Education Policy Cafe

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What's Education Policy Cafe about?

Do you care about what's going on education policy today? Writer and advocate, Lisha Fowlkes invite you to discuss key issues in education policy. Educators, students, parents and concerned citizens are encouraged to call in!

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Education Policy Cafe episodes:

08.07.2013
Thinking Outside of The School Box: Non Traditonal Reforms
Often times education reforms are seen as either saviors or rabble rousers. With ideas that shake up the "traditional" approach to teaching, learning and schools, these reforms efforts are sometimes met with resistance. But with the state of education today, it...
08.05.2013
Wizards of ED: Vouchers, common core, charter schools oh my!
In today's episode of education policy cafe, we will continue discussing reform efforts designed by leaders and policymakers to close the glaring performance gap between minority and nonminority students. With so many ideas out there from reducing class size to eliminating...
07.31.2013
Mind the Gap: How do we close the achievement gap?
If you ask any major policy maker on both sides of the ideological aisle about the achievement gap, most would say they support reforms to address it.Lawmakers enact legislation with the idea of fixing this glaring injustice in our education...
07.22.2013
Race and Education Part III: After Brown
In this installment of the EPC's Race and Education series, we will discuss the aftermath of the Brown vs. Board of Education ruling. With a mandate to expediate intergration given by the Supreme Court, many states, universities, and school districts...
07.17.2013
Race and Education: Civil Rights to Modern Plights
In this episode of EPC we will continue our conversation from Monday on the intersection of race and education. We will focus on the historical contributions of thought leaders, educators and activist who pushed for key policies designed to address...

What's Education Policy Cafe about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Education Policy Cafe episodes:

Thinking Outside of The School Box: Non Traditonal Reforms

Wizards of ED: Vouchers, common core, charter schools oh my!

Mind the Gap: How do we close the achievement gap?

Race and Education Part III: After Brown

Race and Education: Civil Rights to Modern Plights