Lately, there’s been a lot of rhetoric about education reform. But too many Americans believe that the word reform means that our schools are bad. In truth, there are many good things about our system of public education. But there are many things in education that do need to change. That’s why we need to focus on transformation rather than reform.

In March 2009, I read a fascinating education book, Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns, by Clayton Christensen, Michael Horn and Curtis Johnson. Christensen is a Harvard Business School professor, which gave me pause. I’ve heard too many business people oversimplify the challenges we face in our schools and [...]