Uploaded April 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Teach For America CEO Elisa Villanueva Beard spoke with Fuqua School of Business Dean Bill Boulding on March 21, 2023. The talk was part of the school’s Distinguished Speakers Series.
More information about the series can be found at https://www.fuqua.duke.edu/dss
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:41 What's the secret to building resilience?
00:05:45 Did difficult experience as college freshman motivate you to join Teach for America?
00:07:42 Why did you switch from teaching to leading at a different level of the system?
00:11:05 Short-term goals and strategic ambition of Teach For America
00:16:06 Why are TFA teacher alums so optimistic about making positive changes in the system?
00:19:17 COVID disruption, and chance to re-think public education.
00:23:08 Responding in positive ways to the "digital divide"
00:26:25 How do you rebuild your human capital side of teaching workforce?
00:31:27 How can we pay teachers fairly for something so profouncly important to society's well-being?
00:34:49 What leadership skills have you invoked to get through a difficult period, while maintaining optimism and sense of possibility?
00:39:41 What got you noticed? and, What do you notice in prospective employees?
00:43:32 What do partnershps look like between education and business community?
00:45:41 How do you make teaching seem "cool" and a good career option?
00:51:17 Are there other places outside US where you've looked for educaational inspiration?
00:54:39 How do you speak about mental health at TFA?
00:58:50 How can business schools help educate about unfair treatment of under-represented populataions?
Teach For America CEO Elisa Villanueva Beard spoke with Fuqua School of Business Dean Bill Boulding on March 21, 2023. The talk was part of the school’s Distinguished Speakers Series.
More information about the series can be found at https://www.fuqua.duke.edu/dss
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:41 What's the secret to building resilience?
00:05:45 Did difficult experience as college freshman motivate you to join Teach for America?
00:07:42 Why did you switch from teaching to leading at a different level of the system?
00:11:05 Short-term goals and strategic ambition of Teach For America
00:16:06 Why are TFA teacher alums so optimistic about making positive changes in the system?
00:19:17 COVID disruption, and chance to re-think public education.
00:23:08 Responding in positive ways to the "digital divide"
00:26:25 How do you rebuild your human capital side of teaching workforce?
00:31:27 How can we pay teachers fairly for something so profouncly important to society's well-being?
00:34:49 What leadership skills have you invoked to get through a difficult period, while maintaining optimism and sense of possibility?
00:39:41 What got you noticed? and, What do you notice in prospective employees?
00:43:32 What do partnershps look like between education and business community?
00:45:41 How do you make teaching seem "cool" and a good career option?
00:51:17 Are there other places outside US where you've looked for educaational inspiration?
00:54:39 How do you speak about mental health at TFA?
00:58:50 How can business schools help educate about unfair treatment of under-represented populataions?
