data
and we had more data better data
and we had more data better data research we had it all we did a lot and
research we had it all we did a lot and
research we had it all we did a lot and there were some great successes but far
there were some great successes but far
there were some great successes but far too often great ideas and great
too often great ideas and great
too often great ideas and great initiatives would succumb to the
initiatives would succumb to the
initiatives would succumb to the stubborn inertia of adults enter
stubborn inertia of adults enter
stubborn inertia of adults enter politics now I could be here for a long
politics now I could be here for a long
politics now I could be here for a long time telling you about the types of
time telling you about the types of
time telling you about the types of stories that depict the type of inertia
stories that depict the type of inertia
stories that depict the type of inertia and adults enter politics that I’m
and adults enter politics that I’m
and adults enter politics that I’m referring to I mean you wouldn’t believe
referring to I mean you wouldn’t believe
referring to I mean you wouldn’t believe the amount of energy that it takes
the amount of energy that it takes
the amount of energy that it takes sometimes to do certain small things I
sometimes to do certain small things I
sometimes to do certain small things I mean there was one year
mean there was one year
mean there was one year when we worked for months and negotiated
when we worked for months and negotiated
when we worked for months and negotiated for months to pass a regulation that
for months to pass a regulation that
for months to pass a regulation that said a school principal could go and
said a school principal could go and
said a school principal could go and observe and evaluate a teacher
observe and evaluate a teacher
observe and evaluate a teacher unannounced that’s it that was it that
unannounced that’s it that was it that
unannounced that’s it that was it that was the wind that year no warning
was the wind that year no warning
was the wind that year no warning unannounced observation but I think no
unannounced observation but I think no
unannounced observation but I think no story really captures what I think is
story really captures what I think is
story really captures what I think is wrong with this system more than a time
wrong with this system more than a time
wrong with this system more than a time that I broke the unspoken rule of
that I broke the unspoken rule of
that I broke the unspoken rule of education insiders so let me tell you
education insiders so let me tell you
education insiders so let me tell you little about that as I work the
little about that as I work the
little about that as I work the department i sat in countless meetings
department i sat in countless meetings
department i sat in countless meetings but we were making important decisions
but we were making important decisions
but we were making important decisions that would affect all of Delaware’s
that would affect all of Delaware’s
that would affect all of Delaware’s public school students and I was the
public school students and I was the
public school students and I was the only person of color in the room and
only person of color in the room and
only person of color in the room and this is an education system in Delaware
this is an education system in Delaware
this is an education system in Delaware where a little over half of Delaware
where a little over half of Delaware
where a little over half of Delaware public school students are students of
public school students are students of
public school students are students of color and I was sit in these meetings
color and I was sit in these meetings
color and I was sit in these meetings and I would see the voice of parents the
and I would see the voice of parents the
and I would see the voice of parents the voice of students the voice of
voice of students the voice of
voice of students the voice of communities was never represented at the
communities was never represented at the
communities was never represented at the table it was just the usual suspects
table it was just the usual suspects
table it was just the usual suspects you’d see interest groups representing
you’d see interest groups representing
you’d see interest groups representing superintendents school principals
superintendents school principals
superintendents school principals teachers higher education always also in
teachers higher education always also in
teachers higher education always also in the room as well different times so we
the room as well different times so we
the room as well different times so we saw all these folks at the table but one
saw all these folks at the table but one
saw all these folks at the table but one can only tolerate and stomach this
can only tolerate and stomach this
can only tolerate and stomach this unfortunate reality for so long so at
unfortunate reality for so long so at
unfortunate reality for so long so at some point I decided to mix things up a
some point I decided to mix things up a
some point I decided to mix things up a little bit as is custom for me so as one
little bit as is custom for me so as one
little bit as is custom for me so as one important meeting was coming up where
important meeting was coming up where
important meeting was coming up where the state was going to be deciding and
the state was going to be deciding and
the state was going to be deciding and discussing how it would assess and
discussing how it would assess and
discussing how it would assess and evaluate teacher quality I decided to do
