Joel Rose — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of New Classrooms Innovation Partners, supporting personalized learning for ~13,000 students in 38 schools across 10+ states.
Author of novels including The Blackest Bird (2007), Kill the Poor (1988), and Kill Kill Faster Faster (1988).
Co-authored the graphic novels Get Jiro! and Get Jiro! Blood and Sushi with Anthony Bourdain, both New York Times Bestsellers.
Co-established and co-edited the Lower East Side quarterly literary magazine Between C & D (1983–1990).
His novels Kill the Poor and Kill Kill Faster Faster were adapted into films in 2003 and 2008, with Kill Kill Faster Faster winning Best International Feature at the 2008 London Independent Film Festival.

Biography

Joel Rose is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of New Classrooms Innovation Partners, an organization focused on transforming classroom education. A former teacher, he co-founded New Classrooms to develop personalized learning environments that meet students' individual needs. The organization currently supports the implementation of its model, Teach to One: Math, in 38 schools across the country, serving approximately 13,000 students in over 10 states.