Ted Mitchell

Bio

Ted Mitchell is a national leader in the effort to provide high-quality education for all students and has long been active in educational reform initiatives throughout California and Los Angeles. He chaired the Governor’s Committee on Educational Excellence, charged with making recommendations to improve California’s system of K-12 finance and governance, and currently serves on the California P-16 Council and chairs the Teacher Effectiveness Task Force for the Los Angeles Unified School District. He has been an active board member for organizations including California Education Partners, ConnectEd: The California Center for College and Career, The McClatchy Company, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, and The Teaching Channel. He also serves on the advisory council for Stanford University’s Initiative on Improving K-12 Education. Prior to taking the helm at NewSchools in 2005, Ted served as president of Occidental College in Los Angeles. He has also served as Deputy to the President at Stanford University, Vice Chancellor and Dean of the School of Education and Information Studies at University of California – Los Angeles, and as Professor and Chair of the Department of Education at Dartmouth College. From 2008 through 2010, Ted was the President of the California State Board of Education. Ted graduated from Stanford with bachelor’s degrees in economics and history, a master’s degree in history and a doctorate in education.