Mark Benigni and Barbara Haeffner on Education As The Great Equalizer

<p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode of the Getting Smart podcast is a part of our New Pathways campaign. Find out more</span></em> <a href= "https://gettingsmart.com/series/new-pathways/"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">here</span></em></a><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.</span></em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Tom Vander Ark is joined by</span> <a href= "https://twitter.com/mpsbenigni"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Dr. Mark Benigni</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, the award-winning superintendent of Meriden Public Schools and the co-author of the forthcoming book</span> <a href= "https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781475864090/The-Great-Equalizer-Six-Strategies-to-Make-Public-Education-Work-in-America"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">The Great Equalizer: Six Strategies to Make Public Education Work in America</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">We’re also joined by Barbara Haeffner,</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Innovation at Meriden Public Schools and co-author. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Together, they discuss Mark’s legacy in Meriden and the book’s strategies for reimagining and building a better public education. </span></p> <p><strong>Links</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781475864090/The-Great-Equalizer-Six-Strategies-to-Make-Public-Education-Work-in-America"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Book Link</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/benignim/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Mark Benigni LinkedIn</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://twitter.com/mpsbenigni?lang=en"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Mark Benigni Twitter</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href