Past Event

Dale Russakoff: Who's in Charge of America's Schools?

Listen to Dale Russakoff, expert journalist, deliver a story of high ideals and hubris as reformers face off against entrenched unions, skeptical parents and bewildered students. The Prize is a portrait of a titanic struggle over the future of education for the poorest kids, and a cautionary tale for those who care about the shape of America’s schools.

The book’s story begins with Mark Zuckerberg announcing in front of a cheering "Oprah" audience his $100 million pledge to transform the Newark schools. The lauded plan soon ran into a constituency not so easily moved—Newark’s key education players, fiercely protective of their billion-dollar-per-annum system.

Join us as Russakoff explains how the prize seems to have enriched everyone except for Newark’s students.

September 29, 2015

The Commonwealth Club
555 Post Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
United States

Speakers

James N. Mattis

Author, The Prize: Who’s in Charge of America’s Schools?

Muhammed Chaudhry

President and CEO, Silicon Valley Education Foundation—Moderator