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The Report Card with Nat Malkus

The Report Card with Nat Malkus is the education podcast of the American Enterprise Institute. It is a hub for discussing innovative work to improve education – from early childhood to higher educatio... Read more

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Is the achievement gap actually a knowledge gap? (with Natalie Wexler and Ashley Berner)

Is the achievement gap actually a knowledge gap? (with Natalie Wexler and Ashley Berner)

When it comes to teaching reading, most American schools prioritize skill acquisition over background knowledge. Student... Read more

20 Sep 2019

43mins

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Could the P-TECH schools model close the skills gap? (with Grace Suh)

Could the P-TECH schools model close the skills gap? (with Grace Suh)

In P-TECH schools, students earn a high school diploma and an associate’s degree tied to the needs of local industry par... Read more

9 Aug 2019

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Rural education with Jeff Hawkins and Campbell Scribner

Rural education with Jeff Hawkins and Campbell Scribner

host Nat Malkus talks to Jeff Hawkins of the Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative and Campbell Scribner at the Univer... Read more

4 Oct 2019

43mins

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Social emotional learning with Jackie Jodl and Robert Pondiscio

Social emotional learning with Jackie Jodl and Robert Pondiscio

Nat Malkus, Jackie Jodl, and Robert Pondiscio discuss the benefits (and possible pitfalls) of American education's growi... Read more

15 Nov 2019

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Teen Vaping with Scott Gottlieb, Mila Vascones-Gatski, and Evie Blad

Teen Vaping with Scott Gottlieb, Mila Vascones-Gatski, and Evie Blad

Host Nat Malkus talks to former FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb about how teen vaping, a growing trend in high schools, ... Read more

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2019 Education Year in Review: with Erica Green, Alyson Klein, and Josh Mitchell

2019 Education Year in Review: with Erica Green, Alyson Klein, and Josh Mitchell

Education news was prevalent in 2019. Join Nat Malkus and guests as they cover the year's biggest stories and look ahead... Read more

20 Dec 2019

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Free College in New York with Elsa Magee and Christopher Barto

Free College in New York with Elsa Magee and Christopher Barto

The idea of free college isn’t new. In 2014, President Obama proposed free community college in his State of the Union A... Read more

28 Nov 2019

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Deeper Learning with Jal Mehta

Deeper Learning with Jal Mehta

How can schols go beyond surface level learning? Nat Malkus and Jal Mehta discuss the benefits of deeper learning and ho... Read more

2 Nov 2019

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Choosing college with Michael Horn

Choosing college with Michael Horn

Do college rankings help students choose the right college? Nat Malkus talks to Michael Horn about his new book and the ... Read more

18 Oct 2019

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The shifting politics of charter schooling

The shifting politics of charter schooling

For years, the charter school sector enjoyed bipartisan support, counting among its advocates Presidents Clinton and Oba... Read more

28 May 2020

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What will it take to get back to school? (with Rick Hess and Candice McQueen)

What will it take to get back to school? (with Rick Hess and Candice McQueen)

To say that the coronavirus pandemic is one of the most significant disruptions our education system has ever faced is h... Read more

18 May 2020

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Leadership in the coronavirus pandemic, with Governor Jeb Bush

Leadership in the coronavirus pandemic, with Governor Jeb Bush

Gov. Jeb Bush joins to discuss the immense leadership challenges COVID-19 has brought to bear against all leaders, from ... Read more

20 Apr 2020

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Teacher leadership amid coronavirus

Teacher leadership amid coronavirus

In mere weeks, coronavirus toppled a long-standing pillar of our education system: students receiving in-person instruct... Read more

8 Apr 2020

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Teaching amid the coronavirus pandemic

Teaching amid the coronavirus pandemic

Among those whose work has been most impacted by the coronavirus pandemic are teachers. In the course of just a few week... Read more

3 Apr 2020

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Superintendents and coronavirus (with Josh Starr and Duncan Klussmann)

Superintendents and coronavirus (with Josh Starr and Duncan Klussmann)

With America's education system upended, school districts are faced with complex concerns. Nat talks with two superinten... Read more

28 Mar 2020

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Coronavirus and school closures (with John Bailey)

Coronavirus and school closures (with John Bailey)

COVID-19 has upended America's school system in unprecedented ways. AEI Fellow John Bailey joins to provide insight from... Read more

24 Mar 2020

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Minerva and the future of higher education with Ben Nelson

Minerva and the future of higher education with Ben Nelson

The world of higher education has increasingly come under fire in the past few years. As concerns about rising tuition c... Read more

13 Mar 2020

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Liberian education and Bridge International Academies with George Werner and Steve Cantrell

Liberian education and Bridge International Academies with George Werner and Steve Cantrell

Liberian Education Minister George Werner and Bridge Int'l VP Steve Cantrell talk about how their partnership has helped... Read more

28 Feb 2020

42mins

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Why Meadow Died: with Max Eden

Why Meadow Died: with Max Eden

The 2018 Stoneman Douglas shooting was the deadliest school shooting in US history. Author Max Frost offers his take on ... Read more

14 Feb 2020

35mins

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Evaluating supplemental curricula with Morgan Polikoff

Evaluating supplemental curricula with Morgan Polikoff

Dr. Morgan Polikoff of USC joins Nat to discuss the materials teachers use to create engaging lesson plans, much of whic... Read more

24 Jan 2020

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