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Thinking Out Loud
Ideas Worth Writing Down.
We write about building businesses, the sectors we operate in, and what it takes to lead something significant. We do not publish often. When we do, it is because we have something worth saying.
A $975,000 Initiative to Bring Stopped-Out Students Back to College
7 October, 2026. Colleges across the country work to re-enroll the millions of Americans who left higher education with credits, but no credential, and Inside Higher Ed reported on October 7 that bringing students back doesn't necessarily address the financial, academic, and personal challenges that led them to leave, which is the problem a new two-year program at the University of Houston–Downtown (UHD) is testing. Bridge to Completion, which UHD announced on September 2, is
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Schools Are Splitting on AI
22 September, 2026 The spread of AI through American schools has outpaced the policies governing its use, producing sharply different approaches across districts and states. New York City and Los Angeles, the two largest districts in the country, chose to limit the technology. New York has barred student-facing generative AI from pre-K through eighth grade, while Los Angeles has suspended student access to generative AI on district devices across all grade. Inside Higher Ed F
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Problems Worth Solving in U.S Education
3 September, 2026. The U.S. education market is facing a set of operational pressures that are becoming increasingly difficult for schools and districts to address internally, some of which include expanding cybersecurity requirements, constrained staffing, unpredictable funding, and education purchasing beginning to move beyond traditional district procurement. Together, these pressures are creating a growing need for businesses that can provide effective solutions, making t
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