Beth Schueler, an Assistant Professor of Education and Public Policy at the University of Virginia, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss how tutoring could be used to lessen learning losses in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Steven Wilson, a Senior Fellow at Center on Reinventing Public Education, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss urban charter schools, and how a focus on culture rather than rigor is changing their mission.

Donald Wittman, an emeritus professor in the Department of Economics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Wittman's latest report, which contends that the University of California erred when it ended the use of SAT and ACT scores in admissions.

Wittman's article, "The University of California Was Wrong to Abolish the SAT: Admissions When Affirmative Action Was Banned," is available now.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/emip.12598

Ben Chapman, a reporter for the 74, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Chapman's recent article, which details the recent struggles of charter school operators in Los Angeles, Calif.

Nat Malkus a senior fellow and the deputy director of education policy at the American Enterprise Institute, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Malkus's latest report, which looks at the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on chronic absenteeism in schools.

Malkus's report, "Long COVID for Public Schools: Chronic Absenteeism Before and After the Pandemic," is available now.

https://www.aei.org/research-products/report/long-covid-for-public-schools-chronic-absenteeism-before-and-after-the-pandemic/

Jim Stergios, the executive director of the Pioneer Institute, Jim Stergios, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss the teachers strike that took place in Newton, Mass., and if it could lead to future strike activity in the state.

Stergios recently published an op-ed in the Boston Globe, "Teachers strikes hurt the students."

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/01/29/opinion/newton-teachers-strike-hurts-students/

Jacob Light, a Ph.D. candidate in Economics at Stanford University, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Light's latest paper, which examines how quickly universities react in creating new courses and making popular courses available, based on the needs of students.

Light's paper, "Student Demand and the Supply of College Courses," is available now.

https://jacob-light.github.io/catalog-project.pdf

Michael Hartney, a fellow at the Hoover Institution and assistant professor of political science at Boston College, Joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss how education will factor into the 2024 presidential election.

Paul Carrese, a Professor in the School of Civic & Economic Thought and Leadership at Arizona State University, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss how civic education is taught, and improvements that can be made by state and local leadership in education.

Carrese's article, "Civic Preparation of American Youth: Reflective Patriotism and Our Constitutional Democracy," is available now.

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00027162231192166

Doug Lemov, the author of the international bestseller Teach Like a Champion, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss how grade inflation is impacting student achievement.

"Your Neighborhood School Is a National Security Risk," by Lemov, is available now.

https://www.educationnext.org/your-neighborhood-school-national-security-risk-student-achievement-merit-losing-prospects-era-everybody-wins/