Leadership in Education

7 leaders that are running the show without teaching experience.

Arne DuncanWith experience in

administrative education, Arne Duncan was never

actually a teacher.

Arne did head an organization to improve school systems for inner-city students in Chicago.

Bill GatesThe Bill & Melinda Gates

foundation has been helping our educational system for

years. Bill was never a teacher either, but he has helped set the Common Core Test Standards for most states.

David Coleman

“The most influential educational influencer you’ve

never heard of.”Thanks to Huffington Post, we now know the man behind the

scenes.

He is the president of the College Board and was never

a teacher either.

Michael Bloomberg

This former mayor of New York City once had control over all the public schools

in New York.Without any formal teaching

experience, Bloomberg is referred to as a successful

businessman and not a teacher.

Tom HarkinTom Harkin is a senator

who is the chair for Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee.

He had a wildly controversial rewrite of the No Child Left Behind

Act. Still, never a teacher.

Janet NapolitanoAttorney, governor of

Arizona, and secretary of the Dept. of Security –

these are all Janet’s impressive

accomplishments. However, Janet was never a

teacher.She is the head of the University of California

system.

Kevin Johnson

Kevin is the mayor of Sacramento, CA, and

founded a major education reform in

Sacramento.

Prior to his current career, Kevin was a

professional NBA basketball player.