The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation (www.msdf.org) is dedicated to improving the lives of children living in urban poverty around the world. With offices in Austin, TX and New Delhi, India, and Cape Town, South Africa, the Dell family foundation funds programs that foster high-quality public education and childhood health, and improve the economic stability of families living in poverty. The foundation has committed more than $1 billion (as of January 1, 2014) to global children’s issues and ...
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#GivingTuesday Edition: Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
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This episode is brought to you by NewHomeSource! NewHomeSource.com is America’s #1 new home construction listing site. Use NewHomeSource to find brand new homes for sale in the master-planned communities you want to live in. This #GivingTuesday episode is to mention how Michael & Susan Dell Foundation announced a commitment of $38 million toward ad…
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This episode is brought to you by NewHomeSource! NewHomeSource.com is America’s #1 new home construction listing site. Use NewHomeSource to find brand new homes for sale in the master-planned communities you want to live in. In this episode, we keep it short to wish you and yours a happy Thanksgiving and share this holiday joke: "Why were the beans…
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What is the meaning of Veterans Day? And what is the difference from Memorial Day?
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In this episode, we reflect on the meaning of Veterans Day and the difference between the two holidays - Veteran's Day and Memorial Day. Towards the end, I mention how the Veterans Community Project is providing a helping hand to veterans. Coming soon... our newsletter! Sign up now at https://morelifelesshouse.com/ The latest article in the More Li…
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5 Recent Articles About Tiny Home Living
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In today's episode, we go through 5 articles about tiny home living. Tesla Boom Ushers in Trailer Parks, Tiny Homes in Red Hot Austin, Texas Inside Out Editor Eliza O’Hare On Everything, You Need To Know About The Latest Home Trends Demand is high for swimming pools made from shipping containers Doghouse Is School Bus Converted Into Off-Grid and Ti…
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In today's episode, we look at what's making headlines in the world of ADU's. For links to the articles mentioned in today's episode, head to our Facebook page. Today's episode thanks goes out to Fort Vine for the great background music you hear in the beginning. Have fun and share with the class what ADU's are called in your neck of the woods. We'…
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Introducing the More Life, Less House Podcast
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Get ready to talk about all things tiny homes and tiny living as we are ready to launch this new community podcast. The series features conversations with people and businesses going tiny and why they are doing this. The More Life, Less House podcast debuts on Friday, October 29th. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sho…
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The More Life, Less House Podcast Teaser
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The newest community dedicated to maximizing life by minimizing debt and unneeded possessions. Learn how to travel more, to entertain more, to live more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/morelifelesshouse/message
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Data interoperability: How Boston Public Schools is breaking down barriers
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When teachers, students, and parents have real-time access to information about student learning, students are more likely to succeed. Bryce Avery from Boston Public Schools shares more about the district’s journey towards data interoperability, and its plans to develop a future data governance.Av Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
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Data interoperability: How Uncommon Schools is breaking down barriers
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When teachers, students, and parents have real-time access to information about student learning, students are more likely to succeed. Laura Ginsberg from Uncommon Schools share more about the charter management organization’s road to a data standard, and how interoperability will support its mission to addressing student needs on an ongoing basis.…
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Data interoperability: How Uncommon Schools is breaking down barriers
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When teachers, students, and parents have real-time access to information about student learning, students are more likely to succeed. Darren Skott from Uncommon Schools share more about the charter management organization’s road to a data standard, and how interoperability will support its mission to addressing student needs on an ongoing basis.…
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Data interoperability: How Metro Nashville Public Schools are breaking down barriers
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When teachers, students, and parents have real-time access to information about student learning, students are more likely to succeed. Lance Lott from Metro Nashville Public Schools shares more about the district’s current data setup, and how using a data standard will allow its educators to get more accurate information in the right places, at the…
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Data interoperability: How Spring Branch ISD is breaking down barriers
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When teachers, students, and parents have real-time access to information about student learning, students are more likely to succeed. Christina Masick of Spring Branch ISD shares more about how their district is aiming to deliver real-time information to teachers and students to help each student “to and through” the post-secondary experience that…
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Data interoperability: How Achievement First is breaking down barriers
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When teachers have real-time access to information about student learning, they can help students succeed. Breanna Porter of Achievement First shares more about how their district is taking steps to tackle their data interoperability challenges, so they can deliver real-time information to teachers to help each student achieve more.…
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Formative assessment: Our journey to understanding how students know
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Students need to know how they are doing and teachers need to know how to move learning forward. That is the gist of formative assessment practice. Cheryl Neihaus, Program Manager for Data Driven Education, shares a new project that aims to identify, scale and share successful approaches to improve formative assessment practice in classrooms.…
