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Ben Lummis - ben@timeandlearning.org
Ben Lummis is leading the public policy effort behind creating a redesigned school day in 19 schools across Massachusetts. This work focuses on developing a detailed policy for how to implement and finance a longer school day in Massachusetts. In addition, Ben works on the Center's national policy effort that supports developing expanded learning time initiatives at the federal level and in states across the country.
Ben has worked at the Center for Collaborative Education where he was the director of Turning Points, the nationally recognized middle school improvement model. At Turning Points, Ben was responsible for the quality and implementation of Turning Points services to schools and for the growth of its national network of schools and regional centers.
Ben taught middle school English in Cambridge and Needham, and began his career in education as an instructor for Outward Bound, the internationally known outdoor education school. He has also worked in Washington, DC as a member of Senator Edward Kennedy's staff, and as an analyst for the Kettering Foundation, which works to make fundamental changes in how democratic politics are practiced. Ben received his master's in teaching from Tufts University and a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan.
Chris Gabrieli- Co-Chair of the National Center on Time & Learning, John Podesta- CEO of the Center for American Progress, and Congressman Miller- Chair of the House Education Committee, discuss the National Center on Time & Learning at the launch event in D.C.
Paul Reville, Co-Chair of the National Center on Time & Learning, with Leigh Hopkins, National Network Director at the Center.
Jennifer Davis, President & CEO of the National Center on Time & Learning, formally launches the new center at an event in D.C. on October 2, 2007.