ISTE Reviews

3.2

53% would recommend to a friend

(44 total reviews)

Richard Culatta

65% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

ISTE has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 44 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ISTE employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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44 reviews
1.0
25 Apr 2023

Chaotic and Poor Leadership at the Very Top

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Fantastic people committed to the mission.

Cons

CEO constantly goes after the shiny objects with no strategic plan, prioritization, or focus. There is no transparency from leadership and one wonders if the board is aware of all that is going badly.

1.0
12 Jan 2024

Stay away.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Most of the chiefs and their teams are amazing people doing good work.

Cons

The merger with ASCD ruined this organization. One year in, there is still no name, no business plan, and no clear direction. Richard Culatta is a toxic leader who talks a good game but doesn't know how to run an organization. He fires people who disagree with him and has consistently promoted only white people. People are burnt out and dropping like flies. Stay away.

2.0
16 Apr 2023

Chaotic and stressful

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great people who care about education. Pretty flexible schedule.

Cons

Poor leadership with secretive decision-making process makes every work day chaotic and stressful. No prioritization of projects — everything is piled on top even though we don’t have enough people to keep up with the work. CEO approval rating can't be accurate given how things are run. I have heard that there is an ISTE board of directors -- do they know what's going on under the hood???

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