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James H. Lytle
Practice Professor of Education
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Education
1962: B.A., History and English, Cornell University
1964: M.A., English. State University of New York at Buffalo
1970: Ed.D., Educational Administration, Stanford University
2002–04: Center for Public Leadership, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Areas of Expertise
No Child Left
Behind and school reform
Organizational
theory and practice
School and
district leadership
Urban education
Professional Biography
James H. (Torch) Lytle
has most recently been superintendent for the
Trenton,
New Jersey, Public Schools, where he led an aggressive effort to implement
New Jersey’s urban education reform initiative. Prior
to his appointment in
Trenton in August 1998, he served in a variety of capacities in the
School District of
Philadelphia as an elementary, middle, and high school
principal; executive director for planning, research, and evaluation; regional
superintendent; and assistant superintendent. He has also served as a Peace
Corps volunteer in the
Philippines and as a high school English teacher.
Dr.
Lytle has been active in a number of national professional organizations,
including the Council of Great City Schools, the Cross Cities Campaign, and the
American Educational Research Association. He has written and presented
frequently on matters relating to the improvement of urban schooling. His
research interests relate to increasing the efficacy of urban public schools
and leading school reform efforts.
For
more than 15 years, Dr. Lytle has been an adjunct faculty member at GSE,
teaching courses in Urban Education, Organizational Theory, and Resource
Allocation. In his new role at GSE, he anticipates working in several areas,
including school and district leadership, the emergent marketization of public
education, and the intersections of school leadership and entrepreneurship.
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