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The James B. Hunt, Jr. Institute for
Educational Leadership and Policy
Advancing Reform, Sustaining Results
As Governor of North Carolina, Jim Hunt
recognized the need for governors to make the connection between
the politics and policy of education reform. At that time, no
national organization existed to assist governors with the
complex reality that good education policy is necessarily crafted
in a political environment. It is at that intersection of
politics and policy that the Hunt Institute was founded to meet
leaders' needs.
"One-size-fits-all" answers don't work in state
education reform. The most effective solutions are those informed
by the experiences within an individual state and from other
states that are then crafted to address specific needs. The Hunt
Institute is able to address those needs by remaining a nimble
and responsive organization - one that develops customized
solutions and advice to help improve education in individual
states. Our approach is comprised of two integrally connected
core competencies:
State Engagement: working directly
with governors and other state leaders to jointly craft solutions
for individual states
Convening: bringing together
governors and other leaders nationwide to exchange lessons
learned and discuss strategies at Hunt Institute programs and
symposia
Our core competencies are mutually reinforcing and
complementary - each contributes to our knowledge base of
successful educational policy and practice. The result is a deep
understanding and practical expertise that leads not only to
customized solutions, but to better solutions for education
improvements.
For additional information, please visit
the Hunt Institute website
or contact:
The James B. Hunt, Jr. Institute for Educational
Leadership and Policy
P.O. Box 9380
Chapel Hill, NC 27515
Telephone: 919-843-4085
Fax: 919-843-2557
E-mail: fia@northcarolina.edu
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