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Alec talks to the XP Trust's Chief Academic Officer, Andy Sprakes, about how XP schools make sure every child's work makes it into the final product, and the hard lesson that made them take this so seriously.

Alec talks to the XP Trust's Chief Academic Officer, Andy Sprakes, about how XP schools make sure every child's work makes it into the final product, and the hard lesson that made them take this so seriously. This is the longer "director's cut" version of this episode.

Peter Deswood is Assistant Superintendent of the Central Consolidated School District, in Northwestern New Mexico. He's also a member of the Navajo nation, and he talks to Alec about why that's important to his students, and to him.

Navajo teacher Bernita Bedah teaches a bilingual kindergarten class in Navajo and English. She talks to Alec about why that's important for her students, and her community.

Teacher Kristian Basaraba and his former student Layla Jonas explain "The Colonialism Project" to Alec

High Tech High Interim CEO Kaleb Rashad and co-founder Rob Riordan talk about how High Tech High's approach to teaching and learning informs professional development in the organization.

Stacey Caillier interviews Connecticut RISE's Nichelle Woodson and Peter Lorinser about how to keep it simple while improving 9th grade on-track for students furthest from opportunity

This is a special bonus episode. The jury's out on whether it's "educational" but this is not a story you want to miss.

High Tech High Interim CEO Kaleb Rashad and co-founder Rob Riordan sit down to talk about what they were doing BEFORE High Tech High, and how it shaped their philosophy of education

Garett Brownlee Plantz talks to Alison Murray and Antonia Guzmán to find out how International Studies Learning Center (ISLC) achieved its extraordinary 100% FAFSA completion rate.