Featured Projects
We moved into the 2018-19 school year with a great deal of energy and enthusiasm. Our work is expanding much faster than we anticipated, and we are so delighted with new and returning partners and their passionate commitment to transformation. Linda returned to School of Nations in Brasilia this summer… Read more
About Our Work
This story is so remarkable that it would leave me skeptical if I had not seen it with my own eyes. I visit many schools, but rarely do I leave as inspired as I was after spending time with the Maplewood Richmond Heights district. To lift education in this country we need more than new mandates and assessments: we need models of what great schools can be.
—Ron Berger, Chief Academic Officer, Expeditionary Learning National Organization and author of Ethic of Excellence Read more
When I met Linda Henke in Clayton School District in the late 90’s, I immediately knew that I was in the company of an exceptional person. So when she told me that she was going to Maplewood Richmond Heights District just outside of St. Louis, I was thrilled.
—Linda Lambert, author of Building Leadership Capacity and Constructivist Leader, consultant, professor emeritus, California State University, East Bay Read more
The story of MRH is a great one–an urban school with all the attendant problems was transformed into an innovative environment where students and teachers were actively involved in learning and improving their community. Linda Henke and her team prove what courage and skillful leadership can accomplish.
—Peter Senge, professor MIT, author of The Fifth Discipline, founder of SOL ED Read more
Announcements

Zach joins the Center this month as Director of Santa Fe Programming after serving as an Adjunct Professor at the Santa Fe Community College and the Program Director for The MASTERS Program High School. His immediate focus will be on working with two Santa Fe schools in a three-year transformation… Read more
From the Blog
Here is a reposting of one of Elena Aguilar blogs we find very helpful. Many of our clients have attended her training sessions on our recommendation. We hope this is useful in your work. In a series of blogs, Aguilar explored five components to an equity-centered coaching approach: 1) What… Read more