SUPER SUPERS: An evening with the nation’s best school leaders

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014
SUPER SUPERS: An evening with the nation’s best school leaders

Put the children first. Stay the course with higher standards and quality assessments. Fund early childhood education and focus on literacy. Elevate the teaching profession.

Those were key messages from two national educators: David Driscoll, a commissioner of education for the commonwealth of Massachusetts, and Eric Smith, a commissioner of education to Florida.

Driscoll and Smith spoke to a crowd of about 100 on Sept. 9 at the Linen Building in Boise and took questions during a free, 90-minute forum, during the ED Sessions 2.0 series, an event sponsored by the J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation.

The two lifelong educators said it is essential that Idahoans ensure equality for all kids, stabilize school funding and master teacher evaluations.

They shared what they consider mandatory characteristics for a state superintendent; Idaho superintendent’s candidates Sherri Ybarra and Jana Jones were both there to listen.

WEB EXTRA:

“Q & A with Dr. David P. Driscoll and Dr. Eric Smith”

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“SUPER SUPERS: An evening with the nation’s best school leaders”