EdNext Podcast

Two editors of the new book Religious Liberty and Education: A case study of Yeshivas vs. New York, joined Education Next editor in chief Martin West to discuss the book. The guests were the director of policy for EdChoice, Jason Bedrick, and a distinguished professor and chair of the Department of Education Reform at the University of Arkansas, Jay P. Greene.

The Henry Lee Shattuck Professor of Government at Harvard University and the senior editor of Education Next, Paul E. Peterson, joins Editor-in-chief Marty West to discuss Peterson's new research, which compares student achievement over time between students in charter schools and traditional district schools.

"Charter Schools Show Steeper Upward Trend in Student Achievement than District Schools," by Peterson and M. Danish Shakeel, is available now.

https://www.educationnext.org/charter-schools-show-steeper-upward-trend-student-achievement-first-nationwide-study

A professor of political science at City College of New York-CUNY and senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, Daniel DiSalvo, joins Education Next Editor-in-chief Marty West to discuss the durable clout of teachers unions following the Supreme Court's Janus decision that had been predicted to weaken the unions. He also discusses whether New York City could be on the verge of its first teacher strike since 1975.

"Teachers Unions in the Post-Janus World," by DiSalvo and Michael Hartney, is available now.

https://www.educationnext.org/teachers-unions-post-janus-world-defying-predictions-still-hold-major-clout/

The authors of Common-Sense Evidence: The Education Leader’s Guide to Using Data and Research, Nora Gordon and Carrie Conaway, join Education Next Editor-in-chief Marty West to discuss how leaders and educators can bridge the divide between academic research and real-time classroom application.

"To Broaden Evidence Use Beyond the Federal Law’s Requirements, Use Common Sense," is available now.

https://www.educationnext.org/to-broaden-evidence-use-beyond-the-federal-laws-requirements-use-common-sense/

The Senior Editor of Education Next, Paul E. Peterson, joins Editor-in-chief Marty West to discuss the results from the 2020 edition of the Education Next survey, including how the Covid-19 pandemic may have shaped public opinion on digital learning.

In a special crossover with The Education Exchange, the Editor in Chief of Education Next, Marty West, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss findings from the 2020 Education Next survey, which reveals what American parents and teachers think of quality of the instruction their children received after schools closed their doors in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

"What American Families Experienced When Covid-19 Closed Their Schools," by Michael B. Henderson, David Houston, Paul E. Peterson and Martin R. West, is available now.

https://www.educationnext.org/what-american-families-experienced-when-covid-19-closed-schools-2020-survey

The author of A Fine Line: How Most American Kids Are Kept Out of the Best Public Schools, Tim DeRoche, joins Education Next Editor-in-chief Marty West to discuss his new book and how low-income children are assigned to failing public schools, rather than closer, high-performing schools, thanks to attendance zones drawn by districts.

DeRoche's article for Education Next, "Public-School Attendance Zones Violate a Civil Rights Law," is available now.

https://www.educationnext.org/public-school-attendance-zones-violate-civil-rights-law-equal-educational-opportunities-act-a-fine-line/

The CEO of the Silicon Schools Fund, Brian Greenberg, joins Education Next Editor-in-chief Marty West to discuss how schools have transitioned well to distance learning during the Covid-19 pandemic, and others have struggled.

Greenberg's post, "What We’ve Learned from Distance Learning, and What it Means for the Future," is available now.

https://www.educationnext.org/what-weve-learned-from-distance-learning-what-it-means-for-future-improving-online-education/

Education reporter David Loewenberg joins Education Next Editor-in-chief Marty West to discuss Loewenberg's new article, which investigates the declining numbers of teens working during the summer, and how this trend has researchers and educators worried.

Loewenberg's article, "Summer School Is the New Summer Job: Why fewer teens are working—and why it matters," is available now.

https://www.educationnext.org/summer-school-new-summer-job-why-fewer-teens-are-working-why-it-matters/

The co-founder and chief executive officer at New Classrooms, Joel Rose, joins Education Next Editor-in-chief Marty West to discuss Rose's new article, which details the "Iceberg Problem," and how many students can be harmed by grade-level math instruction.

Rose's article, "The Grade-Level Expectations Trap: How lockstep math lessons leave students behind," is available now.

https://www.educationnext.org/grade-level-expectations-trap-how-lockstep-math-lessons-leave-students-behind/