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Bold Leadership.
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We are a nonprofit network of visionary superintendents and state education leaders united by a shared mission: to transform public education and ensure every student has the opportunity to succeed.
Our members lead school systems reaching millions of students across the country. We support them with leadership development, policy expertise, and systems support—equipping them to lead with courage, act with urgency, and deliver results that matter.
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When LaTonya M. Goffney, Ed.D., became superintendent of Aldine Independent School District in Texas, she set out to change the narrative on early literacy for the district’s 53,000 students. Inspired by her grandfather—who signed his name with a careful “X” and told her, “LaTonya, if you could read, you can go anywhere”—Goffney confronted low expectations head-on and led a districtwide shift in reading instruction centered on explicit phonics, background knowledge, and access to complex, on-grade-level texts.
Just as importantly, she brought the work to life through weekly classroom visits and robust teacher support. From the 2023–2024 to the 2024–2025 school year, Aldine saw measurable gains on the STAAR: third-grade reading proficiency increased by 5%, fourth grade by 7%, and fifth grade by 11%—showing what’s possible when leaders pair bold vision with sustained implementation.
“As long as kids aren’t reading at their grade level, I’m never going to be satisfied. We’ve got to continue to show what’s possible.”
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- Chiefs for Change CEO Robert Runcie will serve as the featured speaker at the Leading in Crisis Learning Institute. The institute equips education leaders with strategies to navigate complex organizational and systemic crises, drawing on best practices for high-stakes leadership.
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Join us for a conversation with panelists Dr. Bryan Johnson, superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools in Georgia, and Dr. Nikolai Vitti, superintendent of Detroit Public Schools Community District.
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The 2025 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Long-Term Trend assessment results present a mixed picture of student achievement in America. On one hand, 9-year-olds are showing encouraging signs of recovery in reading. On the other, 13-year-olds remain stuck, with scores showing little to no improvement and, in some cases, remaining below pre-pandemic levels.
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For school leaders, the message is clear: early intervention efforts are working. How do we keep the momentum going for our younger students while also addressing the urgent situation in the middle grades?
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Chiefs for Change will convene its Members, Future Chiefs, and Alumni forThe Future We Lead: A New Vision for K-12 Education, an in-person leadership forum featuring contributions from Chiefs for Change alumna Dr. Christina Grant, executive director of the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University.
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Chiefs for Change will convene its Members, Future Chiefs, and Alumni forThe Future We Lead: A New Vision for K-12 Education, an in-person leadership forum featuring contributions from Chiefs for Change alumna Dr. Christina Grant, executive director of the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University.
Registration is closed.
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- Chiefs for Change will participate in an interactive symposium hosted by the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. The event brings together approximately 60 young people, scholars, and cross-sector leaders to explore the nature of institutional trust, the impact of political polarization and generative AI, and how institutions can evolve to better engage and earn the trust of the next generation.
