ExcelinEd and Digital Learning Now! Congratulate
Stephen Bowen on New Position
~ Maine Education Commissioner to Become Director of Innovation for CCSSO ~
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) announced that Maine Commissioner of Education Stephen Bowen will lead the organization’s work on innovative practices in education starting in mid-September. Patricia Levesque, chief executive officer of the Foundation for Excellence in Education (ExcelinEd), and John Bailey, executive director of Digital Learning Now!, released the following statement congratulating Commissioner Bowen on his new position as Strategic Initiative Director of Innovation at CCSSO:
“Commissioner Bowen has led Maine to become a frontrunner in high-quality, personalized education through digital learning. From his time as a middle- and high-school teacher to his present role as state education chief, he has remained focused on preparing students for the challenges and opportunities ahead. We are excited to see Commissioner Bowen and CCSSO join forces to engage state education leaders on emerging innovative practices to improve schools and customize learning across the nation.”
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The Foundation for Excellence in Education’s mission is to ensure all children receive an education that equips them to reach their God-given potential. To achieve this, the organization works with decision makers state by state on developing, adopting and implementing student-centered education reform policies. Learn more at www.ExcelinEd.org.
Digital Learning Now! is a national campaign under the Foundation for Excellence in Education (ExcelinEd) with the goal of advancing state policies that will create a high-quality digital learning environment to better equip all students with the knowledge and skills to succeed in this 21st-century economy. The policy framework stems from the belief that access to high-quality, customized learning experiences should be available to all students, unbounded by geography or artificial policy constraints.