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The School of Education and the Lorry I. Lokey Graduate School of Business have
joined together to offer an innovative joint MBA/MA in Educational Leadership Program designed specifically to
prepare future educational leaders and managers for success in a rapidly changing educational landscape.
Educational leaders and managers are increasingly confronted by complex challenges that require knowledge of
educational processes as well as strategic business and management skills. Our joint program prepares students to
provide expertise and leadership in both the instructional and the managerial aspects of high-performing educational
organizations. The program is appropriate for graduate students who are preparing to serve as educational
administrators in early childhood, K-12 institutions, higher education and out-of-school time programs; leaders and
business officers in independent and charter schools; directors of educational nonprofits; educational consultants;
and business consultants working in the education sector.
Educational leaders and managers are increasingly confronted by difficult challenges that require knowledge of
educational processes as well as fundamental business and management skills. These challenges include: new models
of schools, such as charter schools run by management companies and nonprofits; increased demands for accountability
and reporting mechanisms from a diverse set of stakeholders; constrained resources coupled with increased
expectations for educational quality and demands for specialized services; and the growing reliance on turnaround
processes for troubled schools. All of these challenges require expertise that crosses traditional boundaries of
business and education.
Our joint program will prepare future leaders, managers, and educational consultants to provide expertise and
leadership in both the instructional and managerial aspects of high performing educational organizations. In the
future, effective leadership in education will demand more than the basic knowledge of managing budgets and people,
areas typically offered by educational leadership programs. It will require enhanced leadership and management
knowledge and skills in areas such as strategy, operations, marketing, finance, information and technology
management, ethics, and organizational change.
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