Why most large-scale education reforms fail

You can have the best ideas, the best strategies and the best people and still fail to transform an education system. So what is the missing piece?

In this episode of the EdVance Podcast, Iwan Syahril, former Director General at Indonesia’s Ministry of Education and Senior Advisor at Teach For All, reflects on what it really takes to lead education reform at scale. Drawing on his experience leading change across a system serving more than 53 million students, Iwan shares what leaders need to understand about purpose, people and the human side of transformation.

He explores what makes a great school, how we can build a stronger teaching profession, why change cannot simply be mandated, and how leaders can empower people to become change agents. The conversation also examines innovation, technology and AI in education, and why technology matters most when it helps solve problems that actually matter.

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