What Art, Bill Strickland and Education Reform Have in Common

“The key is to place innovation, creativity, and an entrepreneurial spirit at the heart of the school”
-Bill Strickland
At first glance the title “Bill Strickland CEO of Manchester Tidwell Corporation” might evoke many predetermined judgements about what a CEO knows about art and education reform. However this CEO is one that took what he learned from his community and turned it into something even greater. Inspired by a high school art teacher Strickland formed a relationship that shaped the vision for his thriving company. Bill Strickland tackles the subject of education reform in his article How Schools Kill Neighborhoods - and Can Help Save Them in it he uses his unique world