Hosted by Tom Luna · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 45 episodes
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Swimming Upstream host Tom Luna, is a former school board member was privileged to serve as a Senior Advisor to US Sec of Education Rod Paige. He also served for eight years as Idaho's State Superintendent of Public Instruction. During that time, he was the President of the Council of Chief State School Officers. On his podcast, Swimming Upstream, he visits with courageous leaders who challenge the prevailing tide and inspire all of us to swim against the current.Let’s jump in.About Our HostTom Luna was elected Idaho State Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2006 and served two terms during which Idaho passed arguably the most comprehensive education reform laws in the country. While serving as State Superintendent, Tom was elected President of the Council of Chief State School Officers, an organization made up of all 50 state chiefs. In 2009 Tom was appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Education to the National Assessment Governing Board.Connect with Tom on LinkedIn: https://ww
Tom Luna hosts Swimming Upstream, a education show with 45 episodes published.
In this episode of Swimming Upstream, guest host Johnny Key sits down with Lizzette Reynolds, Commissioner of Education for the State of Tennessee, for a timely conversation recorded live at the ASU GSV Conference in San
In this episode of Swimming Upstream , guest host Johnny Key, in for Tom Luna, sits down with Dr. Molly Hart, Utah Superintendent of Public Instruction for the Utah State Board of Education, for a wide-ranging conversati
In this episode of Swimming Upstream, host Tom Luna is joined by Johnny Key live from the Excel in Ed Conference in New Orleans for a conversation with Richard Woods, Georgia’s elected State School Superintendent. Woods
In this episode of Swimming Upstream, host Tom Luna sits down in New Orleans at the Excel in Education Conference with Senator Lori Den Hartog, Senate Majority Leader from Idaho, to explore how education policy, school c
In this episode of Swimming Upstream, host Tom Luna is joined by Strategos Group Partner Johnny Key for a live conversation from the Excel in Education Conference in New Orleans with Lizzette Reynolds, Commissioner of Ed
In this episode of Swimming Upstream , former Idaho State Superintendent and host Tom Luna sits down with Wendy Horman , Chair of the Idaho House Appropriations Committee and Co-Chair of the Joint Finance-Appropriations
In this episode of Swimming Upstream, host Tom Luna sits down with Debbie Critchfield, Idaho’s elected State Superintendent of Public Instruction, live from the Education and Excellence Conference in New Orleans. The con
In this episode of Swimming Upstream, former Idaho State Superintendent and host Tom Luna sits down with Dr. April Grace, Executive Director and CEO of the Oklahoma Public School Resource Center (OPSRC) and one of Oklaho
In this episode of "Swimming Upstream" host Tom Luna, sits down with Aimee Guidera, Virginia’s Secretary of Education, live from the ASU GSV conference in San Diego. As Guidera approaches the end of Governor Youngkin’s a
In this episode of Swimming Upstream , host Tom Luna sits down with Cheryl Carrier, Executive Director of Ford Next Generation Learning (Ford NGL), for a thought-provoking conversation recorded live at the ASU+GSV Summit
In this episode of Swimming Upstream , host and Strategos Partner Tom Luna sits down with former Florida Education Commissioner and current University of West Florida Interim President Manny Diaz Jr. to discuss the state
In this episode of Swimming Upstream , host Tom Luna sits down with Kathy Hoffman , former Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction and a passionate advocate for special education. Now serving as the Executive Direct
In this episode of Swimming Upstream , host Tom Luna sits down with Chad Aldis, Vice President of Ohio Policy at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, to discuss the pressing challenges and opportunities in American education
In this episode of Swimming Upstream , host Tom Luna welcomes Stephen D. Dackin, Director of the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce, for a conversation that dives deep into the evolving role of education in prepa
In this episode of Swimming Upstream , host Tom Luna sits down with MacKenzie Price, an innovative educator and co-founder of 2hr Learning and Alpha School, who is redefining how we approach K-12 education. MacKenzie sha
In Swimming Upstream, host Tom Luna sits down with Dr. Carissa Moffat Miller, CEO of the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), to discuss the evolving landscape of education policy, leadership, and innovation.
In this episode of Swimming Upstream , host Tom Luna sits down with Bill Hansen, President & CEO of Building Hope, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting charter school facilities, financing, and services. Hansen, a veteran
In this episode of Swimming Upstream , host and former Idaho State Superintendent Tom Luna sits down with Katie Jenner, Indiana’s Secretary of Education, to discuss the state’s bold initiatives to enhance education outco
In this episode of Swimming Upstream, host Tom Luna sits down with James Lane, former Virginia Superintendent of Public Instruction and a key leader in U.S. education. With a career spanning classroom teaching, district
In this episode Swimming Upstream, I'm your host,Tom Luna Tom Luna engages in an enlightening conversation with Gordon Jones, President of the College of Western Idaho (CWI), live from the ASU GSV Conference in San Diego
Richard Woods
entrepreneur, former The Apprentice finalist, founder of the Million Dollar Billboard
1 appearance on this show
Debbie Critchfield
Superintendent of Public Instruction · Idaho Department of Education
3 appearances on this show
Mackenzie Price
co-founder · Alpha School
1 appearance on this show
James Lane
Educational Leadership Journey · Building Performance Lab
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Gordon Jones
President and COO · Texas Department of Transportation
1 appearance on this show
Tom Horne
State Superintendent of Public Instruction · Hari
1 appearance on this show
David Cook
coach in the field of Sport and Performance Psychology · Capital Area Master Naturalists
1 appearance on this show
Ryan Walters
Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction · Teacher Freedom Alliance
1 appearance on this show
Manny Diaz
Senator · University of West Florida
1 appearance on this show
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