On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Quentin Suffren, Senior Advisor of Innovation Policy for ExcelinEd, joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to discuss industry-recognized credentials and why their impact has been muted so far. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber Northern reviews a study that examines how college graduates’ earnings are influenced by the performance of their schools’ football teams.
Recommended content:
· Quentin’s recent Fordham article: “Credentials matter, but pathways matter more,” September 2022, which summarized the findings from “Credentials Matter,” a website created by ExcelinEd and Burning Glass Technologies.
· Our report on IRCs: Matt Giani, “How Attaining Industry-Recognized Credentials in High School Shapes Education and Employment Outcomes,” Thomas B. Fordham Institute (August 2022).
· The study that Amber reviewed on the Research Minute: Monica Harber Carney, “College Football Performance, Student Earnings, and the Gender Wage Gap,” Education Finance and Policy (September 2022).
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Lemov and Woolway on teaching like a champion—online - 10/14/20
Reading comprehension is not a skill, and other lessons from Fordham’s latest study - 10/07/20
How to open a school safely during a pandemic - 09/30/20
How the pandemic could lead to smarter school spending - 09/23/20
How did those online summer camps go? - 09/16/20
Two years after Janus, why are teachers unions stronger than ever? - 09/09/20
The politics of school reopenings - 09/02/20
How America’s best charter schools crushed the Covid-19 challenge - 08/26/20
On Biden’s education platform - 08/19/20
What about outdoor classes this fall? - 08/12/20
Another reason for more school autonomy - 8/5/20
Should districts outsource virtual learning? - 07/29/20
NAEP’s flawed reading revamp - 07/22/20
What the coronavirus resurgence means for reopening schools - 07/15/20
Why fall testing could do more harm than good - 07/08/20
How assessment data can drive instruction this fall - 07/01/20
The case for good schools as a state constitutional right - 06/24/20
Effecting real change in America - 06/17/20
School districts failed the remote learning test - 6/10/20
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