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Transforming Programs Through Predictive Analytics

Featuring Parag Gupta & Jeff Gold

A case study of how public higher education institutions are successfully using predictive tools to increase graduation rates and close the achievement and opportunity gaps between low-income and underrepresented minority students and their peers.

Prediction vs. Bias in Data: A Debate

Featuring Kristian Lum, Candace Thille, Lucy Bernholz, & Andrew Means

Is it possible to use data to make predictions without enforcing existing biases?

Teaching with Interactive Simulations

Featuring Katherine Perkins

Katherine Perkins discusses what differentiates Physics Education Technology (PhET), and the range of students that have benefited.

Enhancing Educational Data Systems

Featuring Matthew Schnittman

In this Stanford University podcast, president Matthew Schnittman discusses the organization’s model for service delivery, and where it’s headed.

Investing in Education in China

Featuring Justin Cahill

Justin Cahill talks about how his enterprise built a company called RISE, which now boasts 30,000 children learning English in more than 100 learning centers in one of the fastest-growing markets in world.

How to Cultivate the Best Teachers

Featuring a Global Education Conference panel 1

Teachers play a key role in influencing the future not only of students, but of the country and world as a whole. What contributes to teacher effectiveness?

Chris Bradford,  Co-founder of the African Leadership Academy, on the role of education in Africa.

Education as Social Enterprise in Africa

Featuring Chris Bradford

Chris Bradford, co-founder of the African Leadership Academy, discusses the role of educational institutions in shaping the future of Africa.

Executive Director of the Jaquelin Hume Foundation Gisèle Huff on the role of social innovation in nonprofits.

Philanthropy and the Free Market in Education

Featuring Gisele Huff

Jaquelin Hume Foundation Executive Director Gisele Huff talks about the foundation's investment strategy, and why innovation and technology initiatives are significant.

Founder of DonorsChoose.org Charles Best on his company and nonprofit management

Grassroots Philanthropy in Schools

Featuring Charles Best

Founder of DonorsChoose.org, an online charity helping students in need, Charles Best talks about how he started the organization and what some of its challenges have been along the way.

EduCare founder and CEO Piyush Mangukiya on social entrepreneurship in education

Social Entrepreneurship in Education

Featuring Piyush Mangukiya

EduCare founder and CEO Piyush Mangukiya discusses his commitment to helping students in developing countries and how he started the enterprise.