One Big Idea: Simmie Raiford on ‘Build a Child, Build a Nation’

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If you could share One Big Idea to change the future of education, what would it be?

In the fourth episode of our One Big Idea series, we hear from Dr. Simmie Raiford, Vice President of Education Transformation for MGT Consulting Group. Dr. Raiford has more than 30 years of experience as an educator with roles at the elementary school, district, and state levels, and in her consulting work, she is nationally recognized for leading school district efficiency, management, and performance reviews. Dr. Raiford describes her big idea, “Build a Child, Build a Nation.”

She explains how this can be achieved when every teacher at every grade level enters their work with a true passion to pour themselves into their children. This creates successively stronger generations whose skills include academics and a variety of well-rounded skills, and with individuals who have the ideas and drive to shape the nation. Reflecting on her decades of experience as an educator, Dr. Raiford gives a number of compelling examples of “building children” with success.

What’s your One Big Idea to transform education? Connect with us on social media or on our website, www.futureof.school, to share! Follow Future of School on Twitter @futureof_school and follow Amy Valentine @amyvalentine555.

Learn more about Future of School and its mission to mobilize change in American K-12 education from a one-size-fits-all system to one that ensures all students reach their unbounded potential no matter where their learning takes place at www.futureof.school.

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Authors and Participants

  • Amy Valentine

    Amy Valentine is the Chief Executive Officer and Education Evangelist of Future of School, a national nonprofit organization designed to support the growth of innovative school models integrating blended and online learning. Prior to guiding Future of School’s incubation and launch, Amy managed a portfolio of Colorado schools where she led academic and operational turnaround strategy. She also previously served as executive director for a network of Nobel Learning Communities schools in California.

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