Arianna Azzolino loves ACE’s Structure

Arianna Azzolino’s story shows how having a clear plan can help achieve big goals. She joined the Educational Leadership Master’s program while teaching full-time. The program’s organized structure gave her a roadmap, making it easier to manage teaching and studying. Azzolino’s experience highlights how having a clear path can make a busy life more manageable and lead to success in education leadership.

Recent Episodes

Teacher shortages aren’t exactly a new headline—but lately, they’ve started to feel a lot more urgent. In some places, schools have gone years without enough fully trained teachers in the classroom, exposing real flaws in how we prepare and retain educators. Add in the rising cost of becoming a teacher and training models that haven’t…

Across the U.S., the conversation about the value of a college degree is increasingly tied to one central question: Does higher education actually prepare students for the workforce? As artificial intelligence reshapes how work gets done and employers rethink the skills they need, universities are under growing pressure to ensure graduates leave not just…

Higher education is under pressure. Over the past few years, public confidence in the value of a four-year degree has declined significantly, with fewer Americans expressing a strong belief that traditional higher education delivers a worthwhile return on investment. At the same time, employers consistently report that graduates lack job-ready skills—particularly the “durable skills”…