Description of Harvard Business School Video: Stacey Childress (MBA 2000), Deputy Director of Innovation, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Laurene Sperling (MBA 1982), President, Sperling Family Charitable Foundation; Board Chair,
BELL Foundation

Monique Burns Thompson (MBA 1993), President, Teach Plus

The United States spends more than $600 billion each year on K-12 public education, yet fewer than half of all students can perform at proficient levels by fourth grade. This panel will address how social entrepreneurs, supporting organizations, and education technology companies are working to improve student outcomes and to address the significant challenges facing the public education system.