Education Podcasts

Results from the 2019 EdNext Poll — EdNext Podcast

The EdNext Podcast returns with Editor-in-chief Marty West and Senior Editor Paul E. Peterson discussing the 2019 Education Next Poll,…

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Researcher Profile Podcast: John Merrifield — EdChoice

John Merrifield unpacks topics in his book, The School Choice Wars (2001), and previews his new book, School System Reform:…

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Setting Healthy Boundaries as Teacher — Educators 2 Educators

In this episode, Carrie focuses in on setting healthy boundaries as a teacher. We go over the What, Why and…

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Recapping Our Live Pittsburgh, PA Show — 8 Black Hands

We start out recapping the AMAZING State of Learning event in Pittsburgh, PA. In that live show (which we hope…

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Putting Together the 2019 Education Next Poll — The Education Exchange

Michael Henderson, Research Director, Public Policy Research Lab at the Manship School of Mass Communication, joins Paul E. Peterson to…

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Media Literacy in Our Schools — The Education Gadfly Show

Alice Huguet, an associate policy researcher at RAND, joins David Griffith and Adam Tyner to discuss whether and how K–12…

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‘Principal Pipelines’ Can Boost Achievement and Reduce Turnover — CPRE Knowledge Hub

The Wallace Foundation's six-year, $85 million "Principal Pipelines" initiative led to notable gains in reading, math, and leadership turnover across…

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Cool Schools: Indianapolis School Combines Personalized Academic Plans with Cultural Immersion — EdChoice

India Hui discusses taking students to Thailand for three months, engaging in mindfulness training, visiting an elephant sanctuary, and more.

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How to Reduce Chronic Absenteeism — The Education Exchange

Todd Rogers, Professor of Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, sits down with Paul E. Peterson to discuss a…

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Reflections on Summer 2019 TechyKids Robotics Camp in Oklahoma City — Moving at the Speed of Creativity

This episode features an interview with Michaela Freeland and Shelly Fryer about the two summer robotics camps they co-led using…

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NAACP, What About the Black Kids in Cali? (Featuring Christina Laster) — 8 Black Hands

In this episode, we welcome Freedom Fighter Christina Laster. She is the current Education Chair of the San Diego branch…

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Choice in the States: Arizona with Jonathan Butcher — EdChoice

The history of Arizona’s tax-credit and ESA programs, how ESAs work in the state, and more.

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Can Test Metadata Help Schools Measure Social-Emotional Learning? — CPRE Knowledge Hub

Social-emotional learning (SEL) competencies like self-efficacy and conscientiousness can be predictive of long-term academic achievement. But they can also be…

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Finding Happiness Outside the Classroom — Educators 2 Educators

Jeanne Wolz from Teacher Off Duty joins the podcast to discuss the importance of finding your happiness outside the four…

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Should All Students Be Prepared for Both College and Career? — The Education Gadfly Show

Kate Blosveren Kreamer, deputy executive director of Advance CTE, joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to discuss whether we should…

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The Monthly Debrief Podcast with the EdChoice State Team – July to August 2019 — EdChoice

Legislative sessions are winding down, so what is our state team doing now?

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How Pell Grants Expanded to the Middle Class — The Education Exchange

Jason Delisle joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss how the federal Pell Grant program, initially designed to help low-income students…

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Booker’s Betrayal — 8 Black Hands

We discuss Booker's flip flop on parent choice that led to a spirited debate about the Democratic Primary landscape. There…

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The AP Frontier: Offering Advanced Courses in Less-Resourced Schools — CPRE Knowledge Hub

The advanced placement (AP) program has rapidly expanded in recent years, causing some to question whether certain courses - including…

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Is It Time to Reform Discipline Reform? — The Education Gadfly Show

On this week’s podcast Mike Petrilli speaks with David Griffith and Adam Tyner about school discipline reform in America, and…

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School Choice in Pop Culture: House of Cards — EdChoice

Our President and CEO Robert Enlow and VP of Communications Jennifer Wagner discuss education policy in House of Cards.

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All The Smoke Featuring Dr. Charles Cole and Dr. Keith Benson — 8 Black Hands

The birth of this episode came from a twitter disagreement, in which two sides of a passionate argument (Keith and…

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Go Yonkers! Go Philly! (feat. Tracy Fray-Oliver and Derek S. Mitchell, Ph.D.) — Voices4Ed

In this episode, we speak with recipients of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s Networks For School Improvement Grants about…

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Winston Churchill’s Lasting Legacy — The Education Exchange

Winston Churchill’s lasting impact on Western civilization, and how he is taught today in schools.

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What Rural Americans Think about Charter Schools — The Education Gadfly Show

Danish Shakeel joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to discuss how information affects attitudes toward charters in rural America.

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