{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66d073d7e581eab007663443/6931b5f2a63c6eaa59fe078e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"BONUS: Key takeaways you missed from sessions at the National Summit on Education","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/66d073d7e581eab007663443/1764866280924-a8fd2c69-71b6-4592-9849-07a86b3f72c5.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Couldn’t&nbsp;make it to the 2025 National Summit on Education—or just&nbsp;couldn’t&nbsp;be in three strategy sessions at once? In this special bonus episode, host&nbsp;<strong>Dr. Cara Candal</strong>&nbsp;pulls together some of the most important ideas,&nbsp;quotes&nbsp;and policy takeaways from across the Summit’s strategy sessions and mainstage conversations.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Across three days, state leaders,&nbsp;practitioners&nbsp;and advocates dug into the big questions driving education policy right now:&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><ul><li>How do we close achievement gaps in reading and math?&nbsp;</li><li>What does real college and career readiness look like?&nbsp;</li><li>How should&nbsp;states&nbsp;rethink funding, school choice, civics, and digital learning for a new generation of students?&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Cara takes you behind the scenes, weaving together clips from multiple sessions and connecting them to the practical realities facing governors,&nbsp;legislators&nbsp;and state agencies in the year ahead.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>To listen to the full&nbsp;2025&nbsp;ExcelinEd&nbsp;National Summit on Education&nbsp;strategy session audios&nbsp;as well as our keynotes from the main stage, visit our YouTube&nbsp;playlist:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj48WE9RS6E&amp;list=PLamKh0vaiRJOqVYjpgynniKnpJ5bjJ3rh\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj48WE9RS6E&amp;list=PLamKh0vaiRJOqVYjpgynniKnpJ5bjJ3rh</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Remember to join the conversation on social media.&nbsp;</strong>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://x.com/ExcelinEd\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ExcelinEd (@ExcelinEd) / X</a>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/excelined\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ExcelinEd(@excelined) • Instagram&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>ExcelinEd&nbsp;on&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/ExcelinEd\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook</a>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>ExcelinEd&nbsp;on&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/company/excelined/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn</a>&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"ExcelinEd "}