216: The Learner Revolution - with Kathleen deLaski, Founder & CEO, Education Design Lab

<p>Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! In this fantastic episode of <a href="https://www.edupexperience.com/"><strong>The EdUp Experience</strong></a>, sponsored by <a href="https://element451.com/"><strong>Element451</strong></a>, we talk with <a href="http://linkedin.com/in/kathleen-delaski-1089012b"><strong>Kathleen deLaski</strong></a>, Founder &amp; CEO, <a href="https://eddesignlab.org/"><strong>Education Design Lab</strong></a>.&nbsp;Listen in as Joe and Liz talk with Kathleen about the amazing work that is being, and will be, done at Education Design Lab. Kathleen shares her thoughts and what she likes to call the learner revolution. Tune in to learn more!&nbsp;</p> <p>Kathleen founded the Education Design Lab after eight years on the Board of Virginia’s largest public university, George Mason. A social entrepreneur, she has launched or co-launched four non-profits in the past two decades, all related to improving the quality of education for non-elite students. With the Lab, she saw the need for a non-profit to help learning institutions and other players design education toward the future of a fast changing world.&nbsp; The Lab has supported some 125 colleges, as well as employers and high school districts and regions, in their move toward a skills based economy.&nbsp; Kathleen has been asked to share learnings and ideas about the learner-driven skills revolution around the world.</p> <p>In addition, Kathleen serves as the president of the deLaski Family Foundation, a leading grantmaker in education reform and new pathways to the middle class. She founded and served as board chair for EdFuel, a national non-profit working to build a diverse talent leadership pipeline for K-12 education. Previously, Kathleen created Sallie Mae’s award-winning college access foundation, co-founded Building Hope, a charter school facilities financing non-profit and helped Michelle Rhee create StudentsFirst, a national advocacy movement to improve school options and quality.</p> <p>Spending five year