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 Juli 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 Juli 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 Juni 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 Juni 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 Juni 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 Juni 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 Maj 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 Maj 201922min
