Liz Willen's guest appearances

Liz Willen

How Do We Fix It?

Future Hindsight

What Students Want

Jerry Taylor

Amanda Renteria

Seth Flaxman

Ted Dintersmith

Katie Fahey

Séverine Autesserre

David Brooks

Adam Levin

Jonathan Haidt

Robby Soave

Richard Rothstein

Beverly Harzog

Rebecca Kaden

Farai Chideya

Neil deGrasse Tyson

OwlTail

When you want the box seat view of what’s happening across-the-board in American education, you ask Liz Willen, Editor-in-chief at the Hechinger Report. She takes the gloves off for our Enrollhand interview and punches education “jargon” in the jaw, throws a strong right hook at funding cuts in the arts, and gives a head-butt to “innovative” rollouts that fail to garner support or create optimism.Join us as we listen to Hechinger's Liz Willen for a bare-knuckled round of educational enlightenment.Quotes:02:00 “I can’t just blame educators because lawyers do this (use jargon) as well, and business people have a lingo that they use that also leaves others behind.”05:45 “I’m very leery if anyone tells me that they can close the achievement gap.”11:02 “Arts education should be an enormous priority for our country, and yet, it’s often the first thing that gets cut.”14:00 “I think you see pockets of rebellion and a lot of second-guessing of the testing culture throughout the school system.”25:05 “An array of various discussions about what goes wrong (will result) when you try to do something that’s brand new and allegedly innovative, but if people don’t understand it or buy into it, change can be a very difficult and slow-moving process.”Here are some resources mentioned in our discussion:On Writing Well - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0090RVGW0/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&amp;btkr=1iNACOL - https://www.inacol.orgHechinger Report Articles - https://hechingerreport.org/anatomy-of-a-failure-how-an-xq-super-school-flopped/https://hechingerreport.org/one-mississippi-community-copes-influx-hispanic-students/https://hechingerreport.org/inside-maines-disastrous-roll-out-of-proficiency-based-learning/https://hechingerreport.org/as-states-push-for-news-ways-of-learning-some-kids-and-parents-feel-left-behind/The National Center for Fair and Open Testing - https://www.fairtest.org/Grammy Music Education Coalition - https://grammymusiced.org/Where to learn more about the guest:Liz at Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/liz-willen-5671a38Blog - hechingerreport.org/Twitter - hechingerreportWhere to learn more about Enrollhand:Website: www.enrollhand.comOur webinar: https://webinar-replay.enrollhand.comOur free Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/schoolgrowth/

When you want the box seat view of what’s happening across-the-board in American education, you ask Liz Willen, Editor-in-chief at the Hechinger Report. She takes the gloves off for our Enrollhand interview and punches education “jargon” in the jaw, throws a strong right hook at funding cuts in the arts, and gives a head-butt to “innovative” rollouts that fail to garner support or create optimism.Join us as we listen to Hechinger's Liz Willen for a bare-knuckled round of educational enlightenment.Quotes:02:00 “I can’t just blame educators because lawyers do this (use jargon) as well, and business people have a lingo that they use that also leaves others behind.”05:45 “I’m very leery if anyone tells me that they can close the achievement gap.”11:02 “Arts education should be an enormous priority for our country, and yet, it’s often the first thing that gets cut.”14:00 “I think you see pockets of rebellion and a lot of second-guessing of the testing culture throughout the school system.”25:05 “An array of various discussions about what goes wrong (will result) when you try to do something that’s brand new and allegedly innovative, but if people don’t understand it or buy into it, change can be a very difficult and slow-moving process.”Here are some resources mentioned in our discussion:On Writing Well - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0090RVGW0/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&amp;btkr=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0090RVGW0/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&amp;btkr=1</a>iNACOL - <a href="https://www.inacol.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.inacol.org</a>Hechinger Report Articles - <a href="https://hechingerreport.org/anatomy-of-a-failure-how-an-xq-super-school-flopped/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://hechingerreport.org/anatomy-of-a-failure-how-an-xq-super-school-flopped/</a><a href="https://hechingerreport.org/one-mississippi-community-copes-influx-hispanic-students/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://hechingerreport.org/one-mississippi-community-copes-influx-hispanic-students/</a><a href="https://hechingerreport.org/inside-maines-disastrous-roll-out-of-proficiency-based-learning/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://hechingerreport.org/inside-maines-disastrous-roll-out-of-proficiency-based-learning/</a><a href="https://hechingerreport.org/as-states-push-for-news-ways-of-learning-some-kids-and-parents-feel-left-behind/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://hechingerreport.org/as-states-push-for-news-ways-of-learning-some-kids-and-parents-feel-left-behind/</a>The National Center for Fair and Open Testing - <a href="https://www.fairtest.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.fairtest.org/</a>Grammy Music Education Coalition - <a href="https://grammymusiced.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://grammymusiced.org/</a>Where to learn more about the guest:Liz at Linkedin - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/liz-willen-5671a38" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/liz-willen-5671a38</a>Blog - <a href="http://hechingerreport.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">hechingerreport.org/</a>Twitter - hechingerreportWhere to learn more about Enrollhand:Website: <a href="https://www.enrollhand.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.enrollhand.com</a>Our webinar: <a href="https://webinar-replay.enrollhand.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://webinar-replay.enrollhand.com</a>Our free Facebook group: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/schoolgrowth/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/schoolgrowth/</a>

