Cami Anderson
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Cami Anderson (born 1971) is an American educator and entrepreneur, activist for racial and gender equity, government leader, and CEO. She was Superintendent for both District 79, Alternative Schools and Programs for the New York City Department of Education from 2006 to 2011 and Newark Public Schools from 2011 to 2015. In 2015, Anderson founded ThirdWay Solutions, an organization dedicated to finding innovative and inclusive solutions to the most intractable challenges leaders face in pursuit of equity.
Early life and education[edit]
Anderson was born in 1971 in Los Angeles. She is one of twelve children, 9 of which were adopted, to Sheila and Parker Anderson. She received a bachelor's degree in Anthropology and Education from The University of California, Berkeley in 1993. She went on to receive her master's degree in Education and Public Policy from Harvard University in 1997. While at Harvard, she worked at The Harvard Family Research Project which is now known as the Global Family Research Project, was a research assistant at the Center for Policy Research in Education (CPRE), and served as a teaching assistant for Gary Orfield at The Harvard Center for School Desegregation.
Career[edit]
Anderson began her career as a youth theatre director[1] at the Santa Monica Playhouse in her teens. After college, she was a 6th grade teacher and was nominated by her district as the Sallie Mae First Year Teacher of The Year. While teaching, Anderson co-founded Lullabies Productions with Taggart Hansen, working with young people who were struggling to produce original plays about identity and conflict at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.
In 1997, Anderson served as the executive director of Teach for America New York,[2] where she grew the organization from 3 to 12 employees and over 200 volunteers, and from $250,000 in annual revenue to over $4 million. She also launched Teach For America Week, accompanying notable and influential people from all sectors to guest teach in classrooms across New York City. Anderson was the chief program officer of New Leaders for New Schools, an American non-profit that aims to recruit and train school leaders. Anderson was also the issues and strategy director for Friends of Cory Booker.[3][4][5]
Cami was appointed Senior Superintendent of District 79, Alternative Schools and Programs for the New York city Department of Education in 2006 by Joel Klein, former chancellor of the New York City Schools. During this time, Cami served 30,000 students under the age of 21 and 60,000 students in correctional facilities, suspension centers, and drug treatment facilities, in addition to students seeking a GED, career and technical education, and services for teen parents.[6]
In 2011, former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie appointed Anderson as Superintendent of Newark Public Schools[7][8][2] where she served until 2015. During her tenure, Anderson negotiated four ground-breaking labor contracts with unions,[9] improved graduation rates by 12%,[10] and hired additional principals for the city schools.[11][12][13][14] Anderson resigned in 2015 after a period of contentious interactions with the community.[15][16][17][18]
Now, Anderson leads ThirdWay Solutions, an organization dedicated to finding innovative and inclusive solutions to the most intractable challenges leaders face in pursuit of equity[19]. Her organization launched The Discipline Revolution Project, a coalition of education leaders committed to ending the school-to-prison pipeline[20]. In her spare time, Cami participates in several panels/speaking opportunities[21][22][23] and is a contributor to several media outlets including USA Today[24], Forbes[25], the 74[26], and many more.
Awards and recognition[edit]
Anderson was named one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in 2012[27], and is the recipient of the 2008 Peter Jennings Award for Civic Excellence[28] and The Nationals Points of Light Award for Service in 2016[29]. Most recently, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for nonviolent Social Change presented Cami with the Christine King Farris Legacy of Service in Education Award during the 2022 Beloved Community Awards[30]. She is an Aspen Fellow[31] and was a Princeton University Public Policy Fellow in Residence.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Downtown Santa Monica | acclaimed spring play production -and- musical theatre workshops for ages 7 to 12 and 12 to 17 n". Downtown Santa Monica. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hu, Winnie; Schweber, Nate (2011-05-05). "For Next Chief of Newark Schools, Hard Choices". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
- ↑ jennifer (2017-06-12). "About Cami Anderson". Cami Anderson. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ↑ Curry, Marshall (2005-04-23), Street Fight (Documentary), Marshall Curry Productions LLC, retrieved 2022-09-14
- ↑ "Cory Booker for Mayor | Newark Public Library Digital Repository". digital.npl.org. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ↑ Bosman, Julie (2007-05-24). "New York's Schools for Pregnant Girls Will Close". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
- ↑ "The Story of Newark: Cami Anderson on the Challenges, Successes, and Lessons of School Reform". American Enterprise Institute - AEI. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
- ↑ "NYC official named to head Newark schools". New Jersey Herald. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
- ↑ "Newark Public Schools and Newark Teachers Union Teacher Contract Evaluation". American Institutes for Research. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
- ↑ "Newark, NJ – CREDO – Cities". credoresearch.org. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
- ↑ "Cory Booker helped turn round Newark's schools". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
- ↑ Mahnken, Kevin. "Exclusive: During Booker Era, Study Shows Newark Schools Took Huge Steps Forward — and It's Not Just Charters That Improved". Retrieved 2022-09-12.
- ↑ NJ.com, Karen Yi | NJ Advance Media for (2017-10-16). "Did Newark's school reform efforts work? This study takes a look". nj. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
- ↑ Hu, Winnie (2011-09-16). "Newark Is Betting on a Wave of New Principals". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
- ↑ Sullivan, Maureen. "Newark School Chief Cami Anderson Is 'Killing A Dysfunctional System'". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
- ↑ "Controversial Newark schools chief leaving post — finally". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
- ↑ Zernike, Kate (2015-06-22). "Cami Anderson, Picked by Christie, Is Out as Newark Schools Superintendent". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- ↑ Russakoff, Dale (November 5, 2015). "To Hell with Good Intentions". Boston Review. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
- ↑ "ThirdWay Solutions". Thirdway Solutions. 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
- ↑ "Home | Discipline Revolution Project". disciplinerevolutionproject.org. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
- ↑ Discipline Bias in Education Leaves Life-Long Impacts, retrieved 2022-09-12
- ↑ The view from abroad - Global perspectives on education., retrieved 2022-09-12
- ↑ Rethinking Intervention with Cami Anderson, ThirdWay Solutions, retrieved 2022-09-12
- ↑ Jackson, Cami Anderson, Sharon Contreras and Janice. "Mold in the cafeteria: Schools' crumbling infrastructure needs Congress to invest in kids". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
- ↑ Anderson, Cami. "Here's Why That Letter From Women Leaders To The News Media Is Such A Big Deal". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
- ↑ Jetson, Cami Anderson & Raymond A. "Analysis: COVID-19 Presents a Chance for Bold Reform of Schools That Have Long Failed High-Needs Students. Louisiana Can Lead the Way". Retrieved 2022-09-12.
- ↑ Booker, Cory (2012-04-18). "Cami Anderson - The World's 100 Most Influential People: 2012 - TIME". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
- ↑ "Peter Jennings Award | Teach For America". www.teachforamerica.org. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
- ↑ Staff, Dev. "Cami Anderson". Points of Light. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
- ↑ The 2022 Beloved Community Awards, retrieved 2022-09-12
- ↑ "User Profile". AGLN - Aspen Global Leadership Network. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
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