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Date and Location
Zoe Anderson
The Massachusetts Education Reform Act of 1993 catapulted Massachusetts to be the leading state committed to high expectations, the use of data, innovation and outcomes. Hear from critical leaders about how this reform agenda was developed and implemented, and why in the past several years, key parts of this agenda have been overturned by the people of the Commonwealth. What are the lessons about the business community role, coalitions, achievable goals, and politics that the rest of the nation can learn from in this age of disruption?
GUESTS:
- Jim Peyser, Former Secretary of Education and Chair of the Massachusetts State Board of Education
- Paul Reville, Former Secretary of Education and Chair of the Massachusetts State Board of Education; Francis Keppel Professor of Practice of Educational Policy and Administration at HGSE
AUDIENCE: These conversations are open to members of the Harvard community. Please RSVP with a valid Harvard email address.
OFF-THE-RECORD: In keeping with our long tradition at the IOP to ensure honest and candid discussions of politics, all IOP study groups are off-the-record.
Speakers and Presenters
Jim Peyser, Former Secretary of Education and Chair of the Massachusetts State Board of Education;
Paul Reville, Fmr. Sec. of Education & Chair of MA State Board of Education; Prof. of Practice of Educational Policy & Administration, HGSE;
Secretary Aimee Guidera, IOP Spring 2026 Resident Fellow; Former Secretary of Education, Commonwealth of Virginia