#9 - Montessori Schools: They're Not Just for Rich White Kids Anymore
When Maria Montessori developed a new teaching method for society’s “lost” children in the early 1900s, she had no idea it would become one of the go-to ways rich white parents educate their toddlers....
17 Jan 201712min
#8 - Georgia's Got Something on Its Mind
When Georgia voters go to the polls, they'll be deciding whether to create a statewide school district to take over troubled schools. But while the question is being sold as a way to help kids, the de...
22 Okt 201615min
#7 How Ethnic Studies Works
Have You Heard heads west to visit a San Francisco high school where ninth grade social studies students are diving deep into a topic that concerns them directly: school lunch. They're part of a new e...
27 Sep 201613min
#6 - The Middle Class Myth: Why College Doesn't Solve Poverty
Have You Heard heads to college campuses to talk to three current and former students. They "get" what researchers are just beginning to understand: that going to college isn't the silver bullet to so...
7 Aug 201614min
#5 - Why Busing Failed
Have You Heard revisits the school busing wars that rocked the country in the 1960s and '70s. We talk to historian Matt Delmont, who argues that just about everything you think you know about busing i...
17 Jun 201611min
#4 - "If You Have a Voice, Use It:" Students in Lawrence, MA Write Their Future
It's the first Have You Heard road trip! For this edition of the podcast, we're in Lawrence, Massachusetts, the poorest city in the state. What we found, though, was a community of students rich in id...
2 Mai 201611min
#3 - Kindergarten Suspensions: Yes. It's a Thing.
Have You Heard heads to Boston for a look at the controversial trend of kindergarten suspension. We go behind the data to bring you the story of a mother and a five-year-old boy who, in his first four...
4 Apr 201610min
#2 - A Rebellion in New Orleans
Have You Heard heads to New Orleans, where there’s a rebellion brewing against the city’s decade-long experiment with urban education reform. We speak to the unlikely leader of the revolt to find out ...
23 Feb 201620min
