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A podcast for the advancement of educational excellence and equity for traditional and non-traditional educational experiences and contexts, across higher education and beyond.

Podcast · By Jacob Easley II, PhD, PMP · English · Official site

Indexed episodes, last 90 days
12
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Sep 30, 2026
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Jul 6, 2026

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  1. Episode · Sep 30, 2026

    Jimmy Adams—Leading NASDTEC and Championing Educator Ethics and Standards for Novice Teachers (opens the original)

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    Our guest, Jimmy Adams , is the Executive Director of the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Educationand, Certification ( NASDTEC ). He worked in public education for 27 years serving as the Chief of Human Resources for JeffersonCounty Public Schools ( JCPS ) in Louisville, Kentucky, the Executive Director for the Education Professional Standards Board for Kentucky with experience in Fayette, Woodford, and Jessamine counties which included classroom teacher, technology resource

  2. Episode · Sep 16, 2026

    Dr. Marianne Lucas Lescher—Life Beyond Retirement: Giving Back by Mentoring School Leadership Teams (opens the original)

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    Our guest, Dr. Marianne Lucas Lescher , is a lifelong educator, as a teacher, district curriculum director, and school principal for total of 43 years. In her 26 years as a K-5 and K-8 principal,she led her school to a National Blue-Ribbon recognition, the highest award a school can receive. Her schools receivedArizona's highest school recognition, the A+ School of Excellence honor 5 times. Dr. Lescher received her Ph.D.from Boston College , in Educational Research. Her M. Ed. is in Educational

  3. Episode · Sep 8, 2026

    James Wilson—Youth Leadership and Developing Education as a Community Good through Policy (opens the original)

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    Our Guest, James Wilson , is a public policy professional, education advocate, and graduate student at Georgia StateUniversity’s Andrew Young School of Policy Studies , where he is pursuing a Master of Public Administration. A recent cum laude graduate of Georgia State with a degree in Public Policy, a minor in Urban Education, and a certificate in Social Science and Data Analytics, James has focused much of his academic and professional work on improving educational opportunity, student success

  4. Episode · Aug 30, 2026

    Dr. Dani Molle—Leading School Districts for Equity with the Wallace Foundation (opens the original)

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    Our guest, Dr. Daniella Molle , is a qualitative researcher who conducts inquiries related to equitable education for historically underserved students. She has a background in the teaching and learning of English as an additional language. For a decade, her work focused on expanding educators’ capacity to meet the needs of multilingual students through job-embedded professional learning. Since 2021, Daniella has been the research director of a large grant-funded project focused on equity-center

  5. Episode · Aug 28, 2026

    Dr. Mohammed Elmeski—Leadership through Convening: Building Educational Equity and Agency across the African Diasporas (opens the original)

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    Our guest, ⁠Mohammed Elmeski, PhD⁠ , is a university professor, senior education advisor, researcher, and international development professional with nearly three decades of experience spanning education policy, higher education, school improvement, and system reform. His career has bridged academia, government, research, and international development, with leadership and advisory roles in Morocco, the United States, Africa, the Middle East, and other international contexts. He has served as a u

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