EdNext Podcast

Joshua Goodman sits down with Marty West to discuss the impact of snow days on student achievment.

Marty West of EdNext talks with Greg Toppo about academic games and James Coleman's idea that they could be used to increase motivation and academic performance among teens.

Eric Hanushek talks with Paul E. Peterson about President Obama’s education legacy.

Eric A. Hanushek of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University sits down with EdNext Editor Paul E. Peterson to discuss the lasting impact of James S. Coleman’s report, “Equality of Educational Opportunity.”

Michael Lovenheim of Cornell University sits down with Marty West to discuss his new study on the impact of teacher collective bargaining.

Mike Petrilli of the Fordham Institute joins Ed Next executive editor Marty West to discuss the passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act. Who were the real winners and losers in this deal? And what happens next?

William Howell of the University of Chicago talks with Marty West about the Every Student Succeeds Act and federal education policy in the Obama administration.

Deborah McGriff, managing partner of NewSchools Venture Fund, discusses the charter school movement with Marty West.

Ira Nichols-Barrer and Brian Gill of Mathematica Policy Research sit down with Marty West to discuss an important testing decision faced by Massachusetts: whether to keep the MCAS assessment or switch to the PARCC assessment.

Gerard Robinson of the American Enterprise Institute sits down with Paul E. Peterson to discuss how education is being discussed in the early stages of the presidential race.