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1 month ago | 
nbcbayarea.com | Bigad Shaban |Michael Horn |Alex Bozovic
From flame-wielding robots to driverless tractors, autonomous technology is fueling a robot revolution across America’s farmlands. While much of the agricultural advancements were produced in California, farmers in the state are frustrated by the fact they aren’t legally allowed to utilize the technology. “It's crazy,” said Larry Jacobs, who has been farming in California for the past 40 years.
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1 month ago | 
nbcbayarea.com | Christine Ni |Gia Vang |Michael Horn
Tech, hip-hop, art and Bay Area culture. All those elements combined and you get "Co-Founders." The musical was born in a garage and is pushing innovation in theater. Before there is a dress rehearsal on the theater stage, NBC Bay Area's cameras were invited for rehearsals inside ACT's rehearsal studio in downtown San Francisco. The visionaries behind "Co-Founders" are Ryan Nicole Austin, Beau Lewis, Adesha Adessela and director Jami Jude, who is helping to bring it to life.
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1 month ago | 
aei.org | Preston Cooper |Jeffrey Selingo |Michael Horn |James Kvaal
With higher education policy increasingly driven by executive action, Michael and Jeff explore why Congress has been largely absent from the conversation—and what that means for students and institutions.
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1 month ago | 
aei.org | Preston Cooper |Jeffrey Selingo |Michael Horn |James Kvaal
Multimedia Higher Ed on the Hill: Getting College Back on the Congressional Agenda Post House Republicans’ Proposed Repayment Plan Fixes Vexing Student Loan Problem Post Six Ways College Trustees Can Improve Their Students’ ROI Op-Ed Increasing Financial Aid Isn’t the Solution to High College Costs Op-Ed The One Question Every Future College Student Should Ask Post State Governments Could Do More to Hire for Skills, Not Degrees Post Congress’s Unique Opportunity to Fix Federal Student Loans...
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1 month ago | 
aei.org | Brent Orrell |Preston Cooper |Jeffrey Selingo |Michael Horn
Post Those College Grad, Knowledge Economy Blues (And What to Do About Them) Multimedia Higher Ed on the Hill: Getting College Back on the Congressional Agenda Post Colleges Must Help Return Student Borrowers to Repayment Op-Ed Trump’s Funding Axe Triggers a Convenient Free Speech Cry from Presidents and Deans Post No, Republicans Aren’t Forcing Most Students to Pay Loans for 30 Years Post Six Ways College Trustees Can Improve Their Students’ ROI Post Could A Higher Endowment Tax Pressure...
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1 month ago | 
the74million.org | Diane Tavenner |Michael Horn
Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter Class Disrupted is an education podcast featuring author Michael Horn and Futre’s Diane Tavenner in conversation with educators, school leaders, students and other members of school communities as they investigate the challenges facing the education system in the aftermath of the pandemic — and where we should go from here.
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1 month ago | 
the74million.org | Diane Tavenner |Michael Horn
Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter Class Disrupted is an education podcast featuring author Michael Horn and Futre’s Diane Tavenner in conversation with educators, school leaders, students and other members of school communities as they investigate the challenges facing the education system in the aftermath of the pandemic — and where we should go from here.
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Diane Tavenner |Michael Horn
Class Disrupted is an education podcast featuring author Michael Horn and Futre’s Diane Tavenner in conversation with educators, school leaders, students and other members of school communities as they investigate the challenges facing the education system in the aftermath of the pandemic — and where we should go from here. Find every episode by bookmarking our Class Disrupted page or subscribing on Apple Podcasts, Google Play or Stitcher.
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2 months ago | 
nbcbayarea.com | Bigad Shaban |Michael Bott |Jeremy Carroll |Michael Horn
A program offering free legal representation to low-income San Franciscans could soon fall victim to looming budget cuts and the city’s sluggish post-Covid economic recovery. As city department heads look to slash costs at the direction of Mayor Daniel Lurie, San Francisco’s General Civil Legal Services program has been flagged for potential elimination, according to a letter sent to legal aid groups from the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development (MOHCD).
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2 months ago | 
nbcbayarea.com | Raj Mathai |Christine Ni |Michael Horn
Of all the business moguls in the Bay Area, one you may not have heard of is building an "Empire" right in front of our eyes. Ghazi, a Palestinian American, has created one of the most powerful independent companies in the global music business. His studio, in the city's South of Market neighborhood, is a dream for the modern-day version of a music industry pioneer. Ghazi founded Empire in 2010. "I could never even afford to rent a room in a studio like this when I was getting started," he said.
