Educator Wins $250,000 Kravis Prize for Bogota Program

The $250,000 Henry R. Kravis Prize in Leadership for 2011 has been awarded to Vicky Colbert, founder of the Bogota, Colombia-based Escuela Nueva Foundation.

Colbert was chosen because her programs let children learn at their own pace instead of using teacher-driven memorization techniques, said Kim Jonker, the prize director. The program also instills leadership skills and entrepreneurial values in young people, she said.