Schools on the Frontlines

Should students be tested for academic progress during a pandemic?

Carl speaks with Scott Marion, executive director of the Center for Assessment, about the challenges of standardized testing during, and after, the pandemic.

Carl Cohn Podcast: State schools chief Thurmond says California should “use education to counter hate”

Carl speaks with California Superintendent of Education Tony Thurmond about the challenges of guiding the country's largest school system through the pandemic and his vision for the state's future.

Carl Cohn podcast: Michael Feuer, GW dean, on the future of American education

Carl Cohn speaks with Michael Feuer, Dean of the Graduate School of Education and Human Development at George Washington University, about the possibility of a new administration and how that might affect American education.

Carl Cohn podcast: Taking on mental health and counseling during the coronavirus pandemic

Carl talks with the leaders of the state's professional associations of school counselors and school psychologists about the challenges of delivering mental health services to students in the time of COVID-19.

Carl Cohn Podcast: In Mono County’s far-flung community, schools were already prepared to offer distance learning

Carl Cohn talks with Stacey Adler, Superintendent of the Mono County Office of Education, about the challenges facing her small, Eastern Sierras district in the time of COVID-19.