The Hunt Institute October 2025 Virtual Events

This past month, we heard from resource experts across the education continuum on pressing issues and topics. This recap serves as a resource for those interested in our different webinar series.

October 2025 Webinar Discussions:

The Power of Experiential Learning: Pathways to Career Success

Postsecondary Pathways Series | October 2, 2025

In today’s rapidly evolving workforce, experiential learning is emerging as a key factor in enhancing student success both during and after college. This webinar explores how experiential learning—through internships, apprenticeships, service learning, and hands-on projects—equips students with the skills and real-world experience necessary to transition seamlessly from the classroom to meaningful careers.

Resources

• Profiles in Collective Leadership | Carnegie Corporation of New York

Where Policy Meets Practice: Moving Towards Literacy Implementation

Homeroom with Education Leaders Series| October 8, 2025

As literacy research continues to advance, ensuring that all students receive high-quality, evidence-based literacy instruction is critical. According to The Hunt Institute’s Across the Aisle data, parents and voters overwhelmingly support reading instruction that equips teachers with the tools they need to help every child become a confident reader. Join The Hunt Institute for a conversation with leading experts on how states, districts, and educator preparation programs can bridge the gap between research and practice.

Resources

• District Facilitation and Teacher Perceptions of LETRS PD Implementation in North Carolina
• Analyzing K-5 Small Group Reading Instruction After LETRS Professional Development
• The Implementation of Science of Reading Aligned Practices Following Statewide LETRS PD

Solutions to Child Care Access: Family Child Care Homes

Early Efforts Webinar Series | October 16, 2025

Child care plays a key role in children’s early development, parental workforce participation, and the state’s economic productivity. This webinar focuses on Family Child Care (FCC) or home-based child care, which takes place in homes with one or more early educators supporting a small group of mixed-age children.

Resources

National Association for Family Child Care:

• NAFCC Policy Priorities
• 24–25 National FCC Survey
• NAFCC Accreditation Quality Standards
• NAFCC Strategic Plan
• We are Family Child Care Mini-Documentary
• Leadership Report
• NAFCC Leadership Locator
• Including Home-Based Family Child Care Programs Into State’s Pre-K Expansion: Lessons Learned from Maryland
• Listening to Family Child Care Educators’ Perspectives on Higher Education and Credential Requirements
• Lessons from Family Child Care Educators in Rural Communities Transforming Their Homes & Learning Spaces
• Safeguarding & Strengthening Housing Access for Family Child Care

All Our Kin:
Visit this site to read about the breadth of All Our Kin’s national training and technical assistance as well as sign up for their emails. Their staffed family child care network framework is a resource for those working to engage in impactful programming in partnership with family child care educators.

From Data to Decisions: Driving Career Outcomes and ROI

Cradle to Career Clarity Series | October 22, 2025

This webinar explores how data can be leveraged to strengthen education-to-career pathways, spanning high school, postsecondary education, and the workforce. Participants will learn how Return on Investment (ROI) metrics and outcome data can inform the decisions of students, families, and policymakers.

Resources

Angela Perry:

• Grace’s Path to Success infographic
• Powering Potential: Using Data to Support Postsecondary Access, Completion, and Return on Investment
• People Want Information to Improve Their Career Trajectories and Access New Opportunities
• Driver’s License Data Can Help States Better Understand Education and Workforce Pathways
• Data Sharing to Help Students Succeed After High School: The Why and How for Education Leaders

Upcoming Webinars

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