evaluate teacher quality I decided to do
evaluate teacher quality I decided to do something different I invited dozens of
something different I invited dozens of
something different I invited dozens of parents to a public meeting the team I
parents to a public meeting the team I
parents to a public meeting the team I was working on had garnered a list of
was working on had garnered a list of
was working on had garnered a list of parents as they engaged in what’s called
parents as they engaged in what’s called
parents as they engaged in what’s called in the bureaucracy stakeholder
in the bureaucracy stakeholder
in the bureaucracy stakeholder engagement at some point so I took this
engagement at some point so I took this
engagement at some point so I took this list and I just blasted the meeting
list and I just blasted the meeting
list and I just blasted the meeting invitation to the entire list it was
invitation to the entire list it was
invitation to the entire list it was about 50 people and then something
about 50 people and then something
about 50 people and then something really interesting happened a few days
really interesting happened a few days
really interesting happened a few days later after I sent out my invite the
later after I sent out my invite the
later after I sent out my invite the Secretary of Education received a call
Secretary of Education received a call
Secretary of Education received a call from the state’s teachers union and they
from the state’s teachers union and they
from the state’s teachers union and they interrogated him like what is your team
interrogated him like what is your team
interrogated him like what is your team doing inviting all these parents to
doing inviting all these parents to
doing inviting all these parents to policy meeting so the secretary
policy meeting so the secretary
policy meeting so the secretary education met with my manager and the
education met with my manager and the
education met with my manager and the secretary expressed his concern with my
secretary expressed his concern with my
secretary expressed his concern with my rolled parrot outreach but the so called
rolled parrot outreach but the so called
rolled parrot outreach but the so called damage was already done the invite was
damage was already done the invite was
damage was already done the invite was out and so we waited so on the day of
out and so we waited so on the day of
out and so we waited so on the day of the meeting we all convened and four
the meeting we all convened and four
the meeting we all convened and four parents showed up only four out of the
parents showed up only four out of the
parents showed up only four out of the 50 or so that I invited
50 or so that I invited
50 or so that I invited so I guess my experiment failed well not
so I guess my experiment failed well not
so I guess my experiment failed well not so fast
so fast
so fast with only four parents in the room the
with only four parents in the room the
with only four parents in the room the decision-makers at a table could not
decision-makers at a table could not
decision-makers at a table could not proceed with business as usual where
proceed with business as usual where
proceed with business as usual where they breeze through the agenda and
they breeze through the agenda and
they breeze through the agenda and rubber-stamp things you know they
rubber-stamp things you know they
rubber-stamp things you know they actually had to explain their policy
actually had to explain their policy
actually had to explain their policy positions they had to answer
positions they had to answer
positions they had to answer common-sense questions they had to
common-sense questions they had to
common-sense questions they had to receive pressure and pushback from the
receive pressure and pushback from the
receive pressure and pushback from the folks who were going to be most impacts
folks who were going to be most impacts
folks who were going to be most impacts but impacted by the decisions that they
but impacted by the decisions that they
but impacted by the decisions that they were making and that’s when it became
were making and that’s when it became
were making and that’s when it became abundantly clear to me what if we
abundantly clear to me what if we
abundantly clear to me what if we empowered parents students and
empowered parents students and
empowered parents students and communities to participate in the
communities to participate in the
communities to participate in the education policy process and push for
education policy process and push for
education policy process and push for policies that are truly student-centered
policies that are truly student-centered
policies that are truly student-centered what if education was a true partnership
what if education was a true partnership
what if education was a true partnership with those who know the policy and the
with those who know the policy and the
with those who know the policy and the parents and the communities that know
parents and the communities that know
parents and the communities that know their needs intimately you know research
their needs intimately you know research
their needs intimately you know research would tell us that this works but it’s
would tell us that this works but it’s
would tell us that this works but it’s also just common sense
also just common sense
also just common sense and if this is a type of system that we
and if this is a type of system that we
and if this is a type of system that we like to see there are some clear things
like to see there are some clear things
