Ranked #1
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
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43mins
Ranked #2
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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30mins
Ranked #3
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
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43mins
Ranked #4
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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40mins
Ranked #5
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
13 Dec 2019
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49mins
Ranked #6
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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48mins
Ranked #7
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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44mins
Ranked #8
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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33mins
Ranked #9
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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35mins
Ranked #10
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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49mins
Ranked #11
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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28mins
Ranked #12
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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27mins
Ranked #13
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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30mins
Ranked #14
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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38mins
Ranked #15
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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35mins
Ranked #16
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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27mins
Ranked #17
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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40mins
Ranked #18
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
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42mins
Ranked #19
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
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35mins
Ranked #20
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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36mins