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Students Over Systems

The Students Over Systems podcast features conversations that celebrate education freedom and brighter futures. Host Ginny Gentles, director of the Education Freedom Center at Independent Women’s Forum, is joined by the parents and policymakers who empower families with leverage and options.

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Education K-12
Update frequency
every 14 days
Average duration
31 minutes
Episodes
37
Years Active
2022 - 2024
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Jenny Clark: Love Your School

Jenny Clark: Love Your School

Jenny Clark, an Arizona mother of five and Arizona State Board of Education member, joins the Students Over Systems podcast to discuss the state's Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESAs). Jenny share…

00:27:45  |   Tue 22 Aug 2023
John Schilling: Federal Education Freedom Opportunities

John Schilling: Federal Education Freedom Opportunities

John Schilling, senior advisor to the Invest in Education Coalition, joined Students Over Systems to discuss federal school choice options. John shares the current threats to the D.C. Opportunity Sch…

00:30:51  |   Tue 08 Aug 2023
Paul Zimmerman: Exposing the Teachers Unions

Paul Zimmerman: Exposing the Teachers Unions

Paul Zimmerman joins the Students Over Systems podcast to discuss the teachers unions' pernicious influence on K-12 education. Paul, who leads the Defense of Freedom Institute's Teacher Unions Accoun…

00:29:39  |   Tue 25 Jul 2023
Patrick Wolf: The School Choice Journey

Patrick Wolf: The School Choice Journey

Dr. Patrick Wolf joins the Students Over Systems podcast to discuss education freedom research and implementation. Dr. Wolf, who leads the School Choice Demonstration Project at the University of Ark…

00:36:08  |   Tue 11 Jul 2023
Iowa Senate President Amy Sinclair: Putting Students First

Iowa Senate President Amy Sinclair: Putting Students First

This week, Iowa Senate President Amy Sinclair joins Students Over Systems to discuss the whirlwind passage and implementation of the state's new universal education savings account (ESA) program. Iow…

00:33:17  |   Tue 27 Jun 2023
Rick Hess: The Great School Rethink

Rick Hess: The Great School Rethink

In his latest book, The Great School Rethink, American Enterprise Institute scholar Frederick Hess argues that “schools are organized today in ways that waste time, overburden educators, misuse techn…

00:29:51  |   Tue 13 Jun 2023
Robert Enlow: Milton Friedman's School Choice Revolution

Robert Enlow: Milton Friedman's School Choice Revolution

EdChoice president and CEO Robert Enlow joins the Students Over Systems podcast to explain Milton Friedman's vision for the role of government in education. Robert reviews the history of the school c…

00:26:13  |   Tue 30 May 2023
Former Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker: The Moral Imperative for Parental Choice

Former Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker: The Moral Imperative for Parental Choice

Former Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker joins the Students Over Systems podcast to discuss the 30-year history of the original school choice program, the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program, and his eff…

00:26:08  |   Tue 16 May 2023
Jeanne Allen: The Yass Prize's Pursuit of Transformational and Permissionless Education

Jeanne Allen: The Yass Prize's Pursuit of Transformational and Permissionless Education

Jeanne Allen joins the podcast to discuss the creation and impact of the Yass Prize. The annual award provides education entrepreneurs with a $1 million grand prize, as well as dozens of smaller awar…

00:36:45  |   Tue 02 May 2023
Nina Rees: How Do Charter Schools Expand Education Freedom?

Nina Rees: How Do Charter Schools Expand Education Freedom?

Are charter schools part of the education freedom movement? Nina Rees, president and chief executive officer of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, joins the Students Over Systems podca…

00:36:57  |   Tue 18 Apr 2023
Superintendent Tom Horne: Is Arizona the Education Freedom Wild West or the Gold Standard?

Superintendent Tom Horne: Is Arizona the Education Freedom Wild West or the Gold Standard?

Arizona set the gold standard for the nation last year by expanding eligibility for the state's education savings account (ESA) program to every K-12 student in the state. Arizona Superintendent of P…

00:25:17  |   Tue 04 Apr 2023
Luke Messer: Can a Federal Tax Credit Empower Parents and Expand Education Opportunities?

Luke Messer: Can a Federal Tax Credit Empower Parents and Expand Education Opportunities?

Former Indiana Congressman Luke Messer joins Students Over Systems to explore federal opportunities to support education freedom. As a state legislator and school choice leader, Congressman Messer si…

00:33:48  |   Tue 21 Mar 2023
Former U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos: Hostages No More

Former U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos: Hostages No More

On this week's episode of Students Over Systems, former U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos discusses her belief that education must be about students, rather than the special interests that cont…

00:26:50  |   Tue 07 Mar 2023
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush: Opportunity Scholarships and BHAGs

Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush: Opportunity Scholarships and BHAGs

On this week's episode of Students Over Systems, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush joins the podcast to discuss the history of the Sunshine State's flourishing education options. Gov. Bush explains ho…

00:27:57  |   Tue 21 Feb 2023
Sen. Tim Scott: Education is the Closest Thing to Magic

Sen. Tim Scott: Education is the Closest Thing to Magic

Senator Tim Scott joins Students Over Systems to discuss how education can unlock a person's potential and future. Senator Scott shares his belief that parents should be given access to a range of ed…

00:19:31  |   Tue 07 Feb 2023
Stacy Hock: Educational Choices in the Lone Star State

Stacy Hock: Educational Choices in the Lone Star State

Stacy Hock joins the Students Over Systems podcast to discuss the possibility and opportunity to expand education freedom in the Lone Star State this year. She explains the open enrollment, charter, …

00:27:21  |   Tue 24 Jan 2023
Prioritizing Students Over Systems

Prioritizing Students Over Systems

In this introductory episode of Students Over Systems, host Ginny Gentles lays out the need for conversations about education freedom and the hope it offers families. Ginny, who is the director of th…

00:30:01  |   Thu 22 Dec 2022
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