Robert Barnett
Chief Innovation Officer & Co-Founder

Robert Barnett is the co-founder of the Modern Classrooms Project and the author of Meet Every Learner’s Needs: Redesigning Instruction So All Learners Can Succeed. He first developed what became known as the Modern Classroom model in his math classroom in DC Public Schools, and refined it while teaching math and law abroad. He is a former City Year corps member and graduated cum laude from Princeton University and Harvard Law School. He is based in his hometown of Washington, DC, and hopes his children will learn in Modern Classrooms someday!