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Erika Berry

Erika Berry serves as the Executive Director of the Mississippi Charter Schools Association, transitioning from the role of Advocacy Coordinator with the Mississippi Coalition for Public Charter Schools. Before returning home to Mississippi, Erika worked in Nashville, TN, with Tennessee SCORE and the Tennessee Charter School Incubator, but her favorite job thus far has been teaching middle school math in Charlotte, North Carolina. A native of Brandon, Mississippi, Erika received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Ole Miss and a Master of Public Policy in Education Policy from Vanderbilt University?s Peabody College. You can contact Erika at erika@mscharterschools.org.

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    To succeed, Mississippi’s school leaders need the flexibility to fail (and try again)

    Several schools have implemented new research showing that character strengths such as determination and resilience are better predictors of life success than mere intelligence. Mississippi's education decision-makers should adopt the same values when tackling the state's education challenges -- first by promoting innovative, high-capacity school leadership.

    December 6, 2013

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