Radically Pragmatic, a podcast from the Progressive Policy Institute

In the last episode of his "Back to School Series," PPI's Bruno Manno sits down with Stig Leschly to talk about the need to accredit more universties that focus on innovation and successful outcomes for their students.

In the third episode of PPI's Back to School Series, PPI's Bruno Manno sits down with Richard Kahlenberg and Steven Wilson to discuss DEI in both K-12 and Higher Education and what educators can do to lessen the current cultural divide in the US.

In the second episode of his "Back to School" series, PPI's Bruno Manno sits down with Colorado Governor Jared Polis to talk about his new report " Let’s Get Ready! Educating All Americans for Success. "

In the first episode of his "Back to School" series, PPI's Bruno Manno sits down with Preston Cooper from the American Enterprise Institute to talk about the effects on higher education from the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

On this episode of Radically Pragmatic, PPI’s Senior Advisor and Director of the What Works Lab, Bruno Manno is joined by Hans Meeder, Principal Consultant of Blue Crab Talent Strategy and Senior Fellow for Education and Workforce Innovation at YouScience. The two discuss Meeder's new book, “Preparing Tomorrow's Workforce: How to help every young person navigate their personal career path....

On this episode of RAS Reports, Curtis Valentine, the Director of PPI’s Reinventing America’s Schools Project, and Naomi Shelton, CEO of the National Charter Collaborative, sit down with Dr. Said Sewell, the President of Morris College in Sumter, South Carolina. They discuss Dr. Sewell's path to becoming the 11th President of Morris College, as well as how he sees his role in enhancing student...

On this episode of Radically Pragmatic, PPI’s Senior Advisor and Director of the What Works Lab, Bruno Manno is joined by Kathleen deLaski, a Senior Advisor at the Project on Workforce at Harvard. The pair discuss deLaski's new book, “Who Needs College Anymore?”, which she describes as a blueprint for a world in which a college degree is not the only way to unlock professional success. She tou...

On this episode of Radically Pragmatic, PPI's Senior Advisor and Director of the What Works Lab, Bruno Manno is joined by Rebecca Winthrop, Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Universal Education at The Brookings Institution. Winthrop discusses the motivation behind and premise of her and Jenny Anderson's new book, "The Disengaged Teen: Helping Kids Learn Better, Feel Better,...

On this episode of RAS Reports, Curtis Valentine, the Director of PPI’s Reinventing America’s Schools Project, and Naomi Shelton, CEO of the National Charter Collaborative, sit down with Dr. Yolanda W. Page, the President of Stillman College in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. They discuss Dr. Page's journey in becoming the 8th President of Stillman College, as well as how she sees the role of HBCU admini...

On this episode of RAS Reports, Curtis Valentine, the Director of PPI’s Reinventing America’s Schools Project, and Naomi Shelton, CEO of the National Charter Collaborative, sit down with Dr. Lester McCorn, a graduate of Morehouse College and President of Paine College in Augusta, GA. The group discusses Paine's role in preparing African-American K-12 students for college, as well as what it wo...

For a generation, people living in the traditional industrial heartlands all over the world have been buffeted by a technological and services revolution, the decline of manufacturing, and the rise of a borderless global digital economy. The result is deepening inequality, ongoing political support for right-wing populists and a hollowing out of the middle class. With this three-year project toget...

On this episode of RAS Reports, Curtis Valentine, the Co-Director of PPI's Reinventing America's Schools Project, and Naomi Shelton, CEO of the National Charter Collaborative, sit down with Ronald Falls Jr., a member of the Board of Trustees at Stillman College. The group discusses Stillman's charter school partnership, as well as the crucial role HBCUs can play in K-12 education as charter author...

On this episode of RAS Reports, PPI's Reinventing America's Schools Project Co-Director Tressa Pankovits sits down for a conversation with Starlee Coleman, the new President and CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. The pair discuss the future of the charter school movement in the wake of the election, as well as Coleman's priorities for the organization now that she's taken ove...

