The Leaders’ Table

Leaders' Table: Ryan Smith of The Education Trust--West

The Leaders’ Table Podcast will present a series of discussions with leaders in policy & advocacy who are making change and tackling educational inequity. While talking issues, we will delve into the career stories of our guests to unearth and highlight the tips and tools, the routines and practices that have lent to their impact -- so that members can identify the actionable items to use to enhance their own impact on the policy world. Our first guest, Ryan Smith of The Education Trust-West talks to us about the intersection of Black Lives Matter and Black Minds Matter and why the most important quality in a leader is the ability to hold steady.

Leaders' Table: Nina Rees of The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools

The Leaders’ Table Podcast will present a series of discussions with leaders in policy & advocacy who are making change and tackling educational inequity. While talking issues, we will delve into the career stories of our guests to unearth and highlight the tips and tools, the routines and practices that have lent to their impact -- so that members can identify the actionable items to use to enhance their own impact on the policy world. This week's guest, Nina Rees, president and CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, talks about the charter school movement, what successful coalition building can look like, and how millennials and Gen Xers can lead together.

Leaders' Table: Aixle Aman of LAUSD Board Member Ref Rodriguez's Office

The Leaders’ Table Podcast will present a series of discussions with leaders in policy & advocacy who are making change and tackling educational inequity. While talking issues, we will delve into the career stories of our guests to unearth and highlight the tips and tools, the routines and practices that have lent to their impact -- so that members can identify the actionable items to use to enhance their own impact on the policy world. This week's guest, Aixle Aman, chief of staff for Los Angeles Unified School District Board Member Ref Rodriguez, joins The Leaders' Table for a session on getting through the red tape to get things done in policy.

Leaders' Table: Luis Avila of 270 Strategies

The Leaders’ Table Podcast will present a series of discussions with leaders in policy & advocacy who are making change and tackling educational inequity. While talking issues, we will delve into the career stories of our guests to unearth and highlight the tips and tools, the routines and practices that have lent to their impact -- so that members can identify the actionable items to use to enhance their own impact on the policy world. This week's guest, Luis Avila, senior vice president of 270 Strategies and former national program director at Stand for Children, ignited our hearts and minds in his conversation on the intersection of organizing, policy, and advocacy.

Leaders' Table: Jada Drew of Social Designs

The Leaders’ Table Podcast will present a series of discussions with leaders in policy & advocacy who are making change and tackling educational inequity. While talking issues, we will delve into the career stories of our guests to unearth and highlight the tips and tools, the routines and practices that have lent to their impact -- so that members can identify the actionable items to use to enhance their own impact on the policy world. This week's guest, Jada Drew an international diversity trainer, lead consultant and owner of Social Designs — joins us on #LeadersTablePodcast to discuss how she drives change agents to be their best selves and why diversity isn’t a dirty word.

Leaders' Table: Amy Wilkins of the College Board

The Leaders’ Table Podcast will present a series of discussions with leaders in policy & advocacy who are making change and tackling educational inequity. While talking issues, we will delve into the career stories of our guests to unearth and highlight the tips and tools, the routines and practices that have lent to their impact -- so that members can identify the actionable items to use to enhance their own impact on the policy world. This week's guest, Amy Wilkins — senior fellow for social justice at the College Board and longtime advocate for educational equity known best for her work at the Education Trust — talks policy, patience, and professional mistakes.

Leaders' Table: Marc Holley of the Walton Family Foundation

The Leaders’ Table Podcast will present a series of discussions with leaders in policy & advocacy who are making change and tackling educational inequity. While talking issues, we will delve into the career stories of our guests to unearth and highlight the tips and tools, the routines and practices that have lent to their impact -- so that members can identify the actionable items to use to enhance their own impact on the policy world. This week's guest, Marc Holley, evaluation unit director at the Walton Family Foundation, reflects on what attracts a foundation’s attention, the case for investing in teachers, and the importance of creating time to ask yourself the big questions in life.

Leaders' Table: Jim Shelton of The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

Leaders' Table: Jim Shelton of The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative by Leadership for Educational Equity

Leaders' Table: Tai Dixon of the Children’s Defense Fund

Tai Dixon of the Children’s Defense Fund is one of those advocates whose approach we truly admire, going from teaching to keeping the trains on track as the national director of state offices and field operations. Jason Llorenz asked about her favorite failures, her strategies for work-free weekends, and why she cautions against listening to too much advice from others — zing!

Leaders' Table: Matt Candler of 4.0 Schools

As Founder and CEO of 4.0 Schools, Matt Candler and his team have built charter schools, incubated EdTech companies, built houses, and organized communities. And yet he’s one of the most humble leaders we’ve ever met. Listen in as we ask Matt about lessons he’s learned and how he’s quieted his inner perfectionist to allow his inner entrepreneur to develop living ideas.