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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 that data interoperability is laying the foundation for innovation and helping enable great classroom instruction. We will also hear from partners who are implementing solutions to overcome the lack of data interoperability today in the K-12 sector. You can find the whole series at https://www.msdf.org/blog/tag/interoperability-series/

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 associate at iMerit, and spoke about the incredible impact iMerit has had on their lives and communities.

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 impact on two urban communities in Austin, Texas.

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 applications. In this series, we will highlight the ways that data interoperability is laying the foundation for innovation and helping enable great classroom instruction. We will also hear from partners who are implementing solutions to overcome the lack of data interoperability today in the K-12 sector. You can find the whole series at www.msdf.org/blog/tag/interoperability-series/

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 laying the foundation for innovation and helping enable great classroom instruction. We will also hear from partners who are implementing solutions to overcome the lack of data interoperability today in the K-12 sector. You can find the whole series at www.msdf.org/blog/tag/interoperability-series/

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 that data interoperability is laying the foundation for innovation and helping enable great classroom instruction. We will also hear from partners who are implementing solutions to overcome the lack of data interoperability today in the K-12 sector. You can find the whole series at www.msdf.org/blog/tag/interoperability-series/

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 ways that data interoperability is laying the foundation for innovation and helping enable great classroom instruction. We will also hear from partners who are implementing solutions to overcome the lack of data interoperability today in the K-12 sector. You can find the whole series at www.msdf.org/blog/tag/interoperability-series/

Erin Mote, the co-founder of Brooklyn LAB, discusses the role data interoperability plays in a personalized learning model

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 laying the foundation for innovation and helping enable great classroom instruction. We will also hear from partners who are implementing solutions to overcome the lack of data interoperability today in the K-12 sector. You can find the whole series at https://www.msdf.org/blog/tag/interoperability-series/

Joe Siedlecki

Program & Policy Officer, US Education

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.