On this episode of Radically Pragmatic, Bruno Manno, PPI's Senior Advisor and Director of the What Works Lab, talks to Michael Horn about his new book, Job Moves: 9 Steps for Making Progress in Your Career , co-written by Ethan Bernstein and Bob Moesta. Michael is the co-founder of, and a distinguished fellow at, the Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation and teaches at the Harvar...

On this episode of Radically Pragmatic's Mosaic Moment, Mosaic alumna Talila Millman joins PPI's Sarah Paden to discuss her new book, "The TRIUMPH Framework." Millman draws upon her decades of experience in high-level Fortune 500 roles to provide her seven keys to leadership for the next generation of women leaders.

On this episode of RAS Reports, PPI's Reinventing America's Schools Project Co-Director Tressa Pankovits sits down with Washington State Senator Mark Mullet (D-Issaquah) to discuss his bill S.B. 5809 which is designed to close the funding gap experienced by public charter schools in Washington state. Learn more about the Reinventing America's Schools Project here . Learn more about the...

On this episode of RAS Reports, PPI's Reinventing America's Schools Project Co-Director Tressa Pankovits sits down with Jorge Elorza, CEO of Democrats for Education Reform (DFER) and former Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island to discuss the importance of school choice and what voters need to look for in 2024. Learn more about DFER here . Learn more about the Reinventing America's Schools...

On this episode of the Mosaic Moment Director of Mosaic, Jasmine Stoughton, sits down with Sara Nichols, Environment and Economic Development Director at the Land-of-Sky Regional Council, to share her experience testifying before Congress. Get a behind the scenes look at what goes into a Congressional hearing from the perspective of an expert witness. Watch the Congressional hearing and read Sara...

On this episode of Radically Pragmatic, Dr. Diana Moss , Vice President and Director of Competition Policy at the Progressive Policy Institute, sits down with Russ D'Souza, co-founder of SeatGeek, and Terrell McSweeny, former Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission, to discuss the Ticketmaster and Live Nation monopoly.  In the episode, Moss and guests outline the Live Nation monopoly stor...

On this episode of the Mosaic Moment, Jasmine Stoughton sits down with PPI’s Director of Workforce Development Policy, Taylor Maag, and Senior Software Engineer, Eela Nagaraj, to talk about the importance of building a strong digital workforce and how governments and the tech industry are ensuring the next generation of skilled professionals.  Taylor unpacks findings from her research paper, “Clos...

PPI’s Reinventing America’s Schools (RAS) Project has a new podcast series on titled "The Future is Woman" recorded live at the 2023 Essence Festival in New Orleans, Louisiana. In the fifth and final episode of this five-part series, RAS co-director Curtis Valentine sits down with Dr. Kaya Henderson, Chief Executive Officer of Reconstruction. Learn more about the Reinventing America'...

PPI’s  Reinventing America’s Schools  (RAS) Project has a new podcast series on titled "The Future is Woman" recorded live at the 2023 Essence Festival in New Orleans, Louisiana. In the fourth episode of this five-part series, RAS co-director Curtis Valentine sits down with Naomi Shelton, Chief Executive Officer at the National Charter Collaborative. Learn more about the Reinventing Amer...

PPI’s  Reinventing America’s Schools  (RAS) Project has a new podcast series on titled "The Future is Woman" recorded live at the 2023 Essence Festival in New Orleans, Louisiana. In the third episode of this five-part series, RAS co-director Curtis Valentine sits down with Tracey Dumas Clark, Chief Program Officer at 4.0 and Crystal Gilliam, Director of Philanthropic Programming at 4.0....

PPI’s  Reinventing America’s Schools  (RAS) Project has a new podcast series on titled "The Future is Woman" recorded live at the 2023 Essence Festival in New Orleans, Louisiana. In the second episode of this five-part series, RAS co-director Curtis Valentine sits down with Steph Walters, Director of Engagement and Communications at Yellow . Learn more about the Reinventing America's...

PPI’s  Reinventing America’s Schools  (RAS) Project has a new podcast series on titled "The Future is Woman" recorded live at the 2023 Essence Festival in New Orleans, Louisiana. In the first episode of this five-part series, RAS co-director Curtis Valentine sits down with Dr. Steve Perry, Founder and Head of Schools at Capital Preparatory Schools. Learn more about the Reinventing Americ...