Code.org founder Hadi Partovi, finance expert Tim Ranzetta and Professor of Applied Mathematics Dr. Steven Strogatz create a vision to prepare students for lifelong success with courses in computer science, data science and financial literacy. These critical skills are fast becoming an essential part of a 21st-century education, which every student will need to learn and employ during their school years and beyond.
Moderator Stefanie Sanford leads an engaging discussion with these innovators who are at the forefront of big ideas—and bold actions—to propel students forward. Stefanie is Chief of Global Policy and External Relations for the College Board and president of the College Board Foundation, working with policymakers and building partnerships to measurably advance educational access and opportunity for all students.
Hadi Partovi
Technology entrepreneur and investor Hadi Partovi is CEO of the education nonprofit Code.org. As a child in Iran during the Iran-Iraq war, Hadi taught himself to code at home and held summer jobs as a software engineer in the U.S. to pay his way through high school and college. Hadi and his twin brother Ali launched Code.org in 2013; its computer science classes now reach 30% of US students and is the most broadly used curriculum platform for K-12 computer science. Code.org’s global Hour of Code campaign has engaged more than 15% of all students in the world to try coding.
Steven Strogatz
Mathematician and author Steven Strogatz is the Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Applied Mathematics at Cornell University. A renowned teacher and highly cited researcher, he has blogged about math for the New York Times and The New Yorker and has been a frequent guest on Radiolab and Science Friday. His latest book, Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe, was a New York Times bestseller and was shortlisted for the 2019 Royal Society Science Book Prize.
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Tim Ranzetta
Business entrepreneur and education advocate, Tim Ranzetta co-founded Next Gen Personal Finance, a nonprofit with a mission to ensure that by 2030, every U.S. high school student graduates with a course in personal finance. After volunteering to create and teach such a course—more than a decade ago at Eastside College Prep in California—Tim witnessed firsthand the powerful multigenerational impact that personal finance education could have. Today, NGPF serves more than 64,000 educators with free curriculum, professional development and advocacy tools aimed at increasing access to financial literacy for millions of students.
The National Summit on Education is one of the largest convenings of legislators, state superintendents, policymakers and thought leaders, all working to build a brighter future for our nation’s students. The packed two-day event will feature notable keynote speakers and in-depth strategy sessions on evolving laws, new trends, successful policies and the latest innovations that are transforming education for the 21st century.
#EIE22 is the only conference of its kind to feature a broad range of student-centered education policies that are closing learning gaps, strengthening pathways, reimagining learning and empowering families with opportunity.
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The National Summit on Education convenes the nation’s leaders in education policy to share what works, what doesn’t and what’s next in education policy. Join us as we host more than 1,000 legislators, state superintendents, policymakers and advocates at the 2022 National Summit on Education in Salt Lake City, Utah, at The Grand America Hotel.
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