# Robert Balfanz

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Providing Students the Support they Need in Post-Pandemic Times

In the second episode of season three, Patricia Balana, Managing Director of the GRAD Partnership, joins Dr. Robert Balfanz to discuss how and why nine organizations came together to form the GRAD Partnership. The coalition is a national initiative that partners with communities to implement high-q…

Diving Deep into the Four Components of a Student Success System

In the third episode of season three, Tara Madden, Chief Program Officer of Talent Development Secondary, joins Dr. Robert Balfanz to discuss the four essential components of a student success system: a focus on building relationships; holistic data and predictive indicators; a response system info…

Pathways to Success: Rethinking High School and Beyond

In episode seven of Designing Education, Tim Knowles, president of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, joins Dr. Robert Balfanz for a thought-provoking discussion about the evolving role of American high schools. This episode examines the urgent need to redesign high school edu…

EARLY WARNING SIGNS OF DROPOUT

EARLY WARNING SIGNS OF DROPOUTS:Co-Founder of Diplomas Now, Dr Robert Balfanz is our guest along Rene Patten Director of Early Warning Systems for Boston Public Schools. Presented by KNOWLEDGEWORKS Learn more about today's sponsors, Playworks and IXL: We’re proud to be sponsored by Playworks, a 50…

Creating joy in MTSS: Agency, Belonging, and Connectedness | PaTTANpod [S7 E5]

Dr. Robert Balfanz joins PaTTANpod at the 2024 MTSS & PBIS Advanced Implementation Forum to discuss how schools can use the new ABCs: Agency, Belonging, and Connectedness as part of multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) to nurture joy and support learning in school communities. Click here for mor…

Bridging the Gap: Postsecondary Guidance for Every Student

What does it really take to help all students plan for what’s next after high school? In this episode of Designing Education, Dr. Robert Balfanz speaks with Andy Schmitz, senior managing director of system impact at OneGoal, a national nonprofit dedicated to helping students navigate their postseco…

Harnessing Youth Power: The Girls Inc. Story

Girls in our nation’s urban areas—and in communities across the county—face significant challenges on the path to academic achievement and adult success. That’s why the work of Girls Inc. of Chicago is so inspiring. Since 1865, Girls Inc. has  harnessed the power of youth helping youth, and they ar…

Strengthening Schools Through Community Collaboration

In this episode, James Ellout, Vice President of Community Impact at United Way of Northeast Floridajoins Dr. Robert Balfanz to talk about how community organizations can partner with schools to increase student success. Four years after the height of the pandemic, schools are still facing high rat…

Designing Career Pathways for All Students with PREP-KC

We’re excited to share our new episode of Design Education, featuring an engaging conversation between Dr. Robert Balfanz and Doug Elmer, Vice President of PREP-KC, a Missouri-based nonprofit expanding access to meaningful career pathways for students across the Kansas City region. This episode exp…

Turning School Data into Real-Time Student Support

In Season 4, Episode 6 of the Designing Education Podcast, Dr. Robert Balfanz speaks with Dr. J.T. Stark, Data Analytics Coordinator for the Washoe County School District in Nevada, about how schools can move from collecting data to using it in powerful, practical ways. Too often, schools have acce…