Education

Innovators provide ideas to prepare students for the real world

By Mark Niesse
Oct 25, 2013

Mount Vernon Presbyterian School is bringing together education experts and business leaders in an effort to prepare students to be more globally competitive.

The Sandy Springs private school on Friday brought together a Council on Innovation, which will provide insights to the school to enhance its ability to develop learners who engage in real-life challenges.

The council includes leaders from Coca-Cola, Turner Entertainment, Piedmont Healthcare, SPANX, The Weather Channel and more.

About the Author

Mark Niesse is an enterprise reporter and covers elections and Georgia government for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and is considered an expert on elections and voting. Before joining the AJC, he worked for The Associated Press in Atlanta, Honolulu and Montgomery, Alabama. He also reported for The Daily Report and The Santiago Times in Chile.

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