The Education Crisis Nobody Wants to Fix

Rahm Emanuel came ready to talk — and y'all, we were ready. This conversation covers the education crisis in America (which I don’t think a single person in this audience needs to be convinced about), what Mississippi actually did to turn things around, why Rahm closed schools in Chicago and would do it again, and what a real federal education strategy could look like. We also got into fiscal reality, political will, phones in classrooms, the debt we owe to community colleges, and whether the next president should come in like FDR or like a triage nurse. Plus: Rahm's near-death experience at 17, coffee in bed, and empty nest advice. — Sarah

Topics Discussed

The Education Crisis: Why We Know What to Do and Won’t Do It (science of reading, phonics, the Mississippi Marathon)

High School Reform, Community Colleges, and the “Learn, Plan, Succeed” Framework

Phones, Screens, and What We’ve Abdicated to the Algorithm

School Closures, Political Will, and Owning Tough Decisions

Outside of Politics: Swimming, Coffee in Bed, and Raising Boys

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