Radically Pragmatic, a podcast from the Progressive Policy Institute

Feb 13 2025 94 ep. 34 mins 20
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Radically Pragmatic is a podcast from the Progressive Policy Institute that brings together pragmatic policy experts, leaders in Congress, and advocates for change for dynamic conversations aimed at moving America beyond ideological and partisan deadlock. PPI has been spearheading radically pragmatic ideas since 1989.

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Untapped Expertise: HBCUs as Charter Authorizers, Part 2

Feb 13 2025 26 mins  
On this episode of RAS Reports, Curtis Valentine, the Director of PPI’s Reinventing America’s Schools Project, and Naomi Shelton, CEO of the National Charter Collaborative, sit down with Dr. Lester McCorn, a graduate of Morehouse College and President of Paine College in Augusta, GA.The group discusses Paine's role in preparing African-American K-12 students for college, as

A Transatlantic Dialogue on the Industrial Heartlands

Dec 16 2024 34 mins  
For a generation, people living in the traditional industrial heartlands all over the world have been buffeted by a technological and services revolution, the decline of manufacturing, and the rise of a borderless global digital economy. The result is deepening inequality, ongoing political support for right-wing populists and a hollowing out of the middle class. With this three-

Untapped Expertise: HBCUs as Charter Authorizers, Part 1

Dec 12 2024 30 mins  
On this episode of RAS Reports, Curtis Valentine, the Co-Director of PPI's Reinventing America's Schools Project, and Naomi Shelton, CEO of the National Charter Collaborative, sit down with Ronald Falls Jr., a member of the Board of Trustees at Stillman College. The group discusses Stillman's charter school partnership, as well as the crucial role HBCUs can play in K-12 education

What's Next for the Charter School Movement? feat. Starlee Coleman

Nov 20 2024 32 mins  
On this episode of RAS Reports, PPI's Reinventing America's Schools Project Co-Director Tressa Pankovits sits down for a conversation with Starlee Coleman, the new President and CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. The pair discuss the future of the charter school movement in the wake of the election, as well as Coleman's priorities for the organization now that

Job Moves: 9 Steps for Making Progress in Your Career

Oct 10 2024 34 mins  
On this episode of Radically Pragmatic, Bruno Manno, PPI's Senior Advisor and Director of the What Works Lab, talks to Michael Horn about his new book, Job Moves: 9 Steps for Making Progress in Your Career, co-written by Ethan Bernstein and Bob Moesta. Michael is the co-founder of, and a distinguished fellow at, the Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation and teach

MOSAIC MOMENT: The TRIUMPH Framework, ft. Talila Millman

Jul 22 2024 24 mins  
On this episode of Radically Pragmatic's Mosaic Moment, Mosaic alumna Talila Millman joins PPI's Sarah Paden to discuss her new book, "The TRIUMPH Framework." Millman draws upon her decades of experience in high-level Fortune 500 roles to provide her seven keys to leadership for the next generation of women leaders.

Closing the Funding Gap: Charter Schools in Washington State, ft. State Senator Mark Mullet

Feb 22 2024 20 mins  
On this episode of RAS Reports, PPI's Reinventing America's Schools Project Co-Director Tressa Pankovits sits down with Washington State Senator Mark Mullet (D-Issaquah) to discuss his bill S.B. 5809 which is designed to close the funding gap experienced by public charter schools in Washington state. Learn more about the Reinventing America's Schools Project here. Learn

Democrats for Education Reform, ft. Jorge Elorza

Nov 16 2023 24 mins  
On this episode of RAS Reports, PPI's Reinventing America's Schools Project Co-Director Tressa Pankovits sits down with Jorge Elorza, CEO of Democrats for Education Reform (DFER) and former Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island to discuss the importance of school choice and what voters need to look for in 2024. Learn more about DFER here. Learn more about the Reinventing Americ

MOSAIC MOMENT: What It’s Really Like to Testify Before Congress

Nov 02 2023 39 mins  
On this episode of the Mosaic Moment Director of Mosaic, Jasmine Stoughton, sits down with Sara Nichols, Environment and Economic Development Director at the Land-of-Sky Regional Council, to share her experience testifying before Congress. Get a behind the scenes look at what goes into a Congressional hearing from the perspective of an expert witness. Watch the Congressional hearin

Taking on Ticketmaster: Why Competition Benefits Consumers

Sep 15 2023 47 mins  
On this episode of Radically Pragmatic, Dr. Diana Moss, Vice President and Director of Competition Policy at the Progressive Policy Institute, sits down with Russ D'Souza, co-founder of SeatGeek, and Terrell McSweeny, former Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission, to discuss the Ticketmaster and Live Nation monopoly. In the episode, Moss and guests outline the Live Natio