Can we really transform district schools? - 05/15/19
On this week’s podcast, Donald P. Nielsen, program director of the Discovery Institute’s American Center for Transforming Education, joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to discuss the feasibility o...
15 Maj 201925min
Should U.S. schools mandate foreign language instruction? - 05/08/19
On this week’s podcast, William Egginton, a professor of the humanities at Johns Hopkins University, joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to make the case for foreign language instruction in America...
8 Maj 201920min
Preschool for children of immigrants - 05/01/19
On this week’s podcast, Erica Greenberg, senior research associate at the Urban Institute, joins David Griffith and Brandon Wright to discuss her research on the state of early childhood education for...
1 Maj 201922min
Searching for “deeper learning”—and not finding it - 04/24/19
On this week’s podcast, Jal Mehta, an associate professor of education at Harvard, joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to discuss his new book about the lack of “deeper learning” in most American h...
24 Apr 201928min
Will charter opposition come for D.C.? - 04/17/19
On this week’s podcast, Jessica Sutter, a newly elected member of the DC State Board of Education, joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to discuss the politics of Washington’s ed reform scene. On th...
17 Apr 201922min
Is Checker going soft on “social and emotional learning”? - 04/10/19
On this week’s podcast, Checker Finn joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to discuss his new paper with Rick Hess on how the social and emotional learning movement can avoid going off the rails. On ...
10 Apr 201922min
CTE and local labor markets - 04/03/19
On this week’s podcast, Cameron Sublett, associate professor of education at Pepperdine University, joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to discuss the findings of Fordham’s newest report, How Align...
3 Apr 201928min
Are schools ready for an economic downturn? - 03/27/19
On this week’s podcast, Marguerite Roza, director of the Edunomics Lab and a research associate professor at Georgetown University, joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to remind schools to prepare ...
27 Mars 201922min
