XQ Super School Live: Rethinking High Schools (XQ Institute)
XQ Super School Live: Rethinking High Schools (XQ Institute)
On September 8, 2017, XQ Institute -- in partnership with the Entertainment Industry Foundation – is producing "EIF Presents: XQ Super School Live, a special one-hour telecast event that will invite the public to help rethink the future of American high schools. The XQ Institute is eager for social studies teachers to join the conversation.
The program will air live on all four major U.S. networks – ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC – on Friday, 9/8/2017, from 8:00-9:00 PM ET, and will feature celebrities, such as Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Hanks, Mahershala Ali, Tony Hale, Bill Hader, Christian Slater, Common, Jennifer Hudson, Randall Park, Rami Malek, Portia Doubleday, Thomas Mann, Anna Deavere Smith, Miranda Cosgrove, Melissa Rivers, and Kevin Frazier. The program will also be available on XQ’s website after the show.
Reimaging our nation’s high schools will take inspiration and action.
Here’s how you can help ensure the voices of members are heard:
• Come together and go online to sign up to host a viewing party in your community either during the live broadcast or at your school in the week following the broadcast,
• Share social media graphics with your networks, friends and communities
• Tune in Friday, September 8 at 8:00 PM ET.
“As we start a new school year, XQ Super School Live is a chance to connect with others who are improving access and excellence in public education, remind ourselves why we're all on this journey, and get ready to rethink America’s high schools, together.”
Read about the XQ Institute at https://xqsuperschool.org/whoweare
Russlynn Ali is the Chief Executive Officer of XQ. She brings decades of experience in many arenas to her position, prime among them a knowledge of what is truly required to design schools that will best serve American students for years to come. Before coming to XQ Institute, Russlynn served as assistant secretary of civil rights at the U.S. Department of Education. Russlynn also serves as managing director of education at Emerson Collective.
Laurene Powell Jobs chairs XQ’s board of directors and is the president of Emerson Collective. Her two decades in the education field have convinced her that America is ready for a sea change to overhaul the system.
"Deep collaborators" include: Yo-Yo Ma, the globally accomplished musician and creator; Marc Ecko, Chief Brand and Creative Officer of COMPLEX, and longtime youth and justice advocate; Geoffrey Canada, education advocate and founder of the Harlem Children’s Zone; Michael Klein, global strategic and financial adviser and Managing Partner of M Klein, and Leon Wieseltier, Isaiah Berlin Senior Fellow in Culture and Policy at the Brookings Institution.
Read about the Entertainment Industry Foundation at http://www.eifoundation.org/
The program will air live on all four major U.S. networks – ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC – on Friday, 9/8/2017, from 8:00-9:00 PM ET, and will feature celebrities, such as Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Hanks, Mahershala Ali, Tony Hale, Bill Hader, Christian Slater, Common, Jennifer Hudson, Randall Park, Rami Malek, Portia Doubleday, Thomas Mann, Anna Deavere Smith, Miranda Cosgrove, Melissa Rivers, and Kevin Frazier. The program will also be available on XQ’s website after the show.
Reimaging our nation’s high schools will take inspiration and action.
Here’s how you can help ensure the voices of
• Come together and go online to sign up to host a viewing party in your community either during the live broadcast or at your school in the week following the broadcast,
• Share social media graphics with your networks, friends and communities
• Tune in Friday, September 8 at 8:00 PM ET.
“As we start a new school year, XQ Super School Live is a chance to connect with others who are improving access and excellence in public education, remind ourselves why we're all on this journey, and get ready to rethink America’s high schools, together.”
Read about the XQ Institute at https://xqsuperschool.org/whoweare
Russlynn Ali is the Chief Executive Officer of XQ. She brings decades of experience in many arenas to her position, prime among them a knowledge of what is truly required to design schools that will best serve American students for years to come. Before coming to XQ Institute, Russlynn served as assistant secretary of civil rights at the U.S. Department of Education. Russlynn also serves as managing director of education at Emerson Collective.
Laurene Powell Jobs chairs XQ’s board of directors and is the president of Emerson Collective. Her two decades in the education field have convinced her that America is ready for a sea change to overhaul the system.
"Deep collaborators" include: Yo-Yo Ma, the globally accomplished musician and creator; Marc Ecko, Chief Brand and Creative Officer of COMPLEX, and longtime youth and justice advocate; Geoffrey Canada, education advocate and founder of the Harlem Children’s Zone; Michael Klein, global strategic and financial adviser and Managing Partner of M Klein, and Leon Wieseltier, Isaiah Berlin Senior Fellow in Culture and Policy at the Brookings Institution.
Read about the Entertainment Industry Foundation at http://www.eifoundation.org/