On Monday, April 28 I attended the Harvard Graduate School of Education's Askwith forum with M. Night Shyamalan. Although more well known for his writing, directing, and producing films, Shyamalan recently wrote a book about education reform and addressing the achievement gap: I Got Schooled: The Unlikely Story of How a Moonlighting Movie Maker Learned the Five Keys to Closing America's Education Gap.
Shyamalan spoke about his data-driven approach to closing the achievement gap in America, specifically the five tenets that he discovered during a two-year research project.
Shyamalan's presentation and following Q and A can be found here:
http://www.gse.harvard.edu/news-impact/2014/04/m-night-shyamalan-i-got-schooled/
Shyamala also recently participated in a Harvard EdCast which can be found here:
http://www.gse.harvard.edu/news-impact/2014/04/harvard-edcast-m-night-shyamalans-school-sense/
Huffington Post Live: Film Director Takes on US Education Gap:
NPR book review:
http://www.npr.org/2013/09/12/221409659/filmmaker-turns-to-education-reform-gets-schooled
M Night Shyamalan Foundation:
http://www.mnsfoundation.org/schooled