The Harvard EdCast

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The Harvard EdCast episodes

April 03, 2015 March 25 2015 Admitted Student Conf Call About Race And Equity.WMA
March 25 2015 Admitted Student Conf Call About Race And Equity.WMA by Harvard Graduate School of Education
46 min
April 01, 2015 Navigating Disability
Anne Marcus, cofounder of Excptional Lives, and Chris Spence, educational developer, reflect on ways of improving disability awareness on 2015 World Autism Awareness Day.
14 min
March 24, 2015 Presidents, Congress, and the Public Schools
Jack Jennings, founder and former CEO of the Center on Education Policy, reflects on the history of the federal government's involvement with education reform.
13 min
March 09, 2015 Schools Of New York
Carmen Fariña, Chancellor of the NYC Department of Education, shares her vision and goals for leading the nation’s largest school district.
17 min
March 04, 2015 How Do You Define American?
Jose Antonio Vargas, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, shares his story of what it means to be American.
8 min
February 25, 2015 From Newark to the Ivy League
Jeff Hobbs, author of 'The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace' reflects on the lessons from his new book.
8 min
February 20, 2015 Astronaut School
Stephanie Wilson, NASA astronaut, speaks with 9-year old guest co-host Grace Laplante about the importance of female role models in STEM careers, her adventures in space, and shares lesser known facts about astronaut ice cream.
12 min
February 18, 2015 Reimagining Affirmative Action
Sheryll Cashin, professor of law at Georgetown University explains how the social costs of racial preferences actually outweigh any of the marginal benefits when effective race-neutral alternatives are available.
13 min
February 11, 2015 Education and Corruption
Stephen Heyneman, professor at Vanderbilt University reflects on the role of corruption in educational settings around the world.
12 min
January 29, 2015 The Global Classroom
Fernando Reimers, professor at HGSE, reflects on the increasingly important role global education plays in schools around the world.
11 min

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In the complex world of education, the Harvard EdCast keeps the focus simple: what makes a difference for learners, educators, parents, and our communities. The EdCast is a weekly podcast about the ideas that shape education, from early learning through college and career. We talk to teachers, researchers, policymakers, and leaders of schools and systems in the US and around the world — looking for positive approaches to the challenges and inequities in education. Through authentic conversation, we work to lower the barriers of education’s complexities so that everyone can understand.