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Host Mike Palmer at ASU+GSV Summit in conversation with Dr. Steven Taylor, Policy Director and Senior Fellow for Economic Mobility at ⁠Stand Together Trust⁠.
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The Future of Work, AI, and Economic Mobility with Dr. Steve Taylor, Stand Together Trust

Recorded LIVE! on the Harbor Terrace at the ⁠ASU+GSV Summit⁠ in San Diego, Mike Palmer is joined by Dr. Steven Taylor, Policy Director and Senior Fellow for Economic Mobility at ⁠Stand Together Trust⁠. Steve brings a unique perspective to the table, combining a national philanthropic lens with his roles on the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia and the National Advisory Committee for Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI).

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Unpacking Student Success in Higher Ed with Ruth Bauer, President of InsideTrack LIVE! a ASU+GSV
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Unpacking Student Success in Higher Ed with Ruth Bauer, President @ InsideTrack

Mike Palmer catches up with Ruth Bauer, President of ⁠Inside Track⁠, amidst the sun and high-stakes energy of San Diego for the ⁠ASU+GSV conference⁠. Ruth shares her transition from a first-generation college student and mall-employed English major to an e-learning “OG” (like Mike) to leading a powerhouse in student success at Inside Track.

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Host Mike Palmer at ASU+GSV Summit in conversation with Karl Rectanus, CEO of Really Great Reading.
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Talking Outcomes-Based Literacy with Really Great Reading CEO Karl Rectanus

Coming to you live from the harbor terrace in sunny San Diego, Mike Palmer sits down with Karl Rectanus, the new CEO of ⁠Really Great Reading⁠, amidst the buzz of the ⁠ASU+GSV Summit⁠. Between views of sailboats and silver-lined clouds, the duo digs into why literacy remains the fundamental building block of the educational system and how we might finally be cracking the code on systemic improvement.

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Jeremy Singer and Mike Palmer having conversation at ASU-GSV
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LIVE from ASU+GSV with Jeremy Singer, President of the College Board

LIVE! from the ⁠ASU+GSV Summit⁠, Mike Palmer catches up with ⁠College Board⁠ President Jeremy Singer against the backdrop of the San Diego marina to dive into the launch of Jeremy’s new podcast, ⁠The Education Equation⁠. Produced by Mike, this new series aims to bring a much-needed level of scientific rigor to the education space, drawing inspiration from data-heavy health and fitness media to identify scalable, evidence-based practices that actually move the needle for students.

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2026 March Madness
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MARCH MADNESS OF LEARNING LIVE FROM SXSW EDU with AJ Gutierrez, Jasmine Maze, and Justin Serrano

We’re back in Austin for the 2026 SXSW EDU “March Madness of Learning Trends” LIVE panel. Host Mike Palmer is joined by AJ Gutierrez (CEO of ⁠Equal Opportunity Schools⁠), Jasmine Maze (Senior Managing Director at ⁠Teach for America’s Reinvention Lab⁠), and Justin Serrano (CEO of ⁠Littera Education⁠) to reveal a bracket of 16 trends shaping the future of education.

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Jeff Hunt
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Crisis and Issues Management in Higher Ed with Jeff Hunt, Founder of Legend Labs

When the house is on fire, you don’t want to be reading the manual for the first time. On this episode of ⁠Trending in Education⁠, Mike Palmer sits down with Jeff Hunt, the founder of ⁠Legend Labs⁠ and a professor at the University of Texas, to discuss the high-stakes world of crisis communication in higher education .

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SXSW EDU 2026 March Madness Panel
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March Madness of Learning Trends Sweet 16 and Final Four Revealed!

Mike Palmer⁠ and virtual co-host Nancy are back from the podcast stage at ⁠SXSW EDU⁠ in Austin, Texas. In this special update, we break down the Sweet 16 of Learning Trends and announce which four have fought their way into the Final Four. This episode explores the collective zeitgeist of the education world, from the challenges of chronic absenteeism to the futuristic potential of vibe coding and agentic intelligence.

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Anu Vaid, founder of ⁠ParentSquare⁠.
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Parent Communication in the Age of AI with Anu Vaid, CoFounder of Parentsquare

How do we bridge the communication gap between schools and families in an increasingly fragmented digital world? In this episode of ⁠Trending in Education⁠, Mike Palmer is joined by Anu Vaid, the founder of ⁠ParentSquare⁠, to explore the evolution of school-home partnerships over the last 15 years. Anu shares her journey as a computer engineer and immigrant parent who was overwhelmed by the disjointed tools of the K-12 system, from papers stuffed in backpacks to disparate robocalls and long emails.

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The Future of Math Education in the Age of AI with Ted Dintersmith, Author of Aftermath

What if everything we’ve been told about math education is backwards? In this episode of ⁠Trending in Education⁠, Mike Palmer is joined by ⁠Ted Dintersmith⁠,venture capitalist, filmmaker, and author of the upcoming book ⁠Aftermath: The Life-Changing Math That Schools Won’t Teach You⁠ to discuss why our schools are still teaching low-level math mechanics that phones and AI already do perfectly. You can learn more about Ted’s work at ⁠What Schools Could Be⁠.

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