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Curtis Valentine

Director of the Future Learning Network

Curtis Valentine is Director of the Future Learning Network for the Progressive Policy Institute’s Reinventing America’s Schools Project. Curtis comes to this position with over 15 years experience in local, state, federal, and international education policy. Curtis currently serves as Adjunct Professor at the University of Maryland, College Park and as At-Large member of the Prince George’s County (MD) Board of Education. Prior to joining the Progressive Policy Institute, Curtis served as Consultant to the National Council on Teacher Quality. In the past, Curtis served as Executive Director for State Relations with Connections Education, a virtual K-12 public school provider, where he directed state level education policy in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Maryland, and Virginia. Prior to joining Connections Education, Curtis was International Affairs Fellow (IAF) with the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). Curtis was the first IAF posted to the Education Department where he served in Secretary Arne Duncan’s Office of International Affairs. As a fellow, Curtis promoted American economic competitiveness by examining the education reform efforts of four developed countries (Finland, Poland, Canada, and South Africa). Curtis is a graduate of Morehouse College and Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. At Harvard Kennedy School’s Commencement, Curtis received the highest student honor: the Robert F. Kennedy award for excellence in public service for his work in post-Katrina New Orleans. After graduating from Morehouse College, Curtis joined the Peace Corps and traveled to South Africa where he led a professional development-training program for primary school educators. After two years, Curtis returned to the Maryland and became an 8th grade Language Arts Teacher. A former appointee to the Governor’s Workforce Investment Board in Maryland, Curtis is a Contributor to the Huffington Post, the Washington Post, The Atlantic, the National Council on Teacher Quality Blog, and the Council on Foreign Relation’s Renewing America blog. Curtis is married to Dr. Daria Valentine, a Middle School Principal, and father to Curtis and Ivy Valentine, both public school students.

Follow Curtis on Twitter @CurtisEveryday.

Recent Work

Podcast  |  April 10, 2025

Untapped Expertise: HBCUs as Charter Authorizers, Part 4

  • Curtis Valentine
Podcast  |  March 25, 2025

Untapped Expertise: HBCUs as Charter Authorizers, Part 3

  • Curtis Valentine
Podcast  |  February 13, 2025

Untapped Expertise: HBCUs as Charter Authorizers, Part 2

  • Curtis Valentine
Podcast  |  December 12, 2024

Untapped Expertise: HBCUs as Charter Authorizers, Part 1

  • Curtis Valentine
Op-Ed  |  February 22, 2024

Valentine for Real Clear Education: Are HBCUs the Key to the Future?

  • Curtis Valentine
Press Release  |  February 15, 2024

Untapped Expertise: Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) as Charter School Authorizers

  • Curtis Valentine
Publication  |  February 14, 2024

Untapped Expertise: Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) as Charter School Authorizers

  • Curtis Valentine M. Karega Rausch
Blog  |  September 1, 2023

“Ever Rising: The Renaissance of HBCUs and K12 Education” and the UNCF UNITE Summit

  • Curtis Valentine

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