K-12 Education

Known for her New York Times best-selling book on modern parenting, The Gift of Failure, APB speaker Jessica Lahey is continuing to advocate for flexible, successful parenting strategies in a recent New York Times Guide to Smarter Living. Her column celebrates the opportunity of a new school year for families everywhere, promoting learning through valuing process over product and planning for smarter technology use. Lahey draws on both data and personal experience to model a more collaborative, less punitive view of the parental role.    

“I want my kids to know when you’re chasing big dreams, you may fail, but if you get back up again — that’s how you fly.” Thirteen-time best-selling author and APB speaker Brad Meltzer appeared on Good Morning America to discuss the release of his two new children’s books: I am Walt Disney and I am Marie Curie. “I was tired of my kids looking at people who are famous for being famous and thinking that’s our hero,” said Meltzer, on what inspired him to write the children’s biography of Walt Disney.

Speaker Wil Haygood’s book, Tigerland, is a finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, a prize that recognizes the power of literature in promoting peace and reconciliation. An acclaimed biographer, Pulitzer finalist and award-winning author, Haygood is known for telling the story of America through the lens of history, politics, sports, race and the lives of change-making African Americans.

STEM advocate and founder of The Magic Cool Bus Justin Shaifer is changing the world of science and how we learn about it. Says Forbes, "His kid-friendly, science loving alter ego Mr. Fascinate, who makes science look cool, is more so the “science bro” than the science guy."

Best-selling author of The Sports Gene, APB speaker David Epstein published his new book, the #1 NYT best-selling Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World to rave reviews from Malcolm Gladwell, The New York Times, NPR and more.

Esteemed educator, best-selling author of The Gift of Failure, and APB speaker Jessica Lahey discusses the importance of teachers meaningfully engaging their students to make learning interesting. A sought-after speaker with unique insights on education, Lahey addresses the issue of connecting with apathetic students by discussing the performance art aspect of school with famous magician and former teacher, Teller. 

Caylin Moore's remarkable, against-all-odds journey from the cruel poverty of gang-ridden Los Angeles to becoming a Rhodes Scholar attending Oxford University is a true testament to the power of the human spirit. His message is simple: “You have to dream dreams that are so big, so unimaginable, so unfathomable, so unrealistic that they’re destined to fail without divine intervention.” Through the power of education, Caylin did just that.

What are the hardest and most powerful things we say to one another? With her best-selling book Tell Me More now released in paperback, APB speaker Kelly Corrigan sat down with Savannah Guthrie and Jenna Bush Hager to discuss the essential phrases that turn the wheel of life. 

From being locked in a closet for days at a time by her mother to sexual abuse by an uncle—to overcoming tremendous odds to achieve her biggest dream—Christina’s Meredith’s story uplifts, inspires and provides unforgettable life lessons.  

An author and child advocate, Regina Louise shares her poignant, heart-wrenching journey through foster care. Now, her powerful story has been turned into a new movie on Lifetime: I Am Somebody’s Child: The Regina Louise Story. Based on Louise’s personal experience navigating the broken system, the movie will premier Easter Weekend, on Saturday, April 20th at 8pm ET/PT. It stars Ginnifer Goodwin and newcomer Angela Fairley, a foster child herself.