By Matt Doyle, Interim Superintendent, Vista Unified and Gerri Burton, New Learning Ventures
In January 2018, a new International Center for Education Research and Practice (ICERP) will open on the campus of the Vista Unified School District (VUSD) in north San Diego County. The Center “pre-launched” last May with a small event headlined by Stephan Vincent Lancrin, director of research for the OECD Center for Education Research and Innovation, Bret Schanzenbach, the CEO of the Vista Chamber of Commerce, local government officials, and CEOs of local, global, high priority sector businesses.
Thematically, the design of ICERP directly supports the three brushstrokes guiding…