Matt Barnum, Senior Staff Writer at the 74million.org, kicks off The Education Conversation, cracking open the black box on how research gets translated into journalism. We go deep on the role of nuance in an increasingly polarized climate. Matt shares how his approach to reporting will change (or not!) with the Trump Administration, and we start a constituency for education data. If you enjoy the show, please rate us on iTunes!

Matt recommends several hard-working researchers for us to check out:

- Matt Kraft at Brown

- Matt Steinberg at Penn

- Corey Koedel at Missouri

- Katherine Strunk at USC