Civics at 250: Teaching Democracy in an Unfinished Nation
As the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, how should schools teach this foundational document?Harvard lecturer Eric Soto-Shed joins The Harvard EdCast t...
11 Feb 18min
Understanding the Lives of Migrant Children in America
With about one in four children in the U.S. now living in immigrant families, Harvard Associate Professor Gabrielle Oliveira argues that supporting their wellbeing should be a national priority – not ...
26 Nov 202521min
Race, Power, and the Making of America's Schools
Looking back at the early history of U.S. education, Harvard Professor Jarvis Givens says we’ve long told the story in fragments: Native education in one lane, Black education in another, and the rise...
19 Nov 202521min
Is Education Research Becoming Partisan?
Harvard Graduate School of Education Professor Jal Mehta knows that education research matters – it has the power to shape schools, classrooms, and policy. Yet, today, in increased political polarizat...
12 Nov 202523min
How High-Impact Tutoring Is Reshaping Post-Pandemic Learning Recovery
In the wake of the pandemic, tutoring has become a central strategy for helping students recover academically but not all tutoring is created equal. Liz Cohen, vice president of policy at 50CAN, has b...
5 Nov 202532min
Can Universities Teach Us to Talk Again?
In an era when many Americans believe the country is too divided to come back together, Tufts University political scientist Eitan Hersh believes higher education has a crucial role to play in bridgin...
29 Okt 202530min
How Curiosity Can Unlock Learning for Every Child
Curiosity is one of our most powerful, yet often overlooked, human drives, especially in education. Elizabeth Bonawitz, associate professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, explains that w...
22 Okt 202529min
The Rural Promise: Pathways to Opportunity for Every Student
Dreama Gentry grew up in Appalachian Kentucky, in a community often defined by outsiders for what it lacked. But what she saw was strength, connection, and possibility. Today, as the founder and CEO o...
15 Okt 202528min
