The First-generation Struggle: A Letter From My 22-year-old Self

In 2008, I wrote a (now re-discovered) letter about my college financial aid experience. It reminds me we have a long way to go for education equity, but I am hopeful.

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Education

How High Schoolers Are Using Lean Startup

Watch entrepreneur Erica Swallow give a lighting-style talk at Lean Startup Conference about how high schoolers are using the Lean Startup methodology.

Education

What If Students Were Encouraged To Be Innovation Junkies?

What if the goal of education was to inspire students to be innovation junkies? Imagine if the expectation for students was to be innovators.

Career Development / Education

The New High School Essentials: LinkedIn, A Resumé, and a Digital Portfolio

A decade ago, high school students were sent home with supply lists that included a backpack, binders, notebooks, and pens. Today, it is becoming increasingly important for a high schooler to come prepared with his or her digital records of achievement, including a LinkedIn profile, a resumé, and a digital portfolio.

Business / Education

Building Culture By Getting Out Of The Building

Culture isn’t a decree from on high, implemented with the simple swoosh of the CEO’s hand. Instead, it has to be built by and for the entire team it represents.

Erica Swallow at Summit Public Schools Tamalpais

I Joined Summit Public Schools!

This month marks the next step in my journey to understand how we can disrupt the status quo in education and give the children of America the education they deserve, an education that will set them up for success.

Digital ‘Broccoli’ Books Offer Multicultural Children’s Stories in Six Languages

Broccoli is a multicultural, multilingual storybook app that teaches kids about other cultures in six different languages, by telling traditional stories from around the world.

How This High School Business Attracts International Clients

Students in the Alma High DECA program manage a store that has international reach and teaches them management and leadership skills they’ll use for a lifetime.

NLR School District Links with Industry to Offer ‘Value-added’ Diplomas

Students at North Little Rock High School are getting industry-level certified in manufacturing basics in a pilot program unlike any other in the state. The school also currently certifies students as Certified Nursing Assistants and Pharmacy Technicians.

Non-tech MVPs: Why Every Tech Startup Should Start With One

Some would-be entrepreneurs waste time either building a product no one wants or not validating the ideas stuck in their heads. Enter the non-tech MVP.