EdNext Podcast

Ep. 229 - March 24, 2021: An Optimist's Guide to American Public Education

An education columnist for the Washington Post, Jay Mathews, joins Education Next editor-in-chief Marty West to discuss Mathews' new book, "An Optimist’s Guide to American Public Education," and The Challenge Index, Mathews' annual ranking of American high schools. An excerpt from the book, "What I Learned in 23 Years Ranking America’s Most Challenging High Schools," by Mathews, is available now. https://www.educationnext.org/what-i-learned-in-23-years-ranking-americas-most-challenging-high-schools/

Ep. 228 - March 17, 2021: Segregation and Racial Gaps in Special Education—New Evidence from Florida

An assistant professor at American University, Claudia Persico, joins Education Next editor-in-chief Marty West to discuss Persico's new research, which investigates whether students of color are being properly identified for special education. "Segregation and Racial Gaps in Special Education," written with Todd E. Elder, David Figlio, and Scott Imberman, is available now. https://www.educationnext.org/segregation-racial-gaps-special-education-new-evidence-on-debate-over-disproportionality/

Ep. 227 - March 10, 2021: Daniel Willingham on Making Education Research Relevant

A professor of psychology at the University of Virginia, Daniel T. Willingham, joins Education Next editor-in-chief Marty West to discuss how findings in education research can be better translated to help teachers in a live classroom setting. Willingham's article, "Making Education Research Relevant: How researchers can give teachers more choices," co-written with David B. Daniel, is available now. https://www.educationnext.org/making-education-research-relevant-how-researchers-can-give-teachers-more-choices/

Ep. 226 - March 3, 2021: Keep Cameras on in Classrooms, Even after the Pandemic Ends

The President of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, Mike Petrilli, joins Education Next editor-in-chief Marty West to discuss how education may remain changed since the Covid-19 pandemic, when teachers might return to schools full time, and why cameras in the classroom may be here to stay. Petrilli's article, "A Post-Covid Case for Classroom Cameras," is available now. https://www.educationnext.org/post-covid-case-classroom-cameras-pandemic-ends-keep-teachers-cameras-on/

Ep. 225 - Feb. 24, 2021: On State Standardized Testing, Flexibility Is Key

The executive director of the Center for Assessment, Scott Marion, joins Education Next editor-in-chief Marty West to discuss the uncertainty surrounding annual math and reading assessments this spring, and what schools can do to maintain instruction and accountability in 2021.