
One small step for man, one giant leap for our schools? - 07/17/19
On this week’s podcast, Fordham’s own Checker Finn joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to discuss, during the week of Apollo 11’s fiftieth anniversary, how the moon landing related to American educ...
17 Jul 201922min

While the Democratic candidates debate the past, the future of education policy is in the hands of the states - 07/10/19
On this week’s podcast, Marc Porter Magee, CEO and founder of 50CAN, joins Mike Petrilli to discuss last month’s presidential debates, and the busy legislative sessions recently concluded in many stat...
10 Jul 201918min

Research, practice, and the feds - 06/26/19
On this week’s podcast, Elizabeth Albro, Commissioner of the IES National Center for Education Research, joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to discuss ways to increase the effect of evidence on cl...
25 Jun 201928min

Getting wonky on the Democratic candidates’ education ideas - 06/19/19
On this week’s podcast, Conor Williams, a fellow at the Century Foundation, joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to discuss the leading Democratic presidential candidates’ education proposals. On th...
19 Jun 201924min

Data-based decision-making is great, as long as data are not only test scores - 06/12/19
On this week’s podcast, Josh Boots, Founder and Executive Director of EmpowerK12, joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to discuss how high-performing schools use all sorts of data—and not just test ...
12 Jun 201925min

The benefits of having a same-race teacher - 06/05/19
On this week's podcast, Seth Gershenson, an associate professor at American University and author of Fordham's latest study, Student-Teacher Race Match in Charter and Traditional Public Schools, joins...
5 Jun 201920min

Rural schools and the urban bleed - 05/29/19
On this week’s podcast, journalist Arielle Dreher joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to discuss the struggles of rural areas to hold on to their brightest residents. On the Research Minute, Amber ...
29 Mai 201925min

Education leadership’s gender imbalance - 05/22/19
On this week’s podcast, Julia Rafal-Baer, chief operating officer at Chiefs for Change, joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to discuss her organization's recent report on the gender imbalances at t...
22 Mai 201922min



















