Ramon Cortines's guest appearances

Ramon Cortines

Westminster Town Hall Forum

Barack Obama

Al Gore

Eben Alexander

Rachel Simmons

Cory Booker

Barbara Brown Taylor

David Brooks

Elie Wiesel

Michael Lerner

Joan Chittister

Bryan Stevenson

Dan Buettner

Salman Rushdie

Anna Lappe

Rick Steves

OwlTail

Ramon Cortines has served as chancellor of the New York public school system since 1993. Before accepting this position, he had been Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs in the U.S. Department of Education during the Clinton Administration. In a career spanning more than 30 years, he has taught and held administrative positions in virtually all levels of the public school system. He served as Superintendent of Schools for the Pasadena Unified School District, for the San Jose Unified School District, and for the San Francisco Unified School District. Before joining the Clinton Administration, he was a consultant professor at Stanford University, serving as Associate Director of the Pew Charitable Trust Forum on School Reform.

Ramon Cortines - The Challenges Of Urban Education - 04/06/95