In his December 3 Q&A with Brian Rinker, Michael Funk discusses California’s historic investment in afterschool and summer programs. Amidst the excitement of what this means for young people, I was drawn to Michael’s powerful closing statement. It’s the first time I’ve seen or heard anyone talk about infusing community educators into the teacher preparation pipeline intentionally as a way to refocus the entire education system. This is an idea worth elevating. Read more in Youth Today…

As a founding partner in KP Catalysts, I focus on synthesizing research, policy and practice resources about where, when, how, and why learning and development happens, working to augment K-12 educators excitement and commitment to strengthening the education ecosystem with knowledge from the youth development fields. I take these lessons into my roles as Creative Director of CTO Remix.

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