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The Need For Investment in Human Infrastructure: Transportation Shrinking enrollments, rising costs, and underfunded mandates challenge U.S. school transportation. Innovative solutions ensure equity and efficiency.

Toward equitable learning ecosystems: educational leadership in pupil transportation www.gettingsmart.com/2026/02/26/t... @gettingsmart.bsky.social

Nat Kendall-Taylor on The Power of Narrative Nat Kendall-Taylor discusses narrative strategies, education reform, and how framing impacts systemic change in this insightful Getting Smart Podcast.

Nat Kendall-Taylor on The Power of Narrative www.gettingsmart.com/podcast/nat-... @gettingsmart.bsky.social

Paul Benedict on Entrepreneurship in the Age of AI Ohio University's AI initiative equips students with AI skills, fostering entrepreneurship, real-world problem-solving, and innovation.

Ohio University's Paul Benedict on AI capable Entrepreneurship www.gettingsmart.com/podcast/paul... @gettingsmart.bsky.social

How to Leverage CTE for Durable, Personalized Pathways CTE programs are transforming education by connecting students to careers, skills, and pathways, but intentional design is key for meaningful learning.

How to Leverage CTE for Durable, Personalized Pathways www.gettingsmart.com/2026/02/24/h... @gettingsmart.bsky.social

What Could BG Be? | A Conversation with Sam Ford and Sangita Shresthova Exploring civic imagination and consensus building to shape the future of communities with experts from USC and Inu Engine.

A Conversation with Sam Ford and Sangita Shresthova on civic imagination www.gettingsmart.com/2026/02/19/w... @gettingsmart.bsky.social

Why Media Literacy Efforts Are Failing to Keep Up With Misinformation Classroom educators need support from district and school leaders in addressing flashpoint topics.

Vikki Katz, director of the Or Initiative, on the value of media literacy and civil dialogue www.edweek.org/teaching-lea... @edweek.org

The Architecture of Ability: How Evidence-Centered Design and UDL Can Shape AI-Era Assessment Explore how UDL reshapes educational assessment by promoting fairness and adaptability in learning environments.

The Architecture of Ability: How Evidence-Centered Design and UDL Can Shape AI-Era Assessment www.gettingsmart.com/2026/02/18/t... @gettingsmart.bsky.social

Justin Terry on The Opportunity Center and Lifelong Learning Dr. Justin Terry shares how Forney ISD's Opportunity Center blends career, college, and community to redefine education and community spaces.

Forney ISD Superintendent Dr. Justin Terry talks about the Opportunity Center--a future-ready facility that integrates career, college, and community www.gettingsmart.com/podcast/just... @gettingsmart.bsky.social

My Indiana District Opened a Charter Microschool to Give Families More Choices Superintendent's view: My district provides operational support to the microschool. In return, it tests new ideas for the district to learn from.

Why an Indiana School District Opened a Charter Microschool to Give Families More Choices www.the74million.org/article/my-i...

Blueprints Are Not Enough: Building Balanced Assessment Systems for Science of Reading 2.0 Explore the importance of literacy assessment in education and how real-time feedback can revolutionize teaching methods.

Building Balanced Assessment Systems for Science of Reading 2.0 www.gettingsmart.com/2026/02/11/b... @gettingsmart.bsky.social

Clay Banks and EIC on Empowering Future Entrepreneurs Through Mentorship and Innovation Exploring entrepreneurship in education: mentorship, student-led innovation, and the future of learning at Williamson County’s EIC program.

Clay Banks on the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center in Nashville gettingsmart.com/podcast/clay...
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[The AI Show Episode 196]: SaaSpocalypse, Claude Super Bowl Ad, SpaceX Acquires xAI & Claude Opus 4.6 In Ep. 196 of The Artificial Intelligence Show, we talk about the SaaS Apocalypse, Anthropic Super Bowl ads, SpaceX’s xAI merger, Claude Opus 4.6 and more.

This week's AI pod is a good review of SaaSpocalypse and the growing number of 'move 37 moments' (when experts realize that AI is better/faster) podcast.smarterx.ai/shownotes/196

K12 paradox: Why we love learning but don't love school To eliminate the K12 paradox, we must make school feel more like the joy of building sandcastles and less like the drudgery of worksheets.

make school a place where the thrill of possibility and the joy of discovery districtadministration.com/opinion/k12-...

Episode 106 - Movement Mentality - The Network What do you get when you mix friends, professional passions and a podcast? You get Lisa Dughi, CEO of NAF, back on The Network! Lisa starts by sharing the important work the NAF network of schools is ...

Corey Mohn talks to Lisa Dughi, CEO of NAF, about career-connected learning capsnetwork.buzzsprout.com/728390/episo...

Beyond the Rearview Mirror: Practical Measurement for Improvement Understand The Three Faces of Measurement and their importance in helping educators navigate student engagement and success.

