Underlining what matters in higher ed and ed tech: news, vendor updates, and commentary from across the field, in one place.https://theunderline.netlify.app/source/michaelhorn/https://michaelbhorn.substack.com/p/can-you-ace-schools-and-systemshttps://michaelbhorn.substack.com/p/can-you-ace-schools-and-systemsCharters, districts, and one-room schoolhouses.Sat, 10 Oct 2026 10:37:55 GMTMichael B. HornVoiceshttps://michaelbhorn.substack.com/p/building-the-post-industrial-corehttps://michaelbhorn.substack.com/p/building-the-post-industrial-coreMany people talk about transforming “factory-model schools” to “learner-centered” models.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 13:11:08 GMTMichael B. HornVoiceshttps://michaelbhorn.substack.com/p/priority-2-revise-requirements-tohttps://michaelbhorn.substack.com/p/priority-2-revise-requirements-toTwo weeks ago, Angela Jackson (the CEO of Future Forward Strategies), Mallory Dwinal-Palisch (the President of Craft Education, a WGU company and nonprofit data platform that enables apprenticeship degrees), Danny Curtis, and I published a series of six papersMon, 05 Oct 2026 14:06:56 GMTMichael B. HornVoiceshttps://michaelbhorn.substack.com/p/how-well-do-you-know-the-history-f51https://michaelbhorn.substack.com/p/how-well-do-you-know-the-history-f51The SAT, the ACT, and everything in between.Sat, 03 Oct 2026 10:35:44 GMTMichael B. HornVoiceshttps://michaelbhorn.substack.com/p/more-campuses-new-models-can-universitieshttps://michaelbhorn.substack.com/p/more-campuses-new-models-can-universitiesWhile much of higher ed is retrenching and struggling, other schools are making big bets on having multiple locations.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 14:21:37 GMTMichael B. HornVoiceshttps://michaelbhorn.substack.com/p/could-alpha-school-disrupt-k12-educationhttps://michaelbhorn.substack.com/p/could-alpha-school-disrupt-k12-educationThis is the second of two posts that Thomas Arnett of the Christensen Institute and I coauthored about Alpha School.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:11:31 GMTMichael B. HornVoiceshttps://michaelbhorn.substack.com/p/priority-1-getting-a-view-and-settinghttps://michaelbhorn.substack.com/p/priority-1-getting-a-view-and-settingA week ago, Angela Jackson (the CEO of Future Forward Strategies), Mallory Dwinal-Palisch (the President of Craft Education, a WGU company and nonprofit data platform that enables apprenticeship degrees), Danny Curtis, and I published a series of six papersMon, 28 Sep 2026 13:44:56 GMTMichael B. HornVoiceshttps://michaelbhorn.substack.com/p/can-you-ace-the-ideas-that-changedhttps://michaelbhorn.substack.com/p/can-you-ace-the-ideas-that-changedKindergarten.Sat, 26 Sep 2026 10:33:53 GMTMichael B. HornVoiceshttps://michaelbhorn.substack.com/p/if-you-dont-like-alpha-its-probablyhttps://michaelbhorn.substack.com/p/if-you-dont-like-alpha-its-probablyThis is the first of two posts about Alpha School coauthored with Thomas Arnett of the Christensen Institute.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 14:19:05 GMTMichael B. HornVoiceshttps://michaelbhorn.substack.com/p/beyond-silos-a-state-policy-playbookhttps://michaelbhorn.substack.com/p/beyond-silos-a-state-policy-playbookToday, Angela Jackson (the CEO of Future Forward Strategies), Mallory Dwinal-Palisch (the President of Craft Education, a WGU company and nonprofit data platform that enables apprenticeship degrees), Danny Curtis, and I published a series of six papersMon, 21 Sep 2026 11:31:03 GMTMichael B. HornVoiceshttps://michaelbhorn.substack.com/p/how-well-do-you-know-the-philosophyhttps://michaelbhorn.substack.com/p/how-well-do-you-know-the-philosophyPlato to Dewey.Sat, 19 Sep 2026 10:19:10 GMTMichael B. HornVoiceshttps://michaelbhorn.substack.com/p/ai-and-what-it-portends-for-younghttps://michaelbhorn.substack.com/p/ai-and-what-it-portends-for-youngToday’s general update is chock full of pieces about AI: from AI bans in large school districts to college leaders grappling with what the right posture on AI should be—and the implications for learning, career opportunities and more.Fri, 18 Sep 2026 14:37:52 GMTMichael B. HornVoiceshttps://michaelbhorn.substack.com/p/stamping-the-moment-in-time-welcomehttps://michaelbhorn.substack.com/p/stamping-the-moment-in-time-welcomeIn our season opener of Class Disrupted, Diane Tavenner and I reflected on our journey cohosting the podcast and take stock of the evolving challenges and opportunities in education.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:41:30 GMTMichael B. HornVoiceshttps://michaelbhorn.substack.com/p/why-college-could-matter-more-thanhttps://michaelbhorn.substack.com/p/why-college-could-matter-more-thanAs students settle back on college campuses across the country, there’s a big question in the ether.Mon, 14 Sep 2026 14:49:36 GMTMichael B. HornVoiceshttps://michaelbhorn.substack.com/p/can-you-ace-education-research-andhttps://michaelbhorn.substack.com/p/can-you-ace-education-research-andWhat does the research say?Sat, 12 Sep 2026 10:17:08 GMTMichael B. HornVoiceshttps://michaelbhorn.substack.com/p/higher-ed-needs-to-decide-what-ithttps://michaelbhorn.substack.com/p/higher-ed-needs-to-decide-what-itIt’s hard to believe Jeff Selingo and I are back for our 10th season of Future U., which had some 65,000 unique listeners last season.Wed, 09 Sep 2026 14:56:12 GMTMichael B. HornVoiceshttps://michaelbhorn.substack.com/p/can-you-order-these-milestones-inhttps://michaelbhorn.substack.com/p/can-you-order-these-milestones-inThe Morrill Act to need-blind admissions.Sat, 05 Sep 2026 10:16:02 GMTMichael B. HornVoiceshttps://michaelbhorn.substack.com/p/the-value-of-live-in-a-world-of-abundanthttps://michaelbhorn.substack.com/p/the-value-of-live-in-a-world-of-abundantIn a piece I published a few months back titled “Abundance, Scarcity, and the Future of Work in an AI World,” I made the argument that there’s unlikely to ever be a world of unlimited abundance.Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:50:37 GMTMichael B. HornVoiceshttps://michaelbhorn.substack.com/p/can-you-ace-this-global-educationhttps://michaelbhorn.substack.com/p/can-you-ace-this-global-educationHow the world learns.Sat, 29 Aug 2026 11:07:01 GMTMichael B. HornVoiceshttps://michaelbhorn.substack.com/p/rethinking-school-college-and-thehttps://michaelbhorn.substack.com/p/rethinking-school-college-and-theAs summer comes to a close in the U.S.Fri, 28 Aug 2026 13:25:39 GMTMichael B. HornVoices