Matt Gandal writes about innovations in education that increase our economic competitiveness and expand economic mobility. He has over 30 years of experience driving change and improvement in K-12 and higher education. Gandal is the founder, president and CEO of Education
How Detroit Made Education Its Comeback Strategy
Detroit illustrates how a region's business community, not just its schools or its city hall, should own the educational attainment agenda as core economic strategy.
The Jobs Are Changing. Is Higher Education Ready To Change With Them?
The seven states of the Opportunity Alliance are showing how job creation and talent development have to be pursued in tandem, not in sequence.
The Sweet Spot For Economic Mobility Is Regional
If we're serious about accelerating economic mobility, we need to pay attention to a lever that sits in between states and institutions: regions.
Graduation Season Is Here. Is The High School Diploma Stuck In The Past?
The world is transforming around our young people at a pace that high school structures and graduation requirements have not begun to match.
Workforce Pell Is About To Get Real For Colleges. Here’s What They Need To Know.
Delivering on the promise Workforce Pell is about to be in the hands of colleges.
Rebuilding Trust In Higher Education Starts By Changing College Admissions
As students seek clearer signals about whether college is worth it, whether they belong and whether they can afford it, new approaches to admissions could be the answer.
AI Is Reshaping Jobs—But Social Capital Will Shape Opportunity
In an era where algorithms increasingly mediate access to opportunity, human relationships become a critical counterbalance.
We’re Asking The Wrong Question About AI And Jobs
The challenge is not predicting which jobs will vanish, but understanding how work is being transformed—and ensuring that our education systems evolve accordingly.
How States Are Rewiring Higher Education For The Modern Economy
A group of forward-thinking states is working to prove that higher education can simultaneously expand individual opportunity and fuel long-term economic growth.
From Protection To Preparation: The AI Pivot Every School And College Should Make
If we don't prepare students to be AI-literate, we are effectively locking them out of the most competitive and highest-paying roles in the new economy.