{"podcast":{"title":"The Future of Education","slug":"the-future-of-education-3943663","podcast_index_feed_id":3943663,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/35034.rss","website_url":"https://michaelbhorn.substack.com/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/35034/67964806249217177198c211d5106191.jpg","author":"Michael B. Horn","episode_count":140,"summary":"Stay up to date on the innovations, changemakers, & trends to transform learning & education worldwide so that all individuals can build their passions, fulfill their potential, and live a life of purpose","last_synced_at":"2026-06-16T04:19:48.283625+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-future-of-education-3943663"},"episode":{"title":"Predictions Galore: What's Ahead in 2026 and Grades for 2025","slug":"predictions-galore-what-s-ahead-in-2026-and-grades-for-2025","published_at":"2026-03-23T14:02:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-future-of-education-3943663/predictions-galore-what-s-ahead-in-2026-and-grades-for-2025","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-future-of-education-3943663","url":"https://michaelbhorn.substack.com/p/predictions-galore-whats-ahead-in","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/191023833/45553f77d5b05a7ce88c5f59840a952d.mp3","summary":"Yet another episode where I crash someone else’s podcast! James Cryan , CEO and founder of Willow Education, invited me back on his podcast for his excellent Substack, Purposeful Paths , to reflect on my predictions from last year and to make forecasts for the coming year. Our conversation dove deep into topics like the slow momentum of apprenticeships in non-traditional sectors, increased emphasis on experiential and work-based learning, pressure mounting on traditional colleges amid demographic changes, and the realities behind skills-based hiring. We discussed policy shifts, the impact of AI on career readiness, the role of community colleges, and potential regulations around social media and AI for young people. A lot in other words. But most importantly, perhaps, we held ourselves accountable for our predictions last year. Check out how we graded ourselves and let us know your thoughts—and predictions. The Future of Education is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Michael Horn If you’ve ever been annoyed by people who make predictions about what’s to come in the year ahead around January in education, and then don’t hold themselves to account for the predictions that they made, this conversation is for you. Look, I know a lot of you have probably been annoyed with me over the years because I love making those predictions often. But in this conversation, James Cryan, the CEO and founder of Willow Education, holds me to account. This comes on the heels of a conversation that the two of us had last year where we went over predictions we had for 2025. And in this conversation that you’re about to hear, recorded with a group of other people on a webinar that James hosted me for, we go ov…","meta_description":"Yet another episode where I crash someone else’s podcast! James Cryan , CEO and founder of Willow Education, invited me back on his podcast for his excell…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3627,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-future-of-education-3943663/episodes/predictions-galore-what-s-ahead-in-2026-and-grades-for-2025/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-future-of-education-3943663/predictions-galore-what-s-ahead-in-2026-and-grades-for-2025.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}