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“Excellent.”—The Wall Street Journal Since its publication ten years ago, businesspeople, investors, doctors, parents, students, athletes, and musicians at every level have adopted the maxims of Talent Is Overrated to get better at what they’re passionate about. Now this classic has been...

Upper St. Clair High School Alumni Podcast. Find out what your old class mates have been up to,

The COVID-19 pandemic put a damper on large gatherings, especially for people in our age group. This virtual reunion gives us a chance to catch up with former classmates and document their stories as well.

Seniors in four L.A. classes entitled, "Women of Color Comparative Literature," at Roosevelt High School in Seattle reflect on the world around them as they near graduation. They discuss topics that they believe are important and relevant for us to consider. Each episode is the product of a hope that a conversation will be sparked and positive change will come about within our little community and the one at large.

In the first half of the 20th century, Dunbar was an academically elite public school, despite being racially segregated by law. By the 1950s, Dunbar High School was sending 80 percent of its students to college. Today, as with too many troubled urban public schools, the majority of Dunbar students struggle with reading and math. Journalist and author Alison Stewart, whose parents were both Dunbar graduates, tells the story of the school’s rise, fall, and path toward resurgence.

Can America's public schools, long resistant to change, meet the challenges of globalization and new educational alternatives? Not by doing what they're doing today. So argues Building Engaged Schools, a book that challenges the faulty assumptions that guide American public education.

Conversations with now 40 somethings from Class of 1995 at Sydney Girls High School, about what has happened in their lives over the past 27 years. There’s some fabulous stories, all about what makes a life from high school to the mid 40’s. I believe there is something unique about our micro-generation and I want to see if I can find out exactly what that is. We’re talking careers, relationships, marriages, illnesses, children, no children, IVF, PND, neurodiversity, gender identity, stories of events, struggles, challenges, lessons, wisdom.... Life is what happens whilst you’re busy ...

Feeling caught between being Gen Z and a Millennial? Welcome to Z-school —your weekly 35-minute-or-less Podcast designed for Zillennials, individuals bridging the gap between generations. Join digital storyteller & creator Ri Dollia @Thereelri and international traveling baseball player Troy Justice @justice_imported as they explore life lessons that school and our parents failed to teach us.Every Monday, tune in for engaging "classes" that inspire, educate, and challenge you. From entrepreneurial journeys & career tips to mental health & lifestyle advice, we cover the real-world topics that...

John Wilson (acclaimed arts and culture reporter and journalist, and presenter of Front Row, Newsnight Review and Pick of the Week) meets up with a variety of public figures from such diverse fields as food, mathematics, politics, writing and music, and takes them back to the influential schools, teachers and early workplaces they may have forgotten, but which have not forgotten them.