Reimagining the K–12 Model with Frances Messano

Immigration Enforcement Doesn't Belong in Schools with Hanseul Kang

For more than 40 years, every child in America has had the right to attend public schools regardless of immigration status. In this week's Delta, Jessica Baghian sits down with Hanseul Kang to talk about pending legislation in Oklahoma, Texas, and Tennessee that would require schools to verify students' immigration status at enrollment. Hanseul has held some of the most demanding jobs in public education, as former DC State Superintendent and former Chief of Staff at the Tennessee Department of Education. She also spent part of her own childhood undocumented, which gives her a vantage point on this debate that very few people have.

The gender gap in education leadership is getting narrower, but it’s not gone with Julia Rafal-Baer

Most teachers are women. So why aren’t most superintendents? We’re continuing our Women’s History Month series with Dr. Julia Rafal-Baer [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jrafal/], CEO of ILO Group [https://www.linkedin.com/company/ilo-group/] and Women Leading Ed [https://www.linkedin.com/company/women-leading-ed/], to take a closer look at what’s driving the gender gap in education leadership. We’ve made significant strides to close the gap in recent years, and more women than ever are stepping into education leadership, but the path is still uphill.

Building at the Intersection of Wisdom and Imagination with Kaya Henderson

The education field talks a lot about preparing students for the future. But what do students think they need to be prepared? In this week’s Delta, Kaya Henderson, Executive Vice President and Executive Director at the Aspen Institute’s Center for Rising Generations, shares what she’s learning from young people—and how different the conversation looks when they’re brought in as partners, not just participants.

There Is No Teacher Quality Without Teacher Quality of Life with Heather Peske

In this week’s Delta, Jessica Baghian sits down with Heather Peske, President of The National Council on Teacher Quality, who puts it plainly: If we are serious about improving outcomes for students, we have to be equally serious about the experience of the adults who make those outcomes possible. This conversation takes a deep dive into the day-to-day decisions teachers are making—from housing to parental leave—and what states can do differently to support them.

Reimagining the K–12 Model with Frances Messano

In this Women’s History Month conversation, Kunjan Narechania sits down with Frances Messano, CEO of NewSchools Venture Fund, to talk about why this is not a moment for small adjustments in education. Drawing on Frances’ recent manifesto, Building Anew, Not Rebuilding, the two explore why the traditional K–12 model no longer fits the world young people are entering, what AI and a shifting labor market mean for schools, and what it will take to build a more coherent, purpose-driven future for students.