Fall 2022
What Students Need for Successful Adult Lives
The Catalyst asked two parent activists, two experienced school leaders, and a recent college student body president to answer this question: What do students need from schools to lead successful adult lives? Their answers are contained in the videos below.
Janice Jackson, the former CEO of Chicago Public Schools, serves as CEO of HOPE Chicago
Bernita Bradley is a Detroit parent active in the National Parents Union
Maritza Guridy is a Philadelphia parent active in the National Parents Union
Antonio Verduzco is Principal of B.H. Macon Elementary School in Dallas, Texas
Kiara Kabbara is a former University of Texas at Austin student body president
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