Purpose & Persistence: Stories of impact View 2022 Report

  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content

The Holdsworth Center

Excellence in Education Leadership

  • About
    • Our Story
    • Our People
    • Campus
    • Careers
    • 2022 Impact
  • Our Programs
    • Apply to 2023 Cohorts
    • Holdsworth Partnership
    • Leadership Collaborative
    • Superintendent Leadership Program
  • Who we serve
  • Blog
  • Click here to search this site
  • Login to the Holdsworth Hub
  • Donate Your generosity will help us support insipring leaders who create schools where teachers thrive and students excel
  • Sign up for Holdsworth updates, learning resources and inspiration
News

Business and Education Leaders: Make Schools a ‘Whole Society Project’

By Emily Donaldson, Rivard Report|June 12, 2018
ElevatEd speakers Robert Kaplan; Mike Morath; Robert Putnam, Peter and Isabel Malkin professor of public policy at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government; Richard Reeves; and Ruth Simmons, president of Prairie View A&M University participate in a panel discussion on education and the economy.
Share
Tweet0Facebook0LinkedIn0

The business and education communities in Texas are deeply intertwined, and Commissioner of Education Mike Morath is a telling example of that link. The Texas Education Agency’s leader has roots in the business community – before becoming a Dallas Independent School District trustee, Morath led a software company for a decade.

His first dive into working with public schools came when he joined a chamber of commerce program that matched business leaders with principals. Morath told the audience of several hundred gathered at Southern Methodist University on Monday that he would meet monthly with the principal at Dallas ISD’s Jefferson High School, and the more he heard about the principal’s problems, the more he wanted to get involved.

Read More

Emily Donaldson, Rivard Report|


Want to read more articles like this one?

Sign up to read more articles like this one
Recommended articles
A photograph of Robert Kaplan, board member of The Holdsworth Center.
News
Dallas Fed’s Robert Kaplan joins Holdsworth board
By The Holdsworth Center

As an advocate for a public education, a businessman and a leadership expert, Kaplan’s expertise is a great fit for Holdsworth’s mission.

Read more
Jackie Gonzales of Judson ISD is pictured ringing a bell during a Holdsworth Center Campus Leadership Program session at the Campus on Lake Austin.
News
Video: A ‘transformational experience’ for campus leaders
By The Holdsworth Center

Hear more from campus leaders who took the 2-year learning journey as part of Holdsworth’s 5-year Partnership.

Read more
Dr. Thomas Randle is pictured smiling as he interacts with a leader during a Holdsworth Center Superintendent Leadership Program session at the Campus on Lake Austin.
News
Superintendent Leadership Program welcomes new leaders
By The Holdsworth Center

The 18-month program is designed to grow and support superintendents as they navigate unprecedented challenges at a critical point in their career.

Read more

Notice of nondiscrimination policy

The Holdsworth Center does not discriminate on the basis of race, color or national and ethnic origin in the administration of its admission policies or professional development programs.

  • Email sign-up for Holdsworth updates, learning resources and inspiration
  • Donate
  • Blog
  • Campus on Lake Austin
  • Join our team
  • Contact
  • Media resources
  • Privacy policy
© Copyright  The Holdsworth Center