Time Lists Bennet ’87 among 11 Educational Activists for 2011

In a recent article in Time magazine, “Shaking Schools Up in an Already Tumultuous Year,” Andrew Rotherham writes: “With budget cuts looming, and with more states considering radical changes to teacher tenure and other important policies, 2011 looks to be a big year for education, for better or for worse.”

Rotherham singles out Michael Bennet ’87, U.S. senator from Colorado and 10 other educational activists for 2011, saying: “These activists are political and apolitical, working to change school systems from within and without, and can be found in the for-profit, nonprofit and governmental sectors.”

The article says “Bennet, who was Denver’s superintendent of schools before being appointed to fill a vacant Senate seat in 2009, beat the odds in November 2010 and won a full term. He’s tight with the President and has credibility with moderates in both parties. For these reasons, he’ll be a powerful force when the debate on teacher effectiveness and school accountability heats up in Congress.”