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Welcome back for the third episode of our four-part series all about our Portable Innovation Labs (PILs). Today, we have a conversation...

If assessments measured how a student is smart, not if a student is smart, our education system would be in a better place. That’s the...

Imagine if instead of having to cram for tests and sit through lessons, high schoolers could graduate by navigating six “passages” that...

When Jessica Fields carries a PAST Foundation Portable Innovation Lab (PILs) box into a school, kids’ eyes light up. They know they’re...

Microschools are positive disruptors of our modern education ecosystem. Today, CEO of Changemaker Microschools, David K. Richards, joins...

The most important part of a child’s education is developing a love of learning. That’s Amir Nathoo’s motto and what led him to co-found...

Welcome to our new mini-series on our Portable Innovation Labs (PILs). Here at the PAST Foundation, we’ve been working hard to make this...

Dr. Keeanna Warren, CEO of Purdue Polytechnic High School, says her school is a school without walls. She means that metaphorically of...

There are lots of conversations today about AI’s role in education. To help us more deeply discuss it, we have invited Ian Zhu on the...

There’s a good chance your state’s policies actually allow for more innovative and student-centered learning than you think. Sonn Sam is...

Andrea Vescelius is a Ohio public school teacher who has eliminated homework and limited grades to just quarterly marks for her students....

Laksh Dhir’s goal is to revolutionize how informal education is being done in classrooms around the world. Laksh is the CEO and Chairman...

Usually, one-on-one coaching is reserved for business executives, but Joel Nicholson’s mission is to bring it to students. Joel is the...

Dr. Tyler Thigpen co-founded The Forest School in Fayetteville, GA and from there he also co-founded the Institute for Self Directed...

“Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” was made almost 40 years ago, yet it still is seen as an accurate representation of education in America....

Often game-based learning is treated simply as a hook to get students initially engaged. Today our guest Chris Ramsden explains how...

All great things start with a podcast! What started out as a podcast by Ryan Pruitt during COVID lockdowns has morphed into his business...

While virtual learning is often associated with COVID lockdowns and isolation, it actually has the power to create more connections than...

Many times we say we value students’ voices and aspirations, but we don’t do the work to truly make them partners in designing and...

Welcome to our special series about shifting to a more student-lead ecosystem! Usually we take the month of July off, but this year we’re...