For years school and districts have sought ways to link student achievement to teacher evaluation. Student Learning Objectives, or SLOs, seem to be the way. However, as Kevin Boston-Hill points out in his conversation with Dr. Linda Mayger, Associate Professor at the College of New Jersey, using SLOs may be doing more harm than good.

As a strategy to help improve students’ math skills and our overall perception about math, Kevin Boston-Hill speaks with Laura Overdeck, President and Founder of BedTime Math, about how focusing on the math involved in some of our favorite bedtime stories can dramatically increase math skills of our elementary level students. Find out how spending as little as 15 minutes a week reviewing math can produce impressive results.

As families get set to send their children back to school, Kevin Boston-Hill speaks with Dr. Malika Fair, Senior Director of Equity and Social Accountability at the Association of American Medical Colleges about the importance of getting vaccinated as a defense against the COVID-19 virus. With the number of strains growing and becoming more contagious, Dr. Fair stresses including the COVID-19 vaccine with the other back-to-school health regimen families undertake.

Kevin Boston-Hill speaks with Pulitzer-Prize winning author Will Bunch about the purpose of college, whether the current system lives up to these expectations, and what can be done to correct this situation.

As parents try to provide the best learning opportunities for their children, Kevin Boston-Hill speaks with education journalist Jill Barshay about the state of gifted and talented programs throughout the country as well as in New York. It seems the biggest question is how to come up with a set of criteria that is equitable and gives everyone an opportunity to be recognized.

With inflation on the rise and the pandemic looming as large as ever, Kevin Boston-Hill speaks with Steve Rueschhoff, Principal of Edward Jones financial group, about the importance of choosing the right instrument to save for college. Regardless of where you may be in your education journey, you can make saving work for you.

Kevin Boston-Hill speaks with Jennifer Lee, Chief Growth Officer of Photomath, about some of the reasons why college enrollment has been declining, how it can be addressed, and some things colleges can do to support all students to be successful. Oh, and they also talk about how educational apps like Photomath can provide students with the skills needed to be employable in this new employment landscape.

Kevin Boston-Hill speaks with return guest Justina Nixon-Santil, Global Head of Corporate Social Responsibility at IBM to get an update on their SkillsBuild program and to discuss the current employment situation and what can be done to close the technology employment gap.

Kevin Boston-Hill speaks with Hiring Manager and Career Coach Jeremy Schifeling about what recruiters look for when hiring. Schifeling also shares his experience at LinkedIn to inform listeners how to format their resumes and other recruiting tips and hacks.

Kevin Boston-Hill speaks with Debbie Veney, Vice President of Communications and Marketing at the National Alliance about the current issues and obstacles facing charter schools today.