The politics of school reopenings - 09/02/20
On this week’s podcast, Robin Lake, director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education, joins Mike Petrilli to discuss why politics seems to be a bigger factor in some school reopening decisions t...
2 Sep 202025min
How America’s best charter schools crushed the Covid-19 challenge - 08/26/20
On this week’s podcast, Gregg Vanourek joins Mike Petrilli to discuss Fordham’s new report that Gregg authored, Schooling Covid-19: Lessons from leading charter networks from their transition to remot...
26 Aug 202028min
On Biden’s education platform - 08/19/20
On this week’s podcast, Tressa Pankovits, associate director of Reinventing America's Schools at the Progressive Policy Institute, joins Mike Petrilli and Olivia Piontek to discuss education platforms...
19 Aug 202023min
What about outdoor classes this fall? - 08/12/20
On this week’s podcast, Erin Einhorn, a national reporter for NBC News, joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to talk about her recent piece on outdoor classrooms. On the Research Minute, Amber North...
12 Aug 202021min
Another reason for more school autonomy - 8/5/20
On this week’s podcast, David Osborne, director of the Reinventing America’s Schools Project at the Progressive Policy Institute, joins Checker Finn and David Griffith to talk about how schools can be...
5 Aug 202028min
Should districts outsource virtual learning? - 07/29/20
On this week’s podcast, Rob Kremer, director of government relations at Pearson, owner of Connections Academy, joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to discuss whether school districts should be tryi...
29 Jul 202026min
NAEP’s flawed reading revamp - 07/22/20
On this week’s podcast, Checker Finn and David Griffith discuss the flawed effort to revamp NAEP’s reading framework. On the Research Minute, Amber Northern and David Griffith examine how inequality h...
22 Jul 202028min
What the coronavirus resurgence means for reopening schools - 07/15/20
On this week’s podcast, Mike Petrilli and David Griffith discuss whether and how schools should reopen in the fall. On the Research Minute, Amber Northern examines whether the least educated populatio...
15 Jul 202022min
