Building a Governance Ecosystem: Themes and Recommendations from the Rhode Island Education Governance Forum

The Rhode Island Education Governance Forum – organized and facilitated by AISR with support from the Nellie Mae Education Foundation – convened in November 2016 to engage local education stakeholders in learning and dialogue about governance issues in the state. Forum participants included teachers, school and district leaders, public officials, and leaders from the state education department, teachers’ union, community organizations, and researchers. In addition to the statewide learning forum, AISR engaged local education stakeholders – including youth and parent leaders – in focus group conversations and surveys around transformative governance reform.