How Colleges Fail Disadvantaged Students
In this encore episode of the Harvard EdCast, which originally aired on February 13, 2019, Tony Jack discusses the consequences of conflating access and inclusion — and the barriers that low-income st...
28 Okt 202025min
How Covid-19 Impacts Rural Schools
We don't often hear about the 15% of students who attend rural schools. It seems this population is often left out of national conversations about the impact of COVID on education. Mara Tieken, an ass...
21 Okt 202017min
Education in Uncertain Times
Times are troubling for many higher education institutions around the country. With many enrollments down and huge drops in student applications for federal financial aid, it's not just institutions ...
14 Okt 202022min
The Role of Education in Democracy
Many people question the state of democracy in America. This is especially true of young people, who no longer share the same interest in democracy as the generations before them. Harvard's Danielle A...
7 Okt 202011min
Making Online Learning Work
With many children learning remotely this fall, Sal Khan, founder of Khan Academy – a leader in online learning – knows that it’s a daunting task for everyone involved to deliver the best and most hig...
30 Sep 202018min
Improving College Access for Native People
Only about 14 percent of Native Americans attend college and many often leave before graduating. TaraJean Yazzie-Mintz has spent much of the past three decades working to improve access to education f...
29 Apr 202019min
The Digital Divide and Remote Learning
The pandemic set off a race for schools to launch remote learning and to keep children from falling behind. But at what cost? In this episode of the EdCast, Harvard Lecturer Uche Amaechi discusses the...
22 Apr 202021min
School Leadership During a Crisis
With more than 55 million children out of school due to the pandemic, school leaders are facing the adaptive challenge of all time. The challenges go far beyond closures. Harvard Professor Deborah Jew...
16 Apr 202018min
