The Walter H. Gale Professor of Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and faculty director of the Center for Education Policy Research, Thomas Kane, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Kane's latest study, which looks into how remote and hybrid instruction impacted students' learning in the 2020-21 academic year.

"The Consequences of Remote and Hybrid Instruction During the Pandemic" is available now at the Center for Education Policy Research:
https://cepr.harvard.edu/files/cepr/files/5-4.pdf?m=1651690491

Ep. 242 - May 16, 2022 - "Extremely Large" Learning Losses for Students Whose Schools Went Remote

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Brooks Bowden, an associate professor at the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Bowden's latest research, which looks into the effects of lenient grading and standards on student learning.

"The Unintended Consequences of Academic Leniency," co-written with Viviana Rodriguez and Zach Weingarten, is available now.

https://edworkingpapers.com/sites/default/files/ai23-836.pdf

Ep. 343 - May 20, 2024 - Beware of the Easy A

Larissa May, the founder of #HalfTheStory, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss how May's organization is working to help teens change social media.

Ep. 342 - May 13, 2024 - Social Media and the Struggle for Happiness

Dr. Carey Wright, the State Superintendent of Schools for Maryland, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Wright's time as Mississippi's state superintendent, as well as her current role in Maryland.

Ep. 341 - May 6, 2024 - “It’s Not a Miracle. It’s the Result of a Lot of Hard Work.”

Angela R. Watson,a senior research fellow at the Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy and an assistant research professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Education, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss the launch of the Johns Hopkins Homeschool Hub.

Ep. 340 - April 29, 2024 - A Resource for Homeschoolers and the Policymakers who Support Them

Patrick J. Wolf, a professor of Education Policy at the University of Arkansas, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Wolf’s new research, which investigates the impact of private education on civic knowledge, skills and participation.

“The Public Purposes of Private Education: a Civic Outcomes Meta-Analysis,” co-written with M. Danish Shakeel, Alison Heap Johnson, Mattie A. Harris and Sarah R. Morris, is available now at Educational Psychology Review:
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10648-024-09874-1"

Ep. 242 - May 16, 2022 - "Extremely Large" Learning Losses for Students Whose Schools Went Remote

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