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16. Solving the Guidance Gap: College and Career Counseling
GUEST: JON CARSON, CEO, COLLEGE GUIDANCE NETWORK. Public high school counselors are overwhelmed, with caseloads of up to 700 students in the most extreme cases. At the same time, the college and career landscape is rapidly evolving...
15. Life Currencies for the Learning Economy
GUEST: STEPHANIE MALIA KRAUSS, AUTHOR, Making It: What Today's Kids Need for Tomorrow's World. Today's young people have had a childhood defined by "a relentless rotation" of economic stress and other risks to their safety and st...
14. Building Community with a Virtual Campus
GUEST: CARRIE PURCELL, CEO, TECH-ADAPTIKA The pandemic has been a catalyst for change in higher education, forcing us to look at how little the brick-and-mortar experience has evolved over time. As the cost of attending college increases...
13. Bringing Data to Action with an Early Literacy Screener
GUEST: CARLA SMALL, CEO, EARLYBIRD EDUCATION. Research shows that 70% of children who were not reading on grade level in first grade continue to not be reading on grade level in eighth grade. Catching reading difficulties early is the key to in...
12. Experiential Learning, Experiential Hiring: A Win-Win
GUEST: JORDAN LEVY, FOUNDER, CAPSOURCE. Many students complete undergraduate and graduate degree programs without experiencing a career path or a company culture to determine whether it is right for them. Companies, in turn, hire young professi...