Posts tagged college and career readiness
One Big Idea: Shaun McAlmont on True Workforce Readiness from the Earliest Ages (S2E8)

If you could share One Big Idea to change the future of education, what would it be?

In the eighth episode of Future of School’s One Big Idea series, our guest is Dr. Shaun McAlmont, President of Career Learning Solutions at Stride, Inc. In this role, Dr. McAlmont manages all aspects of Stride's growing career readiness programs including the Destinations Career Academies. He is responsible for providing career readiness and workforce development solutions for students around the country that go beyond jobs traditionally aligned with vocational education to emerging new collar jobs of the future.

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One Big Idea: Simmie Raiford on “Build a Child, Build a Nation” (S2E4)

If you could share One Big Idea to change the future of education, what would it be?

In the third episode of our One Big Idea series, we hear from Dr. Simmie Raiford, Vice President of Education Transformation for MGT Consulting Group. Dr. Raiford has more than 30 years experience as an educator with roles at the elementary school, district, and state levels, and in her consulting work is nationally recognized for leading school district efficiency, management, and performance reviews.

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