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EPISODE · Mar 24, 2026 · 17 MIN

Reimagining the K–12 Model with Frances Messano

from The Delta · host Watershed Advisors

In this Women’s History Month conversation, Kunjan Narechania sits down with Frances Messano, CEO of NewSchools Venture Fund, to talk about why this is not a moment for small adjustments in education.Drawing on Frances’ recent manifesto, Building Anew, Not Rebuilding, the two explore why the traditional K–12 model no longer fits the world young people are entering, what AI and a shifting labor market mean for schools, and what it will take to build a more coherent, purpose-driven future for students.

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In this Women’s History Month conversation, Kunjan Narechania sits down with Frances Messano, CEO of NewSchools Venture Fund, to talk about why this is not a moment for small adjustments in education.Drawing on Frances’ recent manifesto, Building...

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