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Raise the Bar: Policy Shaping Pathways For All — Getting Smart event graphic, February 28, 2023, 1pm PT
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Town Hall Recap: Raise the Bar

Getting Smart Staff
Mar 15, 2023

On this town hall, we were joined by Amy Loyd of the Department of Education and Julie Lammers of ASA to discuss policy shaping pathways.

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Al O’Bannon on Community Supports for Young People

Getting Smart Staff
Mar 8, 2023

On this episode, Trace Pickering is joined by Al O’Bannon the Executive Director of the LBA Foundation in Iowa.

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Dr. Dennis Johnston on Student and Educator Agency with AVID

Getting Smart Staff
Mar 1, 2023

On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Shawnee Caruthers is joined by Dr. Dennis Johnston, Senior Director and Chief Research Officer at AVID.

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David Weinberg on The Art of the School Visit

Getting Smart Staff
Feb 24, 2023

On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, New Pathways Senior Fellow Trace Pickering is joined by David Weinberg.

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Josh Fryday on Public Service and Volunteerism 

Getting Smart Staff
Feb 22, 2023

On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Shawnee Caruthers is joined by Josh Fryday, California’s Chief Service Officer.

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Justin Aglio on the Readiness Institute

Getting Smart Staff
Feb 17, 2023

On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast Tom Vander Ark is joined by Dr. Justin Aglio, the Executive Director of the Readiness Institute at Penn State University.

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Jenee Henry Wood and David Nitkin on Conversations with Kids

Getting Smart Staff
Feb 15, 2023

We're joined by Jenee Henry Wood and David Nitkin, Partners at Transcend Education, to discuss Conversations With Kids. 

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Future of Learning

Town Hall Recap: What’s Next in Learning 2023

Getting Smart Staff
Feb 10, 2023

On the 2023 edition of our annual “What’s next in learning?” Getting Smart Town Hall, we dug into some of the core drivers impacting learning today

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Future of Learning

In Conversation: Louka Parry and Tom Vander Ark

Getting Smart Staff
Feb 8, 2023

On this episode of the podcast, we’re in conversation with Louka Parry, host of The Learning Future podcast.

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Recap: A Greener Future of Work

Mason Pashia
Feb 3, 2023

The Getting Smart team recently co-hosted a panel about embedding sustainability into CTE programs to meet the massive demand for green jobs.

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