39. How We Explain it Really Matters, with Liz Willen

Education Inequity There is a college completion crisis and access crisis in America: black adults are only two thirds as likely to hold college degrees as whites, and the highest achieving students from the wealthiest families are three times as likely to enroll in a highly selective college as similar students from poor families.Low achievers from high income familieshave a higher chanceof graduating from college thanhighachieving students from low income families. Community College Community colleges provide real opportunities for upward mobility that elite colleges don’t. They offer an affordable education, welcome students with open arms regardless of economic background, and are working on transfer agreements to top-notch schools, including to Ivy League universities. More than half of American students attend community colleges. Even with a sizable financial aid package, elite colleges are still very expensive to attend, and low-income families cannot afford to pay the difference. Tuition alone at elite colleges can cost $50,000 or more, whereas community college tuition in New York State costs $5,000 on average. S.A.T. The recent college admissions scandal fully exposed how far wealthy parents will go to ensure their children a spot in an elite college, including cheating on standardized tests. There is a strong correlation between high test scores and high-income families, as they can afford test tutoring to improve scores. The College Board just announced that it would include an adversity score going forward, which would level the playing field. While this might make sense in the near term, it does not address the larger issues with inadequate access to high quality education before college. Find out more: Liz Willen, a longtime education reporter, has been proud to lead the award-winning staff of The Hechinger Report since 2011. Liz got her start in newspapers as feature editor of Northport High School's "The Rag," in Northport, New York and worked at an array of New England newspapers before covering New York City public schools for New York Newsday. She's a graduate of Tufts University and Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism and a board member for the Spencer Education Fellowships at Columbia. Liz is a sought-after moderator at education conferences and events, has been an active New York City public school parent and recipient of the “Above and Beyond,” award by the media company City &amp; State for exemplary leadership. She was recently honored for commentary writing by the New York Press Club. In the interview, Liz referenced the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, The Privileged Poor by Anthony Abraham Jack, and the documentary Personal Statement. Follow Liz Willen on Twitter @L_Willen and The Hechinger Report @hechingerreport.

Education Inequity There is a college completion crisis and access crisis in America: black adults are only two thirds as likely to hold college degrees as whites, and the highest achieving students from the wealthiest families are three times as likely to enroll in a highly selective college as similar students from poor families.Low achievers from high income familieshave a higher chanceof graduating from college thanhighachieving students from low income families. Community College Community colleges provide real opportunities for upward mobility that elite colleges don’t. They offer an affordable education, welcome students with open arms regardless of economic background, and are working on transfer agreements to top-notch schools, including to Ivy League universities. More than half of American students attend community colleges. Even with a sizable financial aid package, elite colleges are still very expensive to attend, and low-income families cannot afford to pay the difference. Tuition alone at elite colleges can cost $50,000 or more, whereas community college tuition in <a href="http://www.collegecalc.org/colleges/new-york/community-colleges/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">New York State</a> costs $5,000 on average. S.A.T. The recent college admissions scandal fully exposed how far wealthy parents will go to ensure their children a spot in an elite college, including cheating on standardized tests. There is a strong correlation between high test scores and high-income families, as they can afford test tutoring to improve scores. The College Board just announced that it would include an adversity score going forward, which would level the playing field. While this might make sense in the near term, it does not address the larger issues with inadequate access to high quality education before college. Find out more: <a href="https://hechingerreport.org/author/liz-willen/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Liz Willen</a>, a longtime education reporter, has been proud to lead the award-winning staff of <a href="https://hechingerreport.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Hechinger Report</a> since 2011. Liz got her start in newspapers as feature editor of Northport High School's "The Rag," in Northport, New York and worked at an array of New England newspapers before covering New York City public schools for New York Newsday. She's a graduate of Tufts University and Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism and a board member for the Spencer Education Fellowships at Columbia. Liz is a sought-after moderator at education conferences and events, has been an active New York City public school parent and recipient of the “Above and Beyond,” award by the media company City &amp; State for exemplary leadership. She was recently honored for commentary writing by the New York Press Club. In the interview, Liz referenced the <a href="https://www.jkcf.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jack Kent Cooke Foundation</a>, <a href="https://anthonyabrahamjack.com/ibili" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Privileged Poor</a> by Anthony Abraham Jack, and the documentary <a href="https://www.personalstatementfilm.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Personal Statement</a>. Follow Liz Willen on Twitter @L_Willen and The Hechinger Report @hechingerreport.