like to see there are some clear things that we can do for starters we can show
that we can do for starters we can show
that we can do for starters we can show up we can find out when that next school
up we can find out when that next school
up we can find out when that next school board meeting is taking place or that
board meeting is taking place or that
board meeting is taking place or that state board meeting is taking place or
state board meeting is taking place or
state board meeting is taking place or whatever the venue we’re important
whatever the venue we’re important
whatever the venue we’re important policy decisions are being made we can
policy decisions are being made we can
policy decisions are being made we can show up and not just show up alone
show up and not just show up alone
show up and not just show up alone invite someone or maybe invite 50 people
invite someone or maybe invite 50 people
invite someone or maybe invite 50 people like I did and pressure the system and
like I did and pressure the system and
like I did and pressure the system and it doesn’t matter if you’re a parent of
it doesn’t matter if you’re a parent of
it doesn’t matter if you’re a parent of students and public schools or not it
students and public schools or not it
students and public schools or not it doesn’t matter if you are a parent
doesn’t matter if you are a parent
doesn’t matter if you are a parent we need our country our communities our
we need our country our communities our
we need our country our communities our corporations to understand that we are
corporations to understand that we are
corporations to understand that we are all we are all paying the price right
all we are all paying the price right
all we are all paying the price right now for an education system that
now for an education system that
now for an education system that systematically under prepares so many
systematically under prepares so many
systematically under prepares so many students for their potential the second
students for their potential the second
students for their potential the second thing we could do is change how we
thing we could do is change how we
thing we could do is change how we approach philanthropy in education and
approach philanthropy in education and
approach philanthropy in education and I’m talking about our individual
I’m talking about our individual
I’m talking about our individual philanthropy but also the flan to be
philanthropy but also the flan to be
philanthropy but also the flan to be coming out of our corporations and our
coming out of our corporations and our
coming out of our corporations and our foundations we need to invest in efforts
foundations we need to invest in efforts
foundations we need to invest in efforts to disrupt the stubborn inertia that I
to disrupt the stubborn inertia that I
to disrupt the stubborn inertia that I referred to and this means we don’t
referred to and this means we don’t
referred to and this means we don’t always focus on organic organizations
always focus on organic organizations
always focus on organic organizations but we need to focus on organizing as
but we need to focus on organizing as
but we need to focus on organizing as well so our communities can
well so our communities can
well so our communities can underrepresented communities to a place
underrepresented communities to a place
underrepresented communities to a place of excellence we need to move our
of excellence we need to move our
of excellence we need to move our investments beyond its expenses on
investments beyond its expenses on
investments beyond its expenses on pricey consultants and elaborate plans
pricey consultants and elaborate plans
pricey consultants and elaborate plans to expenses on the public pressure to
to expenses on the public pressure to
to expenses on the public pressure to push past the politics that have
push past the politics that have
push past the politics that have advantage adults for so long and
advantage adults for so long and
advantage adults for so long and disadvantage so many students you see I
disadvantage so many students you see I
disadvantage so many students you see I have to close with another quote from
have to close with another quote from
have to close with another quote from Moneyball because it’s my favorite movie
Moneyball because it’s my favorite movie
Moneyball because it’s my favorite movie where Billy Beane or Brad Pitt said if
where Billy Beane or Brad Pitt said if
where Billy Beane or Brad Pitt said if we play like the Yankees in here we are
we play like the Yankees in here we are
we play like the Yankees in here we are going to lose to the Yankees out there
going to lose to the Yankees out there
going to lose to the Yankees out there you see simply put we cannot continue to
you see simply put we cannot continue to
you see simply put we cannot continue to approach an inequitable system as if
approach an inequitable system as if
approach an inequitable system as if it’s business as usual and expect to see
it’s business as usual and expect to see
it’s business as usual and expect to see any success but I know that we can
any success but I know that we can
any success but I know that we can create a winning system a winning
create a winning system a winning
create a winning system a winning education system for all kids when we
education system for all kids when we
education system for all kids when we think and invests differently thank you
think and invests differently thank you
think and invests differently thank you [Applause]
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