15 Minutes with Alan Bersin
California’s secretary of education tackles the nation’s largest school system.
Education - Articles
Innovations in educational policies, programs, and practices (more)
Podcast
Social Entrepreneurs in For-Profit Education - Net Impact 2005
Can business add value to the education field? Pioneers and market leaders who have built successful businesses around the many unmet needs in education talk about the business opportunities in education today in this panel discussion from Bridging the Gap, the Stanford 2005 Net Impact conference organized by the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Podcast
Innovation in Public Education - Bridging the Gap 2005
In this panel discussion, entrepreneurs in the field of education talk about how to work with the market and apply business practices and frameworks to the problem of urban education reform. Their lessons have relevance in areas ranging from teaching to administration, and from recruitment to organizational design.
Podcast
Darian Rodriguez Heyman - Bay Area Non Profit Boot Camp - Welcome
Nonprofit Boot Camp is Craigslist Foundation's premiere educational program, designed to empower the next generation of nonprofit leaders. In this opening keynote, Darian Rodriguez Heyman and Charlie Crystle kick off the 2006 San Francisco Bay Area Bootcamp with a warm welcome and an overview of the conference's nine educational tracks. The program is overflowing with practical wisdom to help budding social entrepreneurs succeed in their mission and manage their organizations more effectively.
Podcast
Marty Ashby - The Future of Jazz
As executive producer of MCG Jazz, Marty Ashby works with musicians who often devote their proceeds to a community arts and vocational training center in Pittsburg, Penn. In this audio interview, Ashby charts for Globeshakers host Tim Zak his career from jazz musician to director of this philanthropic jazz performance and recording venue.
Trash to Treasure
Converting corporate waste into classroom tools.
College-Bound
Project GRAD builds community support for educational reform in the inner city.
The Workings of Class
Though rarely discussed in America, the subtle differences between social classes lead to major misunderstandings in the classroom, the workplace, and in many nonprofit settings.
You Can’t Do That!
A venture philanthropist's experience with reforming education.
Mind the Gap
Some social and educational programs inadvertently widen the gap between the haves and the have-nots.