Linda Brown, who trained hundreds of charter leaders as leader of (Building Excellent Schools (ES), has died at the age of 81. Many of the charters schools her BES fellows launched are now among the best in the country, writes Steven Wilson of the Center on Reinventing Public Education.
“Linda knew that the first step in building great schools was to stop making excuses,” writes Wilson. “No longer would educators shift the blame for their failure to educate by invoking poverty, racism, or resources.” She demanded that adults “do whatever it takes to ensure every child succeeds.”