Leaders of Their Own Learning: Transforming Schools

Ron Berger is Chief Academic Officer for EL Education (formerly Expeditionary Learning). EL is a network of over 160 public schools in 30 states – an organization that partners with districts and charter boards to found public high schools in low-income communities that send all graduates to college, and helps to transform existing public schools K – 12 toward high student achievement, character and citizenship. EL’s core work is building teacher capacity through professional development, professional resources and open-resource curriculum.