2026 CASE Conference

Nathan Levenson
President
New Solutions K12


As president of New Solutions K-12, Nate leads the team in its efforts to help school and district leaders cost-effectively raise student achievement and improve teachers’ lives. He has spent the last 25 years working to improve student learning and outcomes and brings a unique perspective to this mission, having served as a school superintendent, school board member, private sector CEO, and consultant. His practical yet innovative ideas have been implemented by more than 300 school districts and state education agencies in 30 states across the country and around the world. Nate is passionate about helping to turn great ideas into a better reality for both students and staff. Nate has deep experience working with school, district, and state education agency leaders to cost-effectively improve special education, intervention, and social, emotional, and behavioral supports for students; to build student-centered schedules that support teaching and learning best practices; to create budgets that align with district priorities; and more. His work with school districts spans the continent and the globe from California to Florida to Vermont to the Middle East. Nate has authored six books including It’s Time for Strategic Scheduling: How to Design Smarter K–12 Schedules That Are Great for Students, Staff, and the Budget (ASCD); Smarter Budgets, Smarter Schools: How to Survive and Thrive in Tight Times, Second Edition (Harvard Education Press); and Six Shifts to Improve Special Education and Other Interventions: A Commonsense Approach for School Leaders (Harvard Education Press). Nate holds a Bachelor of Arts from Dartmouth College and a Master of Business Administration with distinction from Harvard Business School. He is a graduate of the Broad Foundation’s Urban Superintendents Academy (now part of the Yale University School of Management).

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