Eric Tucker and Paul LeMahieu on Practical Measurement for Improvement www.gettingsmart.com/2026/02/04/b... @gettingsmart.bsky.social

Why PBL and 21st Century Skills Aren’t “Add-Ons”: Using AI to Prove They’re in the Standards AI reveals that PBL and 21st-century skills aren't "add-ons" but are already embedded in CCSS and NGSS, transforming how we view modern teaching.

Why PBL and 21st Century Skills Aren’t “Add-Ons”: Using AI to Prove They’re in the Standards www.gettingsmart.com/2026/02/10/w... @gettingsmart.bsky.social @davidpblross.bsky.social

What is CAPS? | A Conversation with Corey Mohn Explore how the CAPS Network empowers students with profession-based learning, unbundled pathways, and durable skills for future success.

Corey Mohn talks about profession-based learning across the CAPS network
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Beyond the Rearview Mirror: Practical Measurement for Improvement Understand The Three Faces of Measurement and their importance in helping educators navigate student engagement and success.

Beyond the Rearview Mirror: Practical Measurement for Improvement www.gettingsmart.com/2026/02/04/b... @gettingsmart.bsky.social

Real World Learning Real World Learning is a Kansas City initiative that works to prepare our region, students, and employers for the future. Through immersive experiences like projects and internships with leading busin...

The Real World Learning Conference is Feb. 23-25 realworldlearning.org

What Is College for in the Age of AI? Young graduates can’t find jobs. Schools know they have to make big changes. But what?

“[Colleges] need to figure out how to integrate relevant, in-field, and hopefully paid work experience for every student, and hopefully multiple experiences before they graduate.” web.archive.org/web/20260120... @intelligencer.com

The CHOICE We Make: The Critically Human Skills That Define Our Future Explore the CHOICE framework for critically human skills and redefine education to foster agency, compassion, and integrity in an AI-driven world.

The Critically Human Skills That Define Our Future www.gettingsmart.com/2026/02/05/t... @gettingsmart.bsky.social

Innovation at the Edge of the World: What the Falkland Islands Can Teach Us About Small School Excellence Discover how the Falkland Islands' innovative rural education system inspires small schools to embrace flexibility, multiage learning, and technology.

After visiting the Falkland Islands, Nicole Assisi offers lessons on small schools www.gettingsmart.com/2026/02/03/i... @gettingsmart.bsky.social

Confidence, Engagement, and Love: The Missing Alumni Data that Will Transform K-12 The CAPS Alumni Study reveals insights from 1,200 voices focused on student empowerment through innovative networks.

CAPS alumni are entering the workforce earning 50% more than their national peers, 17.2% already earn six figures gettingsmart.com/2026/02/02/c...
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The Co-Intelligence Lab explores how intelligence emerges when people and AI make sense together. polytechnic.purdue.edu/facilities/c... @techpurdue.bsky.social

From Fringe to Policy: How AI Is Shifting the Overton Window in K-12 Education Explore how AI and the Overton Window are reshaping K-12 education policy, from fringe ideas like AI-only classrooms to mainstream possibilities.

From Fringe to Policy: How AI Is Shifting the Overton Window in K-12 Education www.gettingsmart.com/2026/01/29/f... @gettingsmart.bsky.social @davidpblross.bsky.social

Measuring What Matters and Doing it Well: Innovating Assessment in the AI Era Imagine a student finishing a test feeling more capable. To assess is, intrinsically, to teach and to learn. It is time to build the GPS our students deserve.

Measuring What Matters and Doing it Well: Innovating Assessment in the AI Era www.gettingsmart.com/2026/01/28/m... @gettingsmart.bsky.social

The Choice We Make: The Critically Human Skills that Define our Future via Nate and Able McClennen drive.google.com/file/d/1n_co...

David Dimmett on AI Literacy & Career Readiness in STEM Education David Dimmett discusses AI literacy, STEM pathways, and career readiness, emphasizing applied humanities, ethical reasoning, and durable skills.

David Dimmett on AI Literacy and Career Readiness in STEM Education www.gettingsmart.com/podcast/davi... @gettingsmart.bsky.social @pltworg.bsky.social

How Virtual and Hybrid Learning Helps Students Thrive: New Evidence from Five Public School Models Virtual and hybrid learning models, tailored to diverse student needs, are creating equitable pathways and fostering academic success nationwide.

How Virtual and Hybrid Learning Helps Students Thrive: New Evidence from Five Public School Models gettingsmart.com/2026/01/26/h... @gettingsmart.bsky.social

My Indiana District Opened a Charter Microschool to Give Families More Choices Superintendent's view: My district provides operational support to the microschool. In return, it tests new ideas for the district to learn from.

Superintendent George Philhower on why his public school district supported development of the Indiana Microschool Collaborative www.the74million.org/article/my-i... @the74.bsky.social