EdCast Extra: Teens Get Real About Inequity in College Access
In this EdCast extra, Harvard Senior Lecturer Richard Weissbourd along with Nicolas Burgess, 17, and Dequan Franks, 19, from Jacksonville, Florida, speak about the EVAC movement, experiences as "at-ri...
29 Apr 20197min
Putting Ethics First in College Admissions
Harvard Psychologist Rick Weissbourd guides parents (and high schools) to be better ethical role models, especially in the college admissions process.
24 Apr 201912min
The Making of a Bully-free School
Educator Tina Owen-Moore speaks about the creation of the Alliance School in Milwaukee and strategies to combat bullying.
17 Apr 201915min
Redefining School Counseling
Mandy Savitz Romer, senior lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, shares misconceptions about the profession, and how the school counselor role should change to better support children.
10 Apr 201915min
Broadening Global Perspectives
Peace Corps Director Jody Olsen discusses the world of global education, and how educators can incorporate a global approach in the classroom.
3 Apr 201921min
The Desegregation Compromise
Vanessa Siddle Walker, professor of African American educational studies at Emory College, discusses the role of black educators in desegregation efforts and why school integration didn't end up worki...
27 Mar 201919min
Moving Beyond Technical in Computer Science Education
Sepehr Vakil, an assistant professor at Northwestern University, talks about the importance of looking at computer science education beyond just the technical – and what a more ethical and power balan...
20 Mar 201912min
The Complexities of Teacher Strikes
Harvard Professor Marty West talks about the wave of teacher strikes happening throughout the country and the complexities of teacher compensation that make it difficult to raise salaries.
13 Mar 201917min
