Transforming education for one million students - NYC's izone

"The Innovation Unit has been a powerful, powerful force for us" - thanks John White, former Deputy Chancellor at the Department of Education New York City. Catch up with the discussion from our event, with NESTA, by checking out the video and links to find out what we can learn from the NYC izone.

Watch this event with John White architect of the izone our very own David Albury and ARK Schools' Lucy Heller as they discuss the success of New York school district's Innovation Zone and how it transformed the region's education system as well as what the UK can learn from this inspirational example. Check out John White at the event by watching the video below.

John White & David Albury from NESTA UK on Vimeo.

Or watch this short interview with him to find out all about the izone in a nutshell.

John White interview from NESTA UK on Vimeo.

And check out this NESTA blog post about the event http://www.nesta.org.uk/blogs/assets/blog_entries/transforming_education