Vicki Phillips
Title
Director, College-Ready Education
Organization
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
As director of College-Ready Education, Vicki Phillips oversees work to ensure that U.S. high school students graduate ready to succeed, and to improve access to college.
Phillips has committed her career to increasing educational opportunities for young people. Prior to joining the foundation, she was superintendent of Portland Public Schools in Portland, Oregon. Before her move to Oregon, Phillips was secretary of education and chief state school officer for the State of Pennsylvania and served as superintendent of the Lancaster, Pennsylvania, school district. She has worked with the U.S. Office of Education in Washington, D.C., and has been a middle and high school teacher.
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Posts By Vicki Phillips
May 08, 2012 / Vicki Phillips
We all have stories about teachers who touched our lives or our children’s lives—let’s let our teachers know how much they mean to us.
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May 04, 2012 / Vicki Phillips
I have always been dismayed by research that suggests that what goes on in the classroom has remarkably little impact on a student’s reading skills.
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April 04, 2012 / Vicki Phillips
March 22, 2012 / Vicki Phillips
What does a game called Refraction have to do with Common Core State Standards? As it happens, everything.
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March 14, 2012 / Vicki Phillips
A new report gives us a glimpse into what the United States educational system can learn from the best school systems in East Asia.
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