Articles: 90
23 Jun 2025, 08:16
Education
On this episode, Ulric Shannon, Executive Director of the Surge Institute in Chicago, and Kyla Mathews, principal of Epic Academy High School, join me to talk about the controversial issue of banning smartphones in schools.
16 Jun 2025, 13:46
Tyler Thigpen, CEO and head of school at the Forest School and Acton Academy, joined me again to discuss the powerful impact that my mentor, Clay Christensen, and his theories of innovation had on Tyler's practical approach to education leadership and innovation.
13 Jun 2025, 10:51
Ethan Bernstein and I have a new piece in the Wall Street Journal based on the research in our bestselling book Job Moves. It'll be in Monday's print edition (C-suite Strategies as well).
11 Jun 2025, 14:34
In this end-of-season episode of Class Disrupted, Diane Tavenner and I came together in-person at the AI Show at the ASU-GSV Summit to reflect on the arc of our AI-focused sixth season.
10 Jun 2025, 09:07
In this episode, social activist and former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick joins the podcast live from the ASU+GSV Summit.
09 Jun 2025, 14:16
Ben Thompson of Stratechery has a great interview with SAP CEO Christian Klein.
05 Jun 2025, 14:23
One reason schools have arguably been caught off guard: They have misread the nation.
02 Jun 2025, 14:26
Dave McCool, founder and CEO of Muzzy Lane, joined me to discuss the role and potential of AI in creating dynamic, role-play simulations for online learning.
30 May 2025, 15:28
Two new videos and a podcast are out that speak to different audiences for our bestselling book Job Moves: 9 Steps for Making Progress in Your Career (and if you haven't gotten or gifted a copy yet, you can do so here!).
29 May 2025, 09:30
In this episode, Michael sits down with musician Stevie Van Zandt, best known as a guitarist in Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, live at the ASU+GSV Summit.
28 May 2025, 14:43
When school and district leaders read about innovation—defined as improvements for students and teachers that result in real progress, not anything that's simply "new or different"—the changes can seem daunting.
26 May 2025, 14:23
Jeff Livingston, founder and CEO of EdSolutions, joined me to explore the rapidly evolving core curriculum market.
21 May 2025, 14:35
Diane Tavenner and I talk through what we've learned from our recent miniseries on AI in education.
19 May 2025, 14:55
Michelle Rhee, former chancellor of D.C.
16 May 2025, 13:48
Plus Emily Oster on Data, Parenthood, EdTech, Testing, and More
13 May 2025, 14:41
Michael: Welcome to Youth Career Readiness, the One Question Podcast where we talk to people across careers about their professional journeys and what advice they would offer us to help all middle and high schoolers explore, experiment with, and discover careers.
07 May 2025, 14:13
As Robert Pondiscio observed recently, K–12 schools have largely been spared disruptive innovation of the sort that has transformed everything from retail to consumer package goods, telecommunications, computing, steel, newspapers, and more.
02 May 2025, 14:39
A brief note: I'm going to slow the pace of publication here just for the next couple weeks while I'm engaged in a board meeting for Imagine Worldwide for a few days (if you don't know them, check out the website; the work the team there is doing in Malawi, Sierra Leone, Tanzania and more is the most exciting thing I've seen up-close in education).
30 Apr 2025, 14:12
Driving Culture Change in Higher Ed
28 Apr 2025, 14:24
Lukas Barwinski-Brown, CEO of the Lang Lang International Music Foundation, joined me on this episode.
23 Apr 2025, 14:27
In this episode of Class Disrupted, Diane Tavenner and I chat with Rebecca Winthrop, a senior fellow and director at the Brookings Institution, about the impact of AI on education.
21 Apr 2025, 14:14
Mike Goldstein joined me to talk about the evolving landscape of education savings accounts (ESAs) and the experiences of families utilizing them.
18 Apr 2025, 14:56
In today's newsletter, I'm thrilled to offer:
16 Apr 2025, 14:33
Quiet quitting.
14 Apr 2025, 14:34
Matt Kramer, CEO and co-founder of Wildflower Schools joins me to delve into the origin and growth of Wildflower Schools, a network of microschools rooted in the Montessori philosophy.
09 Apr 2025, 14:03
In this episode of Class Disrupted, Jane Rosenzweig, director of the Harvard College Writing Center, joined me and Diane Tavenner to talk about the impact of AI on writing education.
07 Apr 2025, 14:20
Tyler Thigpen wears a lot of hats.
02 Apr 2025, 13:57
I still remember my shock when a fellow panelist at a conference years ago told audience members that his biggest advice to get a job was to lie on your resume and in the interviews.
31 Mar 2025, 14:29
Patricia Levesque, CEO of ExcelinEd, and Ben DeGrow, Senior Policy Director of Education Choice at ExcelinEd, join me to delve into the evolving landscape of educational choice.
28 Mar 2025, 14:55
Entering 2025, underlying the calm surface of the U.S.
26 Mar 2025, 14:09
In this episode of Class Disrupted, Diane and I welcomed my colleague Julia Freeland Fisher, the director of education research from the Clayton Christensen Institute.
24 Mar 2025, 14:43
James Rhyu, CEO of Stride Inc., joined me for a thought-provoking conversation in their 25th-year of operations.
