When serving as the Chief Digital Services Officer for the US Department of Education, Lisa Gelobter spearheaded efforts to make college information accessible. She saw that students and families needed clear, reliable data to to make educated decisions about whether and where to go to college, and so the DOE set out to "make people’s lives better by providing them with the tools and information to make more informed choices and get the best bang for buck college choice." With that, she brought the philosophy of "going open" to education policy administration. How do open projects work? What are the risks and rewards? How can we push the envelope to build data and technology tools for good? Lisa will share her experiences and insights leading digital projects for the nation.
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