Why Parent Engagement Is a Product Problem

AI makes it dangerously easy to stop at one confident answer. For education publishers and learning platforms, that’s a product risk: teachers need sources they can trust, students need research support (not shortcuts), and credibility doesn’t survive black-box answers. In this episode, Jan van der…

Thomas Cavanagh, Vice Provost for Digital Learning at the University of Central Florida, breaks down how analytics should drive retention, graduation rates, and student success. He explains why adoption metrics miss the point and how LMS data can act as an early warning system for timely student su…

Most career readiness programs start in senior year. By then, it’s already late. Hiring is shifting toward demonstrated skills, work samples, and real evidence of capability, while schools still rely heavily on GPA and transcripts. So where is the disconnect? In this episode, Zahra sits down with A…