A Research Professor at Georgetown University and Director of the Edunomics Lab, Marguerite Roza, joins Education Next Editor-in-chief Marty West to discus what how recent financial instability could affect public education.

Roza recently delivered a webinar on this subject, and the slides from it are available here.
https://edunomicslab.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Financial-turmoil-Final.pdf

Ep. 194 - April 1, 2020: What the Financial Turmoil Will Mean for Public Education

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An associate professor at Williams College, Owen Thompson, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Thompson's latest research, which looks into whether gifted and talented programs are also drivers of racial segregation in schools.

“Gifted and Talented Programs Don’t Cause School Segregation” is available now at Education Next.

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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/

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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/

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https://www.educationnext.org/making-education-research-relevant-how-researchers-can-give-teachers-more-choices/

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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.

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https://www.educationnext.org/post-covid-case-classroom-cameras-pandemic-ends-keep-teachers-cameras-on/

Ep. 194 - April 1, 2020: What the Financial Turmoil Will Mean for Public Education

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