Laura Glaab

Former Head of Academics,

Summit Charter Middle School

Laura Glaab is the former head of academics at Summit Charter Middle School, where she led professional development and curriculum implementation. She previously served as principal and assistant principal at Denver Public Schools and as a turnaround school leader in the Houston Independent School District. She is currently head of marketing at Kyron Learning. Glaab earned an MA in education policy, organization, and leadership from Stanford University and an MBA from Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management.

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Contributing topics

Continuous school improvement & support

Educational governance & policy

Understanding, measuring & improving student outcomes

Publications by Laura Glaab

June 2014

Implementing Common Core State Standards in California

A Report from the Field

California adopted the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in 2010 to provide clear learning standards for math and English from kindergarten to Grade 12. CCSS requires a change in teaching approaches, moving away from memorization and towards…