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Washington D.C. Metro Area United States
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Executive Director at National Association for Gifted Children
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M. René Islas is the executive director of the National Association for Gifted Children. Prior to joining NAGC, René served as Sr. Vice President of Learning Forward, an international non-profit education association. He launched the Center for Results under a “social enterprise” business model to support leaders in education in developing systems to improve teacher effectiveness and implement quality practice in educator professional learning. Revenue from the Center’s work contributed to more than 25 percent of the association’s annual operating budget.
René has over a decade of experience leading education reform through practical and policy work at the federal, state, and local leve...
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