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Ian Rowe

Ian is the co-founder of Vertex Partnership Academies, a new network of character-based International Baccalaureate high schools in the Bronx. He is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and the author of "Agency: The Four Point Plan (F.R.E.E.) for ALL Children to Overcome the Victimhood Narrative and Discover Their Pathway to Power"

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The Glenn Show1 episodeThe Learning Curve1 episodeThe Ricochet Podcast2 episodes

Recent Episodes

The Glenn Show
The Glenn Show

TGS Live: Ian Rowe, Bradford Wilcox & Delano Squires on Family Structure and Education

Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.com On this episode of The Glenn Show, Ian Rowe, Bradford Wilcox, and Delano Squires argue that children generally fare best when raised by two married parents in the same household, and that this discussion is too often avoided. Ian and Brad point to a recent American Enterprise Institute report arguing that the National Assessment of Educational Progress should publish the family-structure data it already collects. Ian, Brad, and Delano contend that preparing kids for eventual marriage starts in childhood, through honest information about which choices improve life outcomes. But the debate is far from settled. The Glenn Show is almost entirely audience-supported, so to those of us who are already full subscribers, let me extend a heartfelt thank you. And if you’re not yet a full subscriber, please consider becoming one. The Glenn Show can only do what it does through the generosity of viewers and listeners. For a mere $6/month or $50/year, you’ll get access to weekly livestreams, monthly Q&A episodes with John McWhorter, commenting privileges, access to the full Substack archives, and other exclusive bonus content.
Host:
Glenn Loury

July 2023

The Ricochet Podcast
The Ricochet Podcast

A Great Education and... Extracurricular Activities

It seems Democrats are confident that racial preferences are the only way for Black Americans to succeed. Our all-American guest Ian Rowe disagrees. Why's he so sure? Because he sees stellar achievement everyday in his charter schools in the Bronx. Ian covers why the left's prescriptions to equality are wrongheaded and harmful, along with why his are working. Rob, James and Steve (filling in for the hooky-playing Peter) get into all sorts of trouble when the teacher's away: literal high crimes, misdemeanors and other bad behavior.
Hosts:
James LileksRob LongSteve Hayward
Organization
Ricochet

June 2022

The Ricochet Podcast
The Ricochet Podcast

Judgment Day

Whoa. Wow. Golly. And Hooray! Big news from SCOTUS today. A fifty year judicial error is finally corrected, and Ricochet's Supreme Court expert John Yoo joins us at the top of the hour to explain. He talks about the unofficial Thomas/Alito court, discusses what this could mean for other landmark cases, along with a few other fresh decisions that, on any other day, would've merited a visit from our good pal Mr. Yoo. Perhaps providentially, we asked AEI fellow and a charter school founder Ian Rowe to join before the news broke. What better time to have someone so committed to giving disadvantaged children a real shot at the good life? Ian's just published his book, Agency: The Four Point Plan (F.R.E.E.) for ALL Children to Overcome the Victimhood Narrative and Discover Their Pathway to Power. He discusses his decision to turn away from the big bucks he could've attained with his Harvard Business degree in favor of taking on the hard work empowering America's youth. The hosts also talk about the country getting back to the exhausting business of American democracy.
Hosts:
James LileksPeter RobinsonRob Long
Organization
Ricochet

January 2022

The Learning Curve
The Learning Curve

AEI’s Ian Rowe on School Leadership, Civic Education, & Upward Mobility

This week on “The Learning Curve," co-hosts Gerard Robinson and Cara Candal talk with Ian Rowe, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where he focuses on education and upward mobility, family formation, and adoption. Ian shares his background in entrepreneurial school leadership and policy research, and how he became interested in K-12 education reform. They discuss his work to advance quality school options for poor and minority kids as CEO of Public Prep and now cofounder of Vertex Partnership Academies, a character-based network of schools based on International Baccalaureate’s (IB) world-class curriculum. He weighs in on why policymaking around school choice and academic content has become politicized, and the kinds of content K-12 students should be taught, through the 1776 Unites project for example, to prepare for college coursework, meaningful citizenship, and pathways to prosperity. Stories of the Week: Should the state take over management of the Boston Public Schools?
Hosts:
Cara CandalGerard Robinson
Organization
Pioneer Institute