Dorene Hurt

Dorene Hurt is a passionate advocate for education for all and has previously led teams in diverse environments dedicated to increasing equitable learning opportunities. As a member of the Broad Superintendents Academy, Dorene has participated in the assessment of large urban school districts across the US, which frequently revealed challenges related to district-wide inequalities. This experience also was applied to similar assessments in countries in Europe and Africa, contributing to the broad perspective Dorene brings to the Childhood Education International Board.

Dorene’s life has instilled in her the beliefs that everyone’s life is of value, everyone deserves to be respected, and she could achieve anything if she weighed the opportunities, challenges, and work required for each goal. As a result, Dorene has demonstrated throughout her career that she is fiercely dedicated to positioning and leveraging educational systems as incubators of structures and strategies that mitigate social disparities.