Samantha Lurie Carroll joins the Global CTE Podcast to share how student enterprise is expanding economic opportunity through one of the nation’s most powerful real-world learning models. This conversation explores how entrepreneurship, community partnerships, and international travel are helping students in St. Louis and Kansas City build the skills, confidence, and networks they need to shape their futures.

Dr. Narineh Makijan shares how regions can move beyond aligning disconnected systems and begin designing workforce ecosystems that create real opportunity for learners. Drawing from her leadership across the Los Angeles Regional Consortium and her work advancing human-centered AI in counseling, she offers a practical framework for building stronger connections between education, employers, and communities.

Rachael shares insights on agentic AI, emerging tools educators should explore, and how schools must rethink assignments and learning experiences in an AI-driven world.