CEEPing Up with Education

Host Kristin Schumacher speaks with Indiana University Professor Sylvia Martinez about commonly held beliefs about US immigration and what it's like to teach controversial topics.

Host: Kristin Schumacher

Editor and Producer: Joe Heisler

Music Production: Ben Fouch

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CEEPing Up with Education's host, Kristin Schumacher, interviews Dr. Jen Rafferty about her new book The Empowered Educator: 10 Lessons to Prevent Burnout, Reclaim Your Joy, and Unlock Your Teaching Potential. Listen to the conversation to find out how teachers and school staff can build a sustaining sense of well-being that supports the vital work happening in classrooms.

Find Dr. Rafferty at https://empowerededucator.com/

Host: Kristin Schumacher

Editor and Producer: Joe Heisler

Music Composer and Producer: Ben Fouch

Our guests, Dr. Michele Moore and Steffi Elizabeth Thomas, discuss the results of their recent study What is the Optimal Number of Students in a School District in Indiana? An Economies of Scale in School Consolidation Discussion. Should we be asking what's too big in terms of school district size?

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Host: Kristin Schumacher

Editor and Producer: Joe Heisler

Music Composer and Producer: Ben Fouch

CEEPing Up with Education host, Kristin Schumacher, interviews Dr. Nicole Alioto about her book, You Can Measure Anything: An Educator's Guide to Measuring What is Hard to Define. They discuss how to evaluate the seemingly difficult to measure goals of schools, and why that matters.

Find Dr. Alioto at nicolealioto.com or on linkedin. She is also on Instagram @measureanything.

Contact the Center for Evaluation and Education Policy at Indiana University Bloomington at [email protected].

Editor and Producer: Joe Heisler

Theme Music Composer and Producer: Ben Fouch

Host: Kristin Schumacher

John Mlynczak, President and CEO of the National Association of Music Merchants, speaks with host Kristin Schumacher about NAMM's efforts to preserve and promote music education. The conversation includes topics such as tariffs, AI, and the joy of making and performing music.

Check out NAMM's good work at: https://www.namm.org/about

Editor and Producer: Joe Heisler

Theme Music: Ben Fouch

Host: Kristin Schumacher

You can find CEEP at: https://education.indiana.edu/ceep/index.html

Host Kristin Schumacher interviews Dr. Ross W. Greene about his new book - The Kids Who Aren't Okay: The Urgent Case for Reimagining Support, Belonging, and Hope in Schools. Dr. Greene is a clinical child psychologist and the author of influential books such as Lost at School and The Explosive Child. He served on the faculty at Harvard Medical School for over 20 years, and is the founding director of the non-profit Lives in the Balance .

This episode was produced and edited by Joe Heisler. Theme music was composed and performed by Ben Fouch. Connect with us at [email protected], and check out our Substack @ceep1.

Our host, Kristin Schumacher, speaks with guests Dr. Michele Moore and Moaaz Hamid regarding their recent report about Indiana public and charter school student enrollment trends. This episode includes more than just the details of the report; it's also a discussion about declining birth rates, school closures, and the impact of the school choice movement. The report is part of a national trend that deserves attention and conversation so that school leaders, educators, and parents are prepared to imagine and construct the future of education that best serves students and their families.

Our host, Kristin Schumacher, speaks with Purdue Northwest professor David Nalbone about some of the potential consequences of and concerns surrounding Indiana Senate Bill 202. Is this bill the best way to improve the climate on college campuses, or is it an example unnecessary government intervention? 

Read more about both sides of the issues surrounding Indiana’s ⁠⁠SB 202⁠⁠ in this ⁠⁠CEEP policy brief⁠⁠, and listen to another perspective on it in Episode 5 with Senator Spencer Deery.

This episode was made by: 

Host: Kristin Schumacher

Guests: Professor David Nalbone

Producer: Paul Faulkner

Sound Engineer: Bloomington High School North's Video Production Club

Theme Music: Ben Fouch

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Our host, Kristin Schumacher, speaks with Indiana State Senator Spencer Deery, the author of Senate Bill 202, which impacts public institutions of higher learning. Senator Deery explains how this bill may foster a sense of belonging on college campuses by promoting intellectual diversity and holding instructors accountable for maintaining an atmosphere of free inquiry and expression in their classrooms.

Read more about both sides of the issues surrounding Indiana’s ⁠SB 202⁠ in this ⁠CEEP policy brief⁠, and listen to another perspective on it in Episode 6 with Professor David Nalbone.

This episode was made by: 

Host: Kristin Schumacher

Guests: Senator Spencer Deery

Producer: Paul Faulkner

Sound Engineer: Bloomington High School North's Video Production Club

Theme Music: Ben Fouch

Contact: [email protected]

This is the fourth episode of the podcast brought to listeners by the Center for Evaluation and Education Policy at Indiana University Bloomington. Our host, Kristin Schumacher, speaks with IU Philosophy of Education professor Dr. Quentin Wheeler-Bell about navigating controversial policies, including Indiana's Senate Bill 202, the Red Scare, and DEI initiatives.

This episode was made by: 

Host: Kristin Schumacher

Guests: Dr. Quentin Wheeler-Bell

Producer: Paul Faulkner

Sound Engineer: Bloomington High School North's Video Production Club

Theme Music: Ben Fouch

Contact: [email protected]