Jon England: Seven Years as a Public School Principal

Jon England is the Education Policy Analyst at Libertas Institute. He works to support micro school founders and school choice legislation, and is currently building an association that will allow micro school founders to tap into the economies of scales that public schools are able to leverage.

In this episode, expect to learn about John’s experience as a public school teacher and principal, the difficulties of innovation within the public education landscape, and why he was investigated and asked to step down for speaking about his values around gender and Covid policy. You’ll also learn about the work Jon is doing now at Libertas and why he’s so excited about the future of education.

This episode is sponsored by Primer Micro Schools

https://primer.com

Chapters:

0:00 - Intro

1:19 - How John Got into Education

7:23 - The Covid School Policy

10:25 - A Gender Policy Comment that Started an Investigation

15:41 - Life as a Public School Principal

19:16 - The Roadblock to Change in the Public Education System

26:02 - Sponsor: Primer

27:03 - Micromanaging in the Public Education System (Medium)

32:02 - Rate of Change in Public Education