University Academy (UA) is a K-12 charter school, located in Kansas City, Missouri, that we think is one of the best college prep schools in the country. Here we chat with UA Chairman Bush Helzberg, Superintendent Tony Kline and Asst. Superintendent Rebeccas Gudde about why UA was founded and what continues to make it unique.

Dr. Dan Siegel of Mindsight Institute chats with Mary Ryerse about the importance of promoting strong relationships in the learning process while working with young students, focusing efforts to grow their Social-Emotional and Academic Development (SEAD).

Patricia DeKlotz, Superintendent of the Kettle Moraine School District, discusses the variety of achievements she has accomplished in her district so far, and the one thing she focuses the majority of her efforts on to ensure success.

Senator Howard Stephenson shares more on Utah's legislative efforts to incentivize adoption of high-quality adaptive learning products for reading intervention, English language acquisition and elementary and secondary math.

Laurel Barrette, director of dropout prevention and high school initiatives at K12 Inc. and a former high school dropout herself, shares how K12 supports dropout prevention efforts, as well as strategies for how communities can support our most vulnerable students.