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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May 01, 2013 / Vicki Phillips
8th Grade teacher leader Nicole Bower, committed to excellence.
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April 24, 2013 / Vicki Phillips
April 17, 2013 / Vicki Phillips
Teacher Devon Conley uses data to personalize learning for her students.
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As states and districts begin putting new teacher support and evaluation systems in place, they’re asking how the information from those systems should inform teacher compensation. That’s an important question given how much money we spend on education
and how to ensure the best results for students. But states and districts should proceed cautiously as they move into this uncharted territory.
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It’s particularly important to be thoughtful now, as states and districts transition from their existing math and literacy tests to new assessments aligned with the Common Core-State Standards.
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