Political Savvy: Guidebook for a New Landscape

"We live in a different time, a time of great opportunity, but a time in which we have to step up," NewSchools CEO Ted Mitchell affirmed at the opening of the 2010 NewSchools Summit, an event convened by the NewSchools Venture Fund. In such times, there is an unprecedented opportunity to change the national conversation about what is possible in education, however doing so requires political strategy and savvy. With education being more politicized than ever, educators, social innovators and practitioners must tactically push for progress in the broader landscape.  An accomplished panel of educational reformers, who have forged new grounds on a number of public policy issues, share ideas and advice on how to build coalitions, engage with politicians and understand the operational and political challenges ahead. https://ssir.org/podcasts/entry/newschools_summit-_political_savvy_guidebook_for_a_new_landscape