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Ep. 177 - Nov. 6, 2019 - Paul Tough and The Years That Matter Most
Ep. 177 - Nov. 6, 2019 - Paul Tough and The Years That Matter Most
Paul Tough, author of "The Years That Matter Most: How College Makes or Breaks Us," sits down with EdNext Editor-in-chie... Read more
6 Nov 2019
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25mins
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Ep. 103 - Nov. 29, 2017: How Teacher Expectations Directly Impact Students
Ep. 103 - Nov. 29, 2017: How Teacher Expectations Directly Impact Students
The expectations teachers have for how far students will go with their education have an impact on how much education th... Read more
29 Nov 2017
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26mins
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Ep. 74 - March 1, 2017: What Could We Expect on Ed From a Justice Gorsuch?
Ep. 74 - March 1, 2017: What Could We Expect on Ed From a Justice Gorsuch?
Arizona Supreme Court Justice Clint Bolick has been poring over Neil Gorsuch’s opinions as a federal judge to learn how ... Read more
28 Feb 2017
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28mins
Ranked #4
Ep. 196 - April 15, 2020: Using Transparency To Create Accountability During Covid-19 Closures
Ep. 196 - April 15, 2020: Using Transparency To Create Accountability During Covid-19 Closures
A senior fellow at Mathematica and director of REL Mid- Atlantic, Brian P. Gill, joins Education Next Editor-in-chief Ma... Read more
15 Apr 2020
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19mins
Ranked #5
Ep. 94 - Sept. 20, 2017: The Consequences of Chronic Absenteeism
Ep. 94 - Sept. 20, 2017: The Consequences of Chronic Absenteeism
Brian A. Jacob of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan joins EdNext Editor-in-chief ... Read more
20 Sep 2017
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26mins
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Ep. 109 - Jan. 31, 2018: Spillover Effects of Charter Schools
Ep. 109 - Jan. 31, 2018: Spillover Effects of Charter Schools
The political debate over charter schools often turns on their impact on students in traditional district schools.Marty ... Read more
30 Jan 2018
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16mins
Ranked #7
Ep. 09 - Oct. 21, 2015: Michael Podgursky and Paul E. Peterson on pensions
Ep. 09 - Oct. 21, 2015: Michael Podgursky and Paul E. Peterson on pensions
University of Missouri Professor of Economics Michael Podgursky sits down with EdNext editor Paul E. Peterson to discuss... Read more
21 Oct 2015
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16mins
Ranked #8
Ep. 120 - April 18, 2018: Teacher Education Reboot: An Expert Proposal
Ep. 120 - April 18, 2018: Teacher Education Reboot: An Expert Proposal
Do teachers know enough about how students think and what motivates them? Daniel Willingham thinks that ed schools are n... Read more
18 Apr 2018
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21mins
Ranked #9
Ep. 18 - Jan. 13, 2016: Eric Hanushek on Coleman’s influence
Ep. 18 - Jan. 13, 2016: Eric Hanushek on Coleman’s influence
Eric A. Hanushek of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University sits down with EdNext Editor Paul E. Peterson to discu... Read more
13 Jan 2016
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11mins
Ranked #10
Ep. 165 - June 5, 2019: The Truth About Summer Learning Loss
Ep. 165 - June 5, 2019: The Truth About Summer Learning Loss
The claim that all students, and especially disadvantaged students, lose substantial academic ground over summer vacatio... Read more
5 Jun 2019
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17mins
Ranked #11
Ep. 92 - Sept. 6, 2017: Curriculum Is Key in Louisiana
Ep. 92 - Sept. 6, 2017: Curriculum Is Key in Louisiana
Robert Pondiscio joins EdNext Editor-in-chief Marty West to discuss the curriculum-driven reform efforts led by the Loui... Read more
6 Sep 2017
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18mins
Ranked #12
Ep. 23 - Feb. 17, 2016: Common Core is Encouraging States to Raise Their Standards
Ep. 23 - Feb. 17, 2016: Common Core is Encouraging States to Raise Their Standards
Amanda Olberg interviews Paul E. Peterson about the results of his new analysis of state academic standards, and in part... Read more
17 Feb 2016
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10mins
Ranked #13
Ep. 73 - Feb. 22, 2017: ESSA: What You Need to Know
Ep. 73 - Feb. 22, 2017: ESSA: What You Need to Know
The Every Student Succeeds Act, the federal education law passed in 2015, is part of what would seem to be a dying breed... Read more
22 Feb 2017
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25mins
Ranked #14
Ep. 121 - April 25, 2018: A More Diverse Charter Sector
Ep. 121 - April 25, 2018: A More Diverse Charter Sector
As the charter school sector grows, there is more emphasis on replicating school models with a track record of success a... Read more
25 Apr 2018
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25mins
Ranked #15
Ep. 155 - March 20, 2019: The Persistence of Achievement Gaps between Haves and Have-Nots
Ep. 155 - March 20, 2019: The Persistence of Achievement Gaps between Haves and Have-Nots
The conventional wisdom is that, as income inequality has grown in the United States, inequality in education has increa... Read more
20 Mar 2019
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23mins
Ranked #16
Ep. 119 - April 11, 2018: A Lost Decade for U.S. Education?
Ep. 119 - April 11, 2018: A Lost Decade for U.S. Education?
The results of the 2017 National Assessment of Educational Progress have just been released and the news is not good. Na... Read more
11 Apr 2018
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24mins
Ranked #17
Ep. 05 - Sept. 23, 2015: Federal Equity Initiatives
Ep. 05 - Sept. 23, 2015: Federal Equity Initiatives
R. Shep Melnick joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss how "Dear Colleague" letters are changing how Title XI is interpreted ... Read more
23 Sep 2015
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18mins
Ranked #18
Ep. 100 - Nov. 1, 2017: The Education of Eva Moskowitz
Ep. 100 - Nov. 1, 2017: The Education of Eva Moskowitz
Eva Moskowitz, the founder of Success Academy Charter Network, joins EdNext Editor-in-chief Marty West to discuss her ne... Read more
31 Oct 2017
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21mins
Ranked #19
Ep. 130 - Sept. 5, 2018: Does Teacher Coaching Work?
Ep. 130 - Sept. 5, 2018: Does Teacher Coaching Work?
When teachers open their classroom doors and allow trained coaches to observe them and offer feedback, the teachers' ins... Read more
5 Sep 2018
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25mins
Ranked #20
Ep. 113 - Feb. 26, 2018: Oral Arguments Heard by Supreme Court in Janus v. AFSCME
Ep. 113 - Feb. 26, 2018: Oral Arguments Heard by Supreme Court in Janus v. AFSCME
Josh Dunn, an associate professor of political science at the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, joins EdNext Edit... Read more
26 Feb 2018
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14mins