Oct 9, 2026
Can AI help students connect with people instead of replacing them? What does a real PISA question look like? And why is microschool research so hard to trust?
Nate McClennen and Mason Pashia catch up on a new Christensen Institute report on building AI that connects students to people, plus a closer look at PISA,...
Oct 7, 2026
Letter grades get a lot of the blame when schools try to change how they assess learning. Two of the editors of a new book on competency-based education explain what they've seen up close.
Nate McClennen and Rebecca Midles talk with Bill Zima (Director of Implementation, Marzano Academies) and Michelle...
Oct 2, 2026
Live from the Uncharted Learning Summit in Chicago, Victoria Andrews and Shawnee Caruthers reflect on a community built around one big idea: entrepreneurship is for everyone.
Through conversations with alumni, teachers, district leaders, and volunteers, they explore how Uncharted Learning's programs help students...
Sep 29, 2026
A K-8 district isn't supposed to have a high school. Bostonia Global built one anyway, and rethought what high school could look like in the process.
In this episode, Rebecca Midles talks with Nerel Winter (CEO of Bostonia Global), Johanna Simko (Principal of Bostonia Global High School), and David Rios (a Bostonia...
Sep 25, 2026
A school in Singapore just spent over $600 million reimagining what a classroom should be, and it's not what you'd expect.
Mike Posthumus, learning design principal at Fielding International, walks through how Singapore American School rebuilt its campus around a real learning model instead of the traditional "cells and...