When students speak, the education world must stop and listen. Welcome to the “Students Speak” series on Future of School: The Podcast, presented in partnership with National School Choice Week. Sahil Pontula, a Physics major at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), is today’s guest. Sahil speaks with Amy Valentine, Future of School’s CEO and Education Evangelist. Sahil first experienced online learning in middle school...........:........… LISTEN TO EPISODE

When students speak, the education world must stop and listen. Welcome to the “Students Speak” series on Future of School: The Podcast, presented in partnership with National School Choice Week. Jazy Manoukian, a second-year student at Patrick Henry College in Virginia, is today’s guest. She speaks with Amy Valentine, Future of School’s CEO and Education Evangelist..........:........… LISTEN TO EPISODE

When students speak, the education world must stop and listen. Welcome to the “Students Speak” series on Future of School: The Podcast, presented in partnership with National School Choice Week.

Isaac Steinmeyer, a first-year student at The College of Wooster in Ohio, is today’s guest. Isaac is interviewed by Amy Valentine, Future of School’s CEO and Education Evangelist.........:........… LISTEN TO EPISODE

When students speak, the education world must stop and listen. That’s the exciting opportunity we’re presenting in the newest season of Future of School: The Podcast, in which you’ll hear diverse perspectives from a number of learners whose experiences in school and their lifelong trajectories have been transformed for the better as a result of the choices they made with respect to interesting educational options........:........… LISTEN TO EPISODE

If you could share One Big Idea to change the future of education, what would it be? In this special episode of Future of School’s One Big Idea series, our guest is Andrew Campanella, president of National School Choice Week (NSCW), the largest public awareness effort in the U.S. focusing on opportunity in K-12 education......:........… LISTEN TO EPISODE

In the 16th episode of Future of School’s One Big Idea series, our guest is Justina Nixon-Santil, Vice President of Communications and Global Corporate Social Responsibility at IBM. Among other initiatives, Justina leads a variety of programs that leverage multi sector partnerships to help create more inclusive and innovative schools and workforce.....:........… LISTEN TO EPISODE

The pandemic’s challenges for the education community are no secret, but we’ve also seen how it has pushed innovation in many areas.

One such area is in podcasting, as the past year-plus has been fertile ground for new podcasts to launch, develop, and sustain...:........… READ MORE

Most episodes of Future of School: The Podcast feature a “5-in-5” rapid-fire interview with an innovative teacher―five minutes, five questions, five perspectives direct from a practitioner. The podcast prioritizes hearing from every voice in education, from the association and district leaders driving purchasing and policy..:........… LISTEN HERE

Most episodes of Future of School: The Podcast feature a “5-in-5” rapid-fire interview with an innovative teacher―five minutes, five questions, five perspectives direct from a practitioner. The podcast prioritizes hearing from every voice in education, from the association and district leaders driving purchasing and policy, to the teachers delivering instruction in the online or physical classroom, to the students and parents who have experienced the benefits of having meaningful choice in education..:........… LISTEN HERE

This interview features a “5-in-5” with Alejandro de la Peña, a special education teacher at Parkland Middle School in El Paso, Texas. In addition to being a teacher, he’s also a grant writer, a social-emotional learning program innovator, and an inspirational educator.:........… LISTEN HERE

Jemar was a 16-year-old high school student who had been suspended, and almost expelled, from school. He didn’t struggle with drugs or violence; instead, he was disengaged and disenfranchised in his learning. His last hope for graduation was transferring to an innovative blended school. Once there, not only did he thrive, but he rose to the top of his class and has since gone on to attend college and been appointed an Education Reimagined Fellow. He had―and exercised―agency, choice, and voice in his learning and therefore, he succeeded........… READ MORE

In this episode of Future of School: The Podcast, you’ll hear perspectives on the future of learning and school in America, informed by educators’ experience working at all levels, from the classroom up to state-level leadership. The interviewees both broadcast and forecast the trends taking place across K-12.......… READ MORE