The Education Insider Podcast with PRP Group

Apr 09 2024
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The podcast for education innovators. Join Jacob Hanson and Chris Piehler for conversations with PreK—12 school and district leaders about ed-tech, curricula, and the big decisions they make every day. PRP Group (formerly PR with Panache!) is a premier public relations, marketing intelligence and strategic communications firm serving the preK-12 and higher education markets for over 20 years. Learn more at www.prp.group.

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Talking About Mergers and Acquisitions in the Education Sector at ASU+GSV

Apr 09 2024 16 mins  
After the twists and turns of the COVID years, 2023 was a stabilizing period in the education sector, even with fewer deals and tightened valuations. 2024 is now looking brighter, as capital markets show signs of recovery, making this an opportune moment for companies that have been biding their time—especially if they’re attending the ASU+GSV Summit on April 14-17. Whether you

What Every EdTech Company Needs to Know About AI

Feb 16 2024 21 mins  
PowerNotes’ founder and CEO Wilson Tsu, who writes with passion and clarity about the potential and pitfalls of artificial intelligence in education, says every company needs a clear AI usage policy. Tsu also schools PRP’s Chris Piehler in the developing art of “prompt engineering” and shares his hope that AI will improve education (and work) for people suffering from “wr

Jacob’s thoughts on the EdTech Digest article “‘I Have Been Flabbergasted by Vendors Who Have No Idea How Education Works”

Jan 05 2024 6 mins  
In this episode of The Education Insider Podcast Shorts, host Jacob Hanson riffs on a recent article featuring an administrator’s perspective on vendors in the education sector. He wholeheartedly agrees with Dr. Tracy Daniel-Hardy, a district-level director of technology, who says vendors need to “know what we do, how we do it, what we need to simplify our work, our pain points

Preparing for Potential Cybersecurity Threats and Crises

Nov 15 2023 25 mins  
In a can’t-miss conversation with host Jacob Hanson, Julia Fallon, the executive director at SETDA, delves into the evolving landscape of educational technology, offering valuable insights and actionable advice. She shares thoughts on: Cybersecurity's growing importance in K-12 education; Crisis communications for education companies; SETDA’s role in edtech partnerships;

How to Define and Differentiate Your Brand in the Education Market

Oct 16 2023 22 mins  
Kristen Plemon, PRP’s director of strategic storytelling & client success (say that ten times fast!) shares her extensive knowledge about how companies can stand out from the competition by building on a short unique value proposition that is truly unique. She also offers practical advice about messaging, the impact of customer stories, and the power of partnerships.

Life Is Too Short to Work with a Jerk

Oct 06 2023 19 mins  
In a lively chat with PRP editorial director Chris Piehler, Susan Enfield, the award-winning Superintendent of Washoe County Schools, shares why she wants to work with “compassionate human beings,” why fall break is a good time to reach her, why AI will never trump human-to-human connection, and the correct way to pronounce “Nevada.”

Education Insider Podcast Shorts E6: Collin Earnst: Opportunities + Tips from the T&L Ed Exec Summit

Oct 03 2023 13 mins  
Collin Earnst is the founder and managing partner of The EdTech Leadership Collective, which helps K-12 edtech companies build leadership capacity in their middle management. He joined Alison Deutsch, VP of curriculum assessment and data at Lexia Learning, at the T&L Ed Exec Summit. In today’s The Education Insider Podcast Short, Jacob Hanson chats with Collin about the summi

Education Insider Podcast Shorts E4: Chuck Amos and Jacob Hanson on lessons from the EdExec Summit

Sep 18 2023 9 mins  
On this Education Insider Podcast Short, Jacob interviews Chuck Amos, CEO of The Amos Group, about his panels at the Tech & Learning EdExec Summit, which focused on funding and government affairs. The Amos Group is the parent company of SchoolBondFinder & SchoolNetwork. SchoolBondFinder is the first comprehensive online database tracking K12 funding projects in the U.S., an

Education Insider Podcast Short: The top takeaway from Tech & Learning’s EdExec Summit

Sep 15 2023 1 mins  
After a lively couple of days of sessions and networking, PRP’s Kristen Plemon recorded her thoughts live from #TLTechLive! Whether or not you were with us at Chateau Elan, you'll want to check out her 90-second rundown of her most important takeaway from the EdExec Summit!

Advice from the educator who’s seen everything: get ready for ‘post-back-to-school’

Sep 01 2023 42 mins  
“I've ​been ​fortunate ​enough ​to ​speak ​at ​conferences ​around ​the ​world, and ​one ​of ​the ​things ​that ​I ​come ​away ​with ​is ​educators ​around ​the ​world ​are ​all ​trying ​to ​solve ​the ​same ​problems,” says Dr. Charles Khoury, who recently retired after a 49-year career in which he served as c