Total Education News Show Jason debates Dmitri 01-20-14

The Total Tutor and Jason The Public School Guy will interview School Reform Expert Advocate Dmitri Mehlhorn.   As a political activist, Dmitri has co-founded several groups focused on market-friendly progressive advocacy.  In 2003, he co-founded Hope Street Group, a 501c3 national nonprofit focused on centrist innovation in healthcare and education.  In 2010, with former Washington D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee, Mehlhorn agreed to co-found and serve as COO of StudentsFirst, a 501c4 focused on K-12 educational performance.  In 2011, Mehlhorn founded and chaired the Great New England Public School Alliance, a group funded by Michael Bloomberg and focused on electoral advocacy in New England.  Mehlhorn has also served on the boards of other market-oriented groups, and has written about market-friendly progressive solutions in housing, antitrust, technology, and economics, with publications in journals such as the Fordham Law Review and the San Diego Union Tribune.  Mehlhorn’s financial support has gone to numerous Democratic causes and candidates, including his classmates Cory Booker, Gina Raimondo, Sam Liccardo, Rob Bonta, Dan Maffei, and David Pepper.  Also, Jason will debate Dmitri.