Michael B. Horn - From Reopen to Reinvent: (Re)Creating School for Every Child

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4. Chapter 10
5. Chapter 11

Michael has been at the forefront of reimagining education for over 15 years. His work has inspired me and continues to be a beacon toward which we seek to design our solutions and transform learning worldwide. This book continues that tradition by pointing in a clear direction that all schools should strive to unleash the talents of each and every learner.

Sal Khan, founder of Khan Academy

From Reopen to Reinvent offers a blueprint both for what schools should be and a set of steps to help educators start moving in that direction to better support each and every student. At a time when districts could easily freeze in the face of challenges from all directions, the wisdom in the book is in helping them carve out pathways to move forward and prioritize the success of each child and family.

Arne Duncan, former U.S. Secretary of Education

The pandemic exposed serious, long-term problems in K12 education and identified significant educational achievement gaps across this country. If ever there was a time to hold ourselves accountable for student performance and consider new strategies, it is now. As Michael Horn's book, From Reopen to Reinvent: (Re)Creating School for Every Child, reveals, our education system must consider new strategies that ensure that every child has the opportunity to achieve their full potential and is prepared for both work and life in the twenty-first century.

Margaret Spellings, former U.S. secretary of education under President George W. Bush and president and CEO of Texas 2036

In this book, Michael Horn has beautifully articulated a profound, insightful examination of the future of learning and a call to action for us all. He truly raises the bar of what education should look like in a post-pandemic world. Bravo!

Phyllis Lockett, CEO, LEAP Innovations

In From Reopen to Reinvent, Michael Horn presents a carefully reasoned case for moving from time-denominated public education to a system of student-centered mastery. Reinforced with ample evidence, his insightful articulation of the operation and impacts of our current design is clear-eyed and pragmatic, showing that improvement is not only needed but mandatory. He offers clear and sensible ideas for building support and practice to move to a mastery system. Wide-ranging examples of schools, districts, and communities where successful adoption of mastery-based education already has been achieved provide compelling proof that we can do far better for our students, educators, and the nation.

Macke Raymond, director of CREDO at Stanford University

The challenges facing our K12 schools are unprecedented. In this book, Michael Horn gives a concise, compelling outline of a way forward that holds the promise of excellent education for every child.

Jane Swift, president of LearnLaunch Institute and former Massachusetts governor

For those of us who work in education, are impacted by its outcomes, or are passionate about its possibilities, From Reopen to Reinvent belongs in the small, dog-eared stack of resources we keep close to hand. Michael Horn asks not for immediate, radical overhaul; rather he artfully combines research-based vision with pragmatic solution-seeking to paint a picture of achievable progress. Rich with examples, From Reopen to Reinvent calls for us to be curious about how schooling can benefit from the new knowledge, new tools, and new opportunities in front of us, and to let that curiosity lead us to shed old assumptions and reinvent for the sake of today's students and all we aspire for them.

Vicki Phillips, CEO, National Center on Education and the Economy, and former director of education, College Ready at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Michael Horn does not shy away from presenting bold ideas and frameworks to make learning more equitable and empowering for every student, with care and attention to how critical parent involvement and understanding are as we seek to unlock each child's potential. This book is packed with research alongside concrete strategies for implementing the ideas presented; the storytelling and examples woven throughout make it particularly compelling and powerful. At a time when being an educator feels challenging, this book is filled with a hopeful vision of what is possible and methods educators and administrators should consider as we seek to improve the education system.

Stacey Roshan, math teacher and director of innovation and educational technology at Bullis School and author of Tech with Heart: Leveraging Technology to Empower Student Voice, Ease Anxiety, & Create Compassionate Classrooms

Michael Horn's new book is a must-read for all true champions of public schools. COVID-19 shone a light on the many learning and equity problems that students were facing prior to the pandemic. In From Reopen to Reinvent, Michael shows the path forward to future success for public schools and the millions of students they educate. Through all the challenges in this tough time, Michael explores the great opportunities that exist to better educate students in a learning environment that is personalized, mastery based, and focused on the most important goalindividual student success. This book lays out how teachers, school board members, school leaders, parents, and others interested in education can come together, move forward, and embrace the opportunities available in a tough time. This is the right book at the right moment that lays out the future of learning leading to the success of our students and the nation.

Chip Slaven, former executive director and CEO, National School Boards Association

While some wring their hands about the disruption of school as we knew it, Michael Horn asks us to seize this moment to design the learning environments and experiences our children have needed and deserved all along and then offers a practical guide on how to begin. Let's go!

Jim Shelton, chief impact and investment officer, Blue Meridian Partners and former deputy secretary, U.S. Department of Education

Michael Horn's call to recreate schools so that they work for every child is particularly timely and important for our nation. Horn provides a clear pathway and action plan for school leaders, teachers, and parents to envision a different futureone that really honors and enables the individual talents and dreams of each child. A thought-provoking read with great real-life examples, this book should be essential reading for school leaders, teachers, parents, policymakers, and others who want to step up and create more opportunities for students and schools to thrive.

Kevin Hall, CEO of the Charter School Growth Fund

Michael B. Horn

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