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How School Districts Can Pay Vendors Based on Student Outcomes
07
May 2024

How School Districts Can Pay Vendors Based on Student Outcomes

Michael is joined by Brittany Miller and Jasmine Walker of the Southern Education Foundation’s (SEF) outcomes-based contracting initiative. We discuss how this innovative approach, which..

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Making Time for Passion: The 2hr Learning Model
30
Apr 2024

Making Time for Passion: The 2hr Learning Model

Michael is joined by Mackenzie Price, founder of Alpha, an innovative private school network in Texas, and 2hr Learning, an educational technology that has sprung..

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Aspiring to Connect the Navajo Nation with Education and Employment
23
Apr 2024

Aspiring to Connect the Navajo Nation with Education and Employment

In partnership with the Navajo nation, Aspire Ability is getting tribe members plugged into opportunity. How are they doing it? Investments in digital infrastructure +..

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Excellence in Action: Lessons Learned from the 2023 Yass Prize Winner
17
Apr 2024

Excellence in Action: Lessons Learned from the 2023 Yass Prize Winner

Sustainable, transformational, outstanding, and permissionless. Each year, the Center for Education Reform (CER) awards the Yass Prize to the school that best embodies these four..

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Incentives Matter: Student Loan Cancellation, Risk Sharing, Gainful Employment and More
09
Apr 2024

Incentives Matter: Student Loan Cancellation, Risk Sharing, Gainful Employment and More

Federal policy has immense power to influence incentives in higher ed. So, what can be done to better align them around value and access? I..

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Phil Hill on Department of Education Regulations Reshaping EdTech and Higher Ed
02
Apr 2024

Phil Hill on Department of Education Regulations Reshaping EdTech and Higher Ed

What’s the impact of the current federal higher ed regulation regime on online education? That’s the question I addressed in my conversation with education technology..

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In Conversation on College: Weighing in on Two Investors’ Diagnoses and Proposals for Higher Ed (II)
28
Mar 2024

In Conversation on College: Weighing in on Two Investors’ Diagnoses and Proposals for Higher Ed (II)

Higher ed’s in trouble. How can we fix it? Stacey Childress, Senior Advisor on Education at McKinsey, joined me and Diane for the second episode..

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In Conversation on College: Weighing in on Two Investors’ Diagnoses and Proposals for Higher Ed Pt I
26
Mar 2024

In Conversation on College: Weighing in on Two Investors’ Diagnoses and Proposals for Higher Ed Pt I

What’s gone wrong with higher ed? Diane and I welcomed Stacey Childress, Senior Advisor on Education at McKinsey, to the podcast for a two-part series..

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Guy Raz on Podcasts and Passion: Audio’s Ability to Spark Learning
21
Mar 2024

Guy Raz on Podcasts and Passion: Audio’s Ability to Spark Learning

Podcasting is bringing audio back and turning learning into leisure. So why not bring kids in on the fun? Guy Raz—host of the top podcasts..

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Coming of Age Online: Helping Kids Navigate the Digital World
06
Mar 2024

Coming of Age Online: Helping Kids Navigate the Digital World

So many teens are addicted to phones & social media. How can parents and educators help kids thrive in a digital world with unwritten rules,..

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