Drew Perkins talks with Nick Dirks, President and CEO of the New York Academy of Sciences, about today’s challenges in higher education, bias in science and academia, and questions related to trust in science and the authority of experts/expertise.  Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

Science, Truth, And Trust

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Drew Perkins talks with NASSP CEO Ronn Nozoe about their advocacy efforts regarding the 2024 federal education budget.  Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

2024 Federal Education Budget Advocacy

This episode is the audio archive from a ThoughtStretchers Education Community discussion event from April 18, 2024, titled Catalyzing Community-Led Change: Overcoming the divisive and narrow politics of our time.  Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

Community-Led Education, Overcoming The Culture Wars

Drew Perkins talks with Jacquie Bryant, Founding Principal of a public middle school called Intellectual Virtues Academy.  Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

A School Focused On Intellectual Virtues?

Drew Perkins talks with Dylan Wiliam about the evidence and support for different instructional approaches including direct instruction and inquiry-based learning.  Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode    

Sorting The Evidence For Direct Instruction And Inquiry

Drew Perkins talks with Bill Coplin about his new book, The Path to Equity: Inclusion in the Kingdom of Liberal Arts, which calls for a shift in liberal arts education to a more practical and less academic approach.  Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

Science, Truth, And Trust

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