One Big Idea: Tillie Elvrum on Funding Students Over Systems

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

In the ninth episode of Future of School’s One Big Idea series, our guest is Tillie Elvrum, an education advocacy pioneer with experience at the state and national level. With a background in communications, early childhood education, and personal experience as a parent advocate, Tillie specializes in grassroots organizing, parent engagement, school choice policy, and innovative education models. She is co-founder and administrator of Parent Support for Online Learning

Tillie shares her big idea about changing the way K-12 education is funded in the U.S. She proposes funding students rather than systems, meaning that the funding for education would be put into the hands of parents, enabling them to make the decision they feel is best regarding the learning environment that suits their child. As Tillie describes it, this idea would empower students and parents, and may also lead to a new level of personalization in learning. 

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.

  • EdCircuit Staff

    edCircuit is a mission-based organization entirely focused on the K-20 EdTech Industry and emPowering the voices that can provide guidance and expertise in facilitating the appropriate usage of digital technology in education. Our goal is to elevate the voices of today’s innovative thought leaders and edtech experts. Subscribe to receive notifications in your inbox

  • Tillie Elvrum

    Tillie Elvrum is an education advocacy pioneer with experience at the state and national levels. She founded Elvrum Consulting after two decades of education reform and school choice advocacy. With a background in communications, early childhood education, and personal experience as a parent advocate, Tillie specializes in grassroots organizing, parent and stakeholder engagement, school choice policy, and innovative education models. Tillie previously served as President of the National Coalition for Public School Options Board of Directors where she led a network of advocates in 30 states. She worked to advance policies that would increase educational opportunity for students in statehouses across the country and on Capitol Hill. She currently leads the Parent Support for Online Learning initiative. She previously served as President of the Colorado Coalition of Cyberschool Families, a board member for the Ohio Coalition of E-School Families, and as board treasurer for Ohio Connections Academy. Additionally, she mentors advocacy organizations and is an advisor for KaiPod Learning.

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