104. Stop Thinking and Start Taking Action with Don Soifer and Ashley Campbell

<span style="font-weight: 400;">“Think Tanks” became popular in the 1960s, and even more so in the 1980s as a way for experts to research and develop ideas for policy and change. But if we spend all our time thinking instead of taking action, what good are we doing?</span> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This week on the podcast, Don Soifer and Ashley Campbell of Nevada Action for School Options are sharing how their Action Tank is actually doing the work.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What if we focused on meeting each individual students’ needs, instead of trying to fit kids into a prescribed system? Building partnerships is the way to do this affordably and Nevada Action has figured out how to do just that.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Everyone is working so hard to support families and kids, and it shouldn’t have to cost families financially to give their kids what they need. Listen in to hear how one organization is doing it right and finding ways to impact even more families.</span></p> <p> </p> <h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">About Don Soifer:</span></h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Don Soifer is President of Nevada Action for School Options, a nonpartisan “action tank” he founded in 2017 to support the growth of diverse choices of rich, high-quality and personalized educational opportunities for all students.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Prior to moving to Nevada, he served as Executive Vice President of the Lexington Institute, a nonpartisan think tank in Arlington, VA that he cofounded in 1998. Soifer directed the institute’s education and other domestic-policy research programs. He also created and ran the Lexington Education Leadership Award Fellowship, the nation’s first national fellowship for school district leaders supporting personalized learning with technical partners Education Elements.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Soifer has built a record as one of the nation’s most a