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529 plans for scholarship funds: Thinking outside the financial aid box
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If you work in the scholarship field, you're probably familiar with the complexity of financial aid. Some common challenges aren't issues with 529 plans. Kevin Byrne, Managing Director of US Programs, explains.Av Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
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College completion: A conversation with two Dell Scholars
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Getting to college is one thing, finishing is another. In this episode, we speak with two first-generation college students about what it takes to succeed in college, and the impact of a degree on their personal lives and professional aspirations. More at https://impact.msdf.org/completion SHOW MOREAv Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
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University completion: A conversation with three Dell Young Leaders
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For many low-income students in South Africa, completing university means breaking a cycle of poverty. In this episode, we sit down with three young graduates to hear about the impact of their degrees not only on their own lives, but on the future of their communities.Av Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
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Data interoperability in K-12: A teacher's pespective
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Brett Emerson, a reading and science teacher at Shelby County Schools, discusses the benefits of data interoperability in the classroom from a teacher's point of view.This audio interview is part of series about interoperability: the seamless, secure, and controlled exchange of data between applications. In this series, we will highlight the ways t…
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Risk-taking and creating lasting social impact with iMerit
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In this podcast episode, you’ll hear about the work of our partners at iMerit. Founder and CEO Radha Basu is someone who has consistently and persistently pushed the boundaries of traditional risk to realize her vision of empowering young marginalized Indians to work in digital jobs. We sat down with Radha and Zarin Fatma, a senior technical associ…
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Investing In People: Fostering Relationships for Social Impact
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Can collaboration among unlikely partners amplify impact? We sat down with Carmen Llanes Pulido, Executive Director of Go Austin! Vamos Austin!, and Frances Acuna, a community health worker and resident of Dove Springs, to find out about how giving residents the power to take the future of their neighborhoods into their own hands created a lasting …
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Education data privacy and interoperability go hand in hand
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Rachel Anderson, Associate Director of Federal Policy and Advocacy at Data Quality Campaign (DQC), discusses the value of data interoperabilty for school districts and how it enhances student data privacy protection.This audio interview is part of series about interoperability: the seamless, secure, and controlled exchange of data between applicati…
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Josh Klein, the Chief Information Officer at Portland Public Schools, discusses the benefits of data interoperablity in the classroom. This audio interview is part of series about interoperability: the seamless, secure, and controlled exchange of data between applications. In this series, we will highlight the ways that data interoperability is lay…
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Education data interoperability: Supporting teachers in the classroom
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Steve Midgley, founder and managing director of Learning Tapestry, discusses the Data Flow project and the benefits of data interoperability for teachers and students.This audio interview is part of series about interoperability: the seamless, secure, and controlled exchange of data between applications. In this series, we will highlight the ways t…
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Data interoperability in K-12: Why it matters
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Bill Fitzgerald, the Director of the Privacy Evaluation Initiative at Common Sense Media, discusses the intersection of data interoperability and student data protection.This audio interview is part of series about interoperability: the seamless, secure, and controlled exchange of data between applications. In this series, we will highlight the way…
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Data interoperability: The end of the human API featuring Erin Mote
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Erin Mote, the co-founder of Brooklyn LAB, discusses the role data interoperability plays in a personalized learning modelThis audio interview is part of series about interoperability: the seamless, secure, and controlled exchange of data between applications. In this series, we will highlight the ways that data interoperability is laying the found…
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KIPP and New Schools for New Orleans encourage collaboration in education
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Today we are talking to Maggie Runyan-Shefa, CO-CEO at New Schools for New Orleans and Todd Purvis, Chief Academic Officer, KIPP New Orleans who will be speaking to their model and how they using personalizing learning for their students.Av Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
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Rogers Family Foundation puts students at the center of their education in Oakland
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Welcome to the fifth episode of the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation’s Personalized Learning podcast series where we explore how different cities across the country are implementing next-generation learning. You can find the introduction to the podcast series here.Moderator:Cheryl Niehaus, Program Officer, Michael & Susan Dell FoundationInterviewees…
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Colorado Education Initiative empowers educators in Colorado
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Welcome to the fourth episode of the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation’s Personalized Learning podcast series where we explore how different cities across the country are implementing next-generation learning. Moderator:Cheryl Niehaus, Program Officer, Michael & Susan Dell FoundationInterviewees:Samantha Olson, Director of the Next Generation Learnin…
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New England Secondary School Consortium facilitates knowledge sharing
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Leap Innovations in Chicago, Illinois
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CityBridge and Wheatley Education Campus in Washington D.C.
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