<p>Tom Vander Ark is an advocate for innovations in learning. As CEO of Getting Smart, he advises schools, districts, networks, foundations and learning organizations on the path forward.</p>

Challenging the Status Quo for Prosperity in the AC-Stage of Education

Voices for Excellence Healthy Education Initiative. The initiative's core is to create a national cohort of districts to improve schools and education. Looking closely at the health issues in our schools and how it affects absenteeism rates, cognition rates (impact and implications), and performance of leaders/teachers (impact and implications). 