Jal Mehta
Co-Director, The Deeper Learning Dozen and Contributor at Freelance
Professor, HGSE
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May 28, 2024 |
podcasts.apple.com | Rod Allen |Jal Mehta |Neil Gross
Jal's former Harvard colleague, Dr. Neil Gross, joins the podcast to take us on a journey that compares the world of policing to the world of education. The conversation explores themes of leadership, culture change, and most importantly, trust through the lens of Neil's latest book, Walk the Walk: How Three Police Chiefs Defied the Odds and Changed Cop Culture.
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May 16, 2024 |
podcasts.apple.com | Rod Allen |Jal Mehta |Shanna Peeples
In keeping with our recent theme of returning guests, Shanna Peeples makes her third appearance on the podcast. She shares her thoughts and insights on the current educational climate, and what it has been like navigating the system in her home state of Texas. A central theme throughout the conversation is the idea of purpose in education, and how shared values can help us rise above the political polarization spreading through society.
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Mar 27, 2024 |
aei.org | Frederick M. Hess |Jal Mehta
As March Madness kicks into high gear, it’s a terrific time to think about youth sports. The athletes we’re watching under the bright lights of March are truly the best of the best—only a tiny fraction of even varsity high school basketball players ever get to play college hoops. But sports have a crucial role to play in rearing healthy, happy, and grounded kids, whether or not they’re ever going to develop a decent jump shot.
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Nov 28, 2023 |
educationnext.org | Jal Mehta |Jeremy Chiappetta |Derrell Bradford |Jed Wallace
Driving across tracts of new-home development in El Paso, Texas, one can’t miss the signs of charter-school momentum. New charter-school facility projects dot the landscape. Harmony Public Schools, which now operates 62 schools serving more than 40,000 students in Texas, is bullish on the area. Fatih Ay, CEO at Harmony, explains: “All five of Harmony’s current campuses in El Paso are excelling academically, and we have far more parents seeking our services than we can accommodate.
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Jun 21, 2023 |
podcasts.apple.com | Jal Mehta
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