The Pressure to Chase Prestige in College Admissions | Jeff Selingo
00:00 Why families fixate on elite colleges—and the rise of the “panicking class” 01:15 How rankings shape decisions (and why they mislead) 03:10 The truth about differences between top-ranked schools...
25 Mar 21min
What Mississippi Got Right About Reading | Kymyona Burk
0:25 — Why reading scores still struggle 2:15 — Rise of the science of reading 5:00 — Aligning leadership to drive reform 7:30 — Consistency and long-term commitment 10:00 — Implementation matters mor...
18 Mar 26min
What Students Really Need from Sex Education | Shafia Zaloom
0:00 — Introduction 1:05 — The three types of sex education most people receive 3:20 — What comprehensive sexuality education actually means 5:10 — Why consent alone isn't enough 7:00 — Why sexuality ...
11 Mar 27min
How Questions Can Transform Student-Centered Learning
Harvard Graduate School of Education ProfessorKaren Brennan sees classrooms as magical spaces when we begin with curiosity, not just content. “When I think about design process, from the initial momen...
4 Mar 18min
Why Teachers Stay: What Research Reveals About Retention
When Doug Larkin and Suzanne Poole Patzelt set out to study the relationship between teacher pay and retention, what they found surprised them. “Without fail, no matter what school we went to, what st...
25 Feb 28min
How to Disagree Better: Strategies for Constructive Conversations
Disagreement is a part of everyday life, yet most of us avoid it whenever possible. Harvard Kennedy School Professor Julia Minson knows where and why our conversations often go wrong and how we can le...
18 Feb 31min
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
