Strada Launches New Podcast, Lessons Earned
Interviews spotlight efforts to improve the education-workforce ecosystem
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Strada Launches New Podcast, Lessons Earned
To reach a growing number of collaborators working to transform the education and workforce…
Episode 1: Freeman Hrabowski
It’s time for colleges and universities to take a hard look in the mirror,…
Episode 2: Oren Cass
Oren Cass, author of The Once and Future Worker, says we’ve gone too far…
Episode 3: Lisa Schumacher
McDonald’s is one of the nation’s largest entry-level employers, and like a growing number…
Episode 4: Tony Jack
Anthony Abraham Jack, a Harvard University researcher and author of The Privileged Poor, discusses…
Episode 5: Byron Auguste
How can we find better ways to measure and value the job skills possessed…
Episode 6: Van Ton-Quinlivan
What can employers do to prepare today’s workers for the jobs of tomorrow? Van…
Season One Trailer
Lessons Earned, a new podcast from Strada Education Network, explores how to improve education…
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