Alex Carter

Alex Carter has enjoyed many successes during his 17 years as a high school educator. In 2003, he was recognized as one of the top 100 educators in the United States with his selection to receive a National Milken Educator Award. In 2004, Carter transitioned to administration and has served as principal in a large suburban high school in Northern Virginia and as the principal of a small, rural school in southwestern Colorado. In 2007, Carter contributed to the critically acclaimed book Be A Teacher: You Can Make a Difference. Carter has presented at the local, regional, state, and national level and has been published by Principal Leadership, the leading journal for secondary school administrators. Library Journal lauded Carter's 2010 work The Insider's Guide to High School as an "...original and much needed book for parents and guardians on students' transition to high school" and concludes that with the book's "valuable, commonsense advice on issues that parents and guardians will face, this would be a great read the spring or summer before a student enters high school as well as a good reference throughout the four years. Highly recommended." In 2011 Carter published his second book with co-author Tim Healey. The Insider's Guide for High School Students is written directly to the student to support a successful transition to high school. In 2011, Carter left public school administration to enter the e-learning industry as the Chief Academic Officer of New Global Learning.