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Global

04.29.21

Listening to Learn

At Imaginable Futures, we won’t pretend that we know what all of those solutions might be. But, we are committed...

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Global

04.04.21

Amy Klement, Managing Partner of Imaginable Futures, a Venture of the Omidyar Group

If you ever wondered how a Silicon Valley mindset rooted in social entrepreneurship can improve global education, then this episode on the Do One Better Podcast featuring our Amy Klement...

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United States

12.21.20

Who Can “Buy Time” During a Pandemic?

To strengthen family success and remove obstacles to intergenerational mobility, we must...

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United States

11.30.20

Invention Opportunity in Early Learning and Development

Tom Vander Ark interviews Isabelle Hau who shares investment opportunities in early learning that could reignite an equitable start in life and long-term economic mobility for children and families.

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Kenya

11.10.20

Business Unusual — It’s Time to Reimagine Learning in Kenya

What if, at this moment of disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, our learning systems in Kenya could be redesigned to eliminate the inequities that are embedded in our schools...

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Global

10.14.20

Amy Klement on Equity and Imaginable Futures

Amy Klement joins Tom Vander Ark on the Getting Smart podcast to discuss equity, impact investment, as well learnings from our joint exploration on the future of learning with IDEO.

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United States

09.23.20

Time to Innovate: How We Can Harness an Unprecedented Moment in Higher Education to Better Serve Student Parents

On Higher Learning Advocates’ blog, Vinice Davis calls on philanthropy to advance innovation that supports student parents by seeding and incentivizing promising ideas and evidence-based solutions.

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United States

09.10.20

Programs for Student Parents Need Greater Focus on ROI (Cost + Career Connections)

The Rise Prize shows how much energy has been building around serving student parents. To keep up the momentum, we must learn from the innovators working in this space, and...

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United States

08.01.20

Rising up to Help Student Parents

Programs at Everett Community College and Bristol Community College, both aimed at removing barriers for student parents and helping them succeed, are among the 15 winners of the Rise Prize.

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United States

07.30.20

Rising to the Challenge

Winning solutions of the Rise Prize, announced in early July, embodied the 6 C’s for improving the success of student parents. We highlight how the winning solutions fit into the...

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