Hansen: Transforming Our Schools So They Engage Students and Empower Them With a Sense of Purpose

Ulcca Joshi Hansen is chief program officer at Grantmakers for Education. A one-time English learner and first-generation college student, she is a mother of two, a former elementary school teacher with two decades of experience in education and author of “The Future of Smart: How Our Education System Needs to Change to Help All Young People Thrive.”