The Crisis in Higher Education: Liz Willen

Improving America's high schools is an exceptionally complex and difficult task. But all across the country the most enlightened educators are working to narrow the gap between student achievement and the needs of an evolving workplace. Our guest, Liz Willen, is editor-in-chief of the groundbreaking  Hechinger Report. Using solutions journalism, data, stories and research from classrooms and campuses, Hechinger looks at how education can be improved and why it matters. "The best high schools, whether they're charter or public, to me have a sense of purpose: A central idea and a team working together," Liz tells us in this episode of "How Do We Fix It?" But there are scores of barriers to providing children with the education they need to succeed in later life.  This learning gap between where we are and where the country needs to be is one reason why so many Americans feel disillusioned about the future.  "Kids are coming out of the high schools not ready for the jobs that are going to be available and often not ready for college level work." ⁃  How can we improve our STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) instruction? Half of all U.S. high schools do not offer calculus. Only 63% have courses in physics. These are 2 concrete solutions: 1. The Woodrow Wilson Foundation offers a teaching fellowship for people who have a background in STEM and would like to teach in “high-need” secondary schools. 2. P-TECH (Pathways in Technology Early College High School) is a partnership between IBM and the City University of New York. Students are taught core subjects as well as computer science. Graduates complete 2 years of college work. After graduation, alumni have the opportunity to get a job with IBM. P-TECH will be opening another 25 high schools over the next 3 years, stay tuned. ⁃  Why project-based learning can boost achievement and lead to greater engagement among high school students. ⁃  The need for more guidance counselors to help kids with psychological, social and academic issues. ⁃  The importance of role models in schools that struggle with violence and high drop out rates.  We also learn a fundamental lesson: Why one-size-fits-all solutions usually don't work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Improving America's high schools is an exceptionally complex and difficult task. But all across the country the most enlightened educators are working to narrow the gap between student achievement and the needs of an evolving workplace. Our guest, Liz Willen, is editor-in-chief of the groundbreaking  Hechinger Report. Using solutions journalism, data, stories and research from classrooms and campuses, Hechinger looks at how education can be improved and why it matters. "The best high schools, whether they're charter or public, to me have a sense of purpose: A central idea and a team working together," Liz tells us in this episode of "How Do We Fix It?" But there are scores of barriers to providing children with the education they need to succeed in later life.  This learning gap between where we are and where the country needs to be is one reason why so many Americans feel disillusioned about the future.  "Kids are coming out of the high schools not ready for the jobs that are going to be available and often not ready for college level work." ⁃  How can we improve our STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) instruction? Half of all U.S. high schools do not offer calculus. Only 63% have courses in physics. These are 2 concrete solutions: 1. The Woodrow Wilson Foundation offers a teaching fellowship for people who have a background in STEM and would like to teach in “high-need” secondary schools. 2. P-TECH (Pathways in Technology Early College High School) is a partnership between IBM and the City University of New York. Students are taught core subjects as well as computer science. Graduates complete 2 years of college work. After graduation, alumni have the opportunity to get a job with IBM. P-TECH will be opening another 25 high schools over the next 3 years, stay tuned. ⁃  Why project-based learning can boost achievement and lead to greater engagement among high school students. ⁃  The need for more guidance counselors to help kids with psychological, social and academic issues. ⁃  The importance of role models in schools that struggle with violence and high drop out rates.  We also learn a fundamental lesson: Why one-size-fits-all solutions usually don't work. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

#60 Ideas to Save our Failing High Schools: Liz Willen