University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Faith Boninger and Andrew Liddell about the widespread adoption of education technology in schools and its unintended consequences.
Jun 18, 2025•34 min•Season 5Ep. 9
University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Andrew Ho about National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), educational measurement, and the federal role in education and assessment.
Mar 17, 2025•35 min•Season 5Ep. 7
University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Rachel White about the evolving landscape of K-12 educational leadership and the superintendency.
Feb 12, 2025•39 min•Season 5Ep. 6
University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Sophia Rodriguez and Jacob Kirksey about how changes in immigration policy affect students, families, and educational communities.
Jan 15, 2025•47 min•Season 5Ep. 5
University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Lora Bartlett about teacher retention and professional resilience in the post-COVID era.
Dec 16, 2024•35 min•Season 5Ep. 4
University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Dr. Michael Gottfried about the crisis of chronic absenteeism in K-12 education.
Nov 13, 2024•29 min•Season 5Ep. 3
University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Josh Cowen and Kevin Lawrence Henry, Jr. about school choice, and how culture wars issues impact education policy.
Oct 14, 2024•35 min•Season 5Ep. 2
University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews David Houston about the complex landscape of partisanship and polarization in education policy.
Sep 16, 2024•29 min•Season 5Ep. 1
University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Francesca López about asset-based educational policies, practices, and programs.
May 29, 2024•28 min•Season 4Ep. 9
University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Paula Arce-Trigatti and Caitlin Farrell about the components of research-practice partnerships, and discuss how research goals, research design, and practice look different across RPPs.
Apr 15, 2024•35 min•Season 4Ep. 8
University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews professors Jonathan Feingold and Joshua Weishart about the implications of discriminatory censorship laws in K-12 education.
Mar 19, 2024•34 min•Season 4Ep. 7
University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Van Lac, Ariel Reyes, and Carolina Montez-DeOca about their use of Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR), a collaborative methodological approach that centers youth voice and expertise in crafting research design to enact social change.
Feb 14, 2024•36 min•Season 4Ep. 6
University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Matthew Kelly about the history of K-12 school finance policy and politics.
Jan 17, 2024•34 min•Season 4Ep. 5
University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Professor Adrienne D. Dixson about Critical Race Theory and K-12 education.
Dec 12, 2023•30 min•Season 4Ep. 4
University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Christopher Lubienski and Suzanne Eckes about the impact of school choice and vouchers on K-12 students and public schools.
Nov 14, 2023•31 min•Season 4Ep. 3
University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Sarah Lenhoff, Jeremy Singer, and Katherine Michelmore about the intersection of education policy and social policy.
Oct 16, 2023•33 min•Season 4Ep. 2
University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Beth Schueler, Domingo Morel, and David DeMatthews about state takeovers of K-12 public school districts.
Sep 13, 2023•32 min•Season 4Ep. 1
University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Thomas Dee and Sally Nuamah about the causes and potential consequences of declining enrollment.
May 22, 2023•35 min•Season 3Ep. 9
University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Linda Molner Kelley and Derek Pierce about creating and sustaining professional and healthy school cultures that support teachers.
Apr 17, 2023•31 min•Season 3Ep. 8
University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Professor Huriya Jabbar about K-12 school choice policy and its impacts on educational stakeholders.
Mar 14, 2023•33 min•Season 3Ep. 7
University of Wisconsin-Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Carrie Sampson about the role of school boards in K-12 educational policymaking.
Feb 15, 2023•32 min•Season 3Ep. 6
University of Wisconsin-Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Professor David Knight about K-12 school finance policy and practice.
Jan 18, 2023•30 min•Season 3Ep. 5
University of Wisconsin-Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Professor Derek Black about the role of the law and litigation in K-12 education policy.
Dec 14, 2022•31 min•Season 3Ep. 4
University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews David Garcia about using research to engage in education policy.
Nov 15, 2022•30 min•Season 3Ep. 3
University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Sonya Douglass about schools' efforts and capacity to promote racial justice in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Oct 19, 2022•27 min•Season 3Ep. 2
NEPC Researcher and University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Richard Ingersoll and Tuan Nguyen about teacher shortages.
Sep 19, 2022•28 min•Season 3Ep. 1
NEPC Researcher Christopher Saldaña interviews Morgan Craven, Ellen Reddy, and Kameisha Smith about the use of corporal punishment in schools.
Apr 26, 2022•31 min•Season 2Ep. 9
NEPC Researcher Christopher Saldaña interviews Kristal Moore Clemons, Kendall Deas, and Jon Hale about Freedom Schools.
Apr 12, 2022•29 min•Season 2Ep. 8
NEPC Researcher Christopher Saldaña interviews Wagma Mommandi and Kevin Welner about their new book, School’s Choice: How Charter Schools Control Access and Shape Enrollment .
Mar 16, 2022•29 min•Season 2Ep. 7
NEPC Researcher Christopher Saldaña interviews Raymond C. Pierce and Meagan Crowe of the Southern Education Foundation about the relationship between social, economic, and educational policy.
Feb 16, 2022•29 min•Season 2Ep. 6