{"id":1501,"date":"2022-04-15T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-15T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carnegie25live.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=1501"},"modified":"2025-12-16T11:21:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T19:21:24","slug":"dr-lillian-lowery-leader-and-lifelong-education-advocate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carnegiefoundation.org\/dr-lillian-lowery-leader-and-lifelong-education-advocate\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Lillian Lowery: Leader and Lifelong Education Advocate"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-9f092ff3\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-f749780f\">\n\n<p>Former board chair of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching served from 2014 to 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On April 13, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching former Board Chair Dr. Lillian Lowery passed away at age 67. Educator, consensus builder, and leader, her work was defined by her unwavering advocacy for students at the local, state, and federal levels. Among the first students to integrate North Carolina schools, she was inspired to teach by her 10th grade English teacher. She went on to earn a bachelor\u2019s degree in English education from North Carolina Central University, a master\u2019s degree in education in curriculum and instruction from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and a doctorate of education in educational leadership and policy from Virginia Polytechnic and State University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLillian was a bright, brilliant light,\u201d says Carnegie President Timothy Knowles. \u201cShe lived a transformative life\u2014marked by&nbsp;unparalleled generosity, vision,&nbsp;and love. Her singular interest was always what is best and just for children. We are all extraordinarily lucky to have had Lillian in our firmament.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Lowery began her educational career as a middle school English teacher in her hometown of Gastonia, NC, then served as a principal, associate district superintendent and superintendent, Secretary of the&nbsp;Delaware Department of Education, and Superintendent of the Maryland State Department of Education. She resigned her superintendency in 2015 to become the first President and Chief Executive Officer of FutureReady Columbus and subsequently the Vice President for PreK-12 Policy, Research, and Practice at the Education Trust, followed by Vice President of Student and Teacher Assessments at the Educational Testing Service in 2018. Dr. Lowery joined the Carnegie Board in 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLillian Lowery\u2019s message to the Carnegie board was always \u2018Let\u2019s not forget that we do this for the children.\u2019 And she never did,\u201d said current Board Chair Diane Tavenner. \u201cHer leadership\u2014both graceful and powerful\u2014always led us to a place focused on serving children. She was a respected and revered leader and mentor to many educators, but her heart was always with the children.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Lowery\u2019s leadership of the Carnegie Board was instrumental to the Foundation\u2019s work to introduce improvement science nationwide to address America\u2019s fundamental educational&nbsp; challenges. In the last year, Dr. Lowery led the trustees to identify and adopt new strategic priorities designed to address educational, racial, and economic justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAmerica has lost one of its most committed public educators,\u201d said former Carnegie President Anthony Bryk. \u201cShe deeply believed in and supported the mission of the Foundation: Working side by side with our nation\u2019s educators to improve how our schools better engage and educate every child. She was the Board chair you always hope for\u2014an empathetic voice, a wise head, and a deeply committed heart. She was my guide as the Foundation navigated through those most challenging early days as the pandemic took hold. She was a wonderful colleague and a most supportive friend. We will miss her.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From Dr. Lowery\u2019s commitment to improving educational outcomes came her powerful advocacy to increase the number of teachers of color. As she told President Knowles in a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.carnegiefoundation.org\/blog\/tim-talks-with-lillian-lowery\/\">conversation<\/a>&nbsp;last year, \u201cIf a child of color has just one teacher of color in elementary school, just one, especially black males to black males, graduation rates go up, absenteeism falls, and academic achievement improves because they see what is possible, because they see themselves in leadership positions, guiding, teaching, and learning, setting aspirations, setting hopes, and (setting) the expectation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLillian\u2019s extraordinary spirit, unparalleled dedication to making the world a better one for children, and her impact on thousands of educators and millions of children was her gift to us all. 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