#113 The K-12 Culture Wars
The public school culture wars are raging more intensely than at any time since the Reagan era. Fueled by intense political polarization and the continued fallout from pandemic school closures, the cu...
20 Maj 202140min
#112 The Case for Elected School Boards
Inefficient. Ineffective. Outdated. Outmoded. Unrepresentative. Sure, local school boards are deserving of all of these criticisms (and more), but they are also seedbeds of local democracy at a time w...
6 Maj 202137min
#111 State of Siege: What the Free State Project Means for New Hampshire’s Public Schools
Two decades ago, the Free State Project announced an audacious plan to make New Hampshire a utopia for libertarians. Now one of their central goals - privatizing education - appears within reach. Have...
22 Apr 202141min
#110 Failure to Disrupt. Again
The pandemic gave the education technology industry the opportunity to FINALLY deliver on the bold promises it has been making for decades. What happened instead was just another failure to disrupt, s...
8 Apr 202138min
#109 What They've Lost
Students from Boston tell Have You Heard what they've lost during this year of pandemic learning. Spoiler: what you'll hear bears little resemblance to the discussion of "learning loss" that's atop th...
25 Mars 202139min
#108 Kids as Customers
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is creating a network of tuition-free Montessori-inspired preschools for low-income students. But his vision of schools that nurture the autonomy and creativity of kids is on...
11 Mars 202134min
#107 Learning to Earn
The idea that more education is the way to help workers get ahead is a cherished American principle. In fact, this "human capital" view of education dates all the way back to another period of roaring...
25 Feb 202129min
#106 School Rankings, Ratings, and Wrongdoing
The brutal pessimism of school rankings and ratings, starring Akil Bello, Senior Director of Advocacy and Advancement at FairTest. The financial support of listeners like you keeps this podcast going...
11 Feb 202139min
