Before Amy Loyd, Ph.D., helped shape education policy, she drove ambulances behind racehorses, worked as a river guide, and apprenticed with a mechanic to keep her car running. She later led the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education and now serves as the CEO of All4Ed.

In this first episode of Worth Learning, Amy joins hosts Harrison Diskin, Ph.D., and Michael Crawford, Ph.D., to reflect on the experiences that shaped her perspective on the purpose of education. They explore why schools should prepare students for more than jobs, what it means to ground education in self-determination and interdependence, and how learning can create a lifetime of opportunity and choice.

Guest: Amy Loyd, Ph.D., CEO, All4Ed

Hosts:

* Harrison Diskin, Ph.D., is a consultant at Luminary Labs, a strategy and innovation firm that has spent more than a decade helping federal agencies, foundations, and nonprofits design and implement programs at the intersection of work, education, and opportunity.

* Michael Crawford, Ph.D., is the Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at America Succeeds, a national nonprofit that works at the intersection of education and employment, including through its Pathsmith™ Durable Skills Framework.

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What is the purpose of education? That’s the question at the center of Worth Learning, a new conversation series from Luminary Labs and America Succeeds. Hosts Harrison Diskin, Ph.D., and Michael Crawford, Ph.D., have noticed that we spend a lot of time debating how education should evolve, but too often skip the more fundamental question of why we’re educating in the first place.

In this series introduction, Harrison and Michael share why this question matters and what listeners can expect from Worth Learning: six conversations, with voices from policy, advocacy, philanthropy, and beyond — each exploring education’s purpose from different angles.

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Hosts:

* Harrison Diskin, Ph.D., is a consultant at Luminary Labs, a strategy and innovation firm that has spent more than a decade helping federal agencies, foundations, and nonprofits design and implement programs at the intersection of work, education, and opportunity.

* Michael Crawford, Ph.D., is the Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at America Succeeds, a national nonprofit that works at the intersection of education and employment, including through its Pathsmith™ Durable Skills Framework.