Tressa Pankovits, Co- Director of Re-inventing America’s Schools n Conversation with Edx Education (USA)

Episode 47 - Heather Welch, Edx Education in Conversation with Tressa Pankovits, Co- Director of Re-inventing America’s Schools Tressa is a lawyer in domestic and international education policy, management, and operations. A national thought leader and passionate advocate for autonomous school models. Today we are chatting with Tressa about the benefits of a 21st century education model, tends educational policy change, what needs to change and how they are going about it. Here are the highlights: (02:44) The difference between charter schools and regular government schools (08:20) Where they originated and what happens when they don’t perform (11:26) How charter schools can benefit disadvantaged communities (18:36) Working as a teacher in a charter school (21:39) How they operated in the pandemic (24:48) Society’s attitude towards charter schools and what needs to change (26:58) The work being done to improve children’s health during the pandemic (29:12) How to find out more about innovative schools and get involved #education #innovation #teachers