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Elizabeth City is a Senior Lecturer on Education at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education (HGSE). She holds an Ed.D. from Harvard University (2007). Her career spans roles as a teacher, instructional coach, principal, and consultant, all focused on empowering educators and students through strategic leadership. She emphasizes collaboration, evidence-based practice, and systemic change in K-12 education.
City's research and publications center on education reform, leadership development, and organizational change. Notable works include Leading Strategically: Achieving Ambitious Goals in Education (2025) and Data Wise (2006, 2020), which provide frameworks for using data to improve teaching and learning. She also co-authored Instructional Rounds in Education (2009), a seminal text on collaborative school improvement strategies.
Her courses at HGSE include Accelerating Instruction: Principals Leading Instructional Improvement and Using Instructional Rounds to Cultivate High-Quality Learning. She advocates for leaders to balance ambition with actionable, iterative steps ('think big, act small, learn fast').
City's work bridges theory and practice, addressing challenges like educator burnout and systemic inequities through strategic, relationship-driven approaches. Her contributions extend to nonprofit leadership and organizational change, reflecting her commitment to pragmatic yet imaginative solutions in education.
