Explore strategies for self-harm prevention and intervention to improve student mental health and save lives.
Explore strategies for self-harm prevention and intervention to improve student mental health and save lives.
Dr. Holly Kurtz is the Director of the EdWeek Research Center, which produces standalone studies as well as analyses for Education Week and special reports such as Quality Counts. Dr. Kurtz began working at Education Week in 2014 after earning a Ph.D. in 2013 from the University of Colorado at Boulder’s School of Education and completing a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Colorado at Denver’s School of Public Affairs. Prior to attending graduate school, she spent 11 years covering education and other topics for newspapers in Florida, Alabama, and Colorado.
Dr. Shepherd is a published author and currently in his third year as Superintendent for the Victoria Independent School District—and as a Victoria West High School parent. When he came to Victoria, his first priority was to listen to the voice of the community, parents, staff, and students. Dr. Shepherd invited those stakeholders to be a part of shaping the future of the district through several collaborative task forces to meet the current and future needs of Victoria students and the community.
Dr. Kecia Ray established award-winning instructional technology programs that were recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and Harvard University. Dr. Ray was named “20 to Watch” by the National School Board Association, Woman of the Year by the National Association of Professional Women, a top 10 EdTech Leaders by Tech & Learning, and most recently named a Top 100 EdTech Influencer by EdTech Digest.
Paget Hetherington has been helping children learn since the beginning of her 25-plus-year career. After getting her start selling children’s books to publishers, she went on to lead sales and marketing efforts for global publishing and education technology companies. As the Vice President of Marketing at Gaggle, Paget’s focus is the safety and well-being of students.
