Race in suburban schools
The suburbs are no longer just white picket fences and green manicured lawns. They're diversifying. So what does that mean for suburban schools?
Jul 14, 2016•16 min
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Going to college in prison
A prison education advocate shares his experience in prison and talks about his work spreading college to others.
Jul 07, 2016•14 min
Few teachers, little money, low test scores: Rural schools in the South
The South is famous for its bayous, BBQ, and bourbon. It's less well known for its rural education. Our guest tells us why.
Jun 30, 2016•13 min
Merging small, rural school districts
Small, rural schools around the country are closing. Our guest says that could actually be a good thing.
Jun 23, 2016•12 min
Fighting for ‘our school’
What's the role of a school in a rural town? We begin our series on rural schools by looking at a state where the fight has been particularly fierce: Vermont.
Jun 17, 2016•22 min
How do we learn better: digital or print?
Do you understand facts better online or in print? New research has massive implications for teaching in the 21st century.
Jun 09, 2016•13 min
Theological schools feel the squeeze
Theological schools are straining for cash as they suffer from drops in enrollment over the past few years. Our guest tells us how they are dealing with it.
Jun 02, 2016•10 min
The ‘invisible tax’ on teachers of color
Our guest says the so-called 'invisible tax' on teachers of color leads to burnout at a time when teachers of color are already leaving the profession more quickly than their white colleagues.
May 26, 2016•12 min
Should colleges teach men how to be men?
Should colleges have men's studies majors or men's resource centers? Our guest this week tells us that male college students would get better grades if they rejected stereotypes of hyper-masculinity.
May 05, 2016•11 min
‘My frain is bried’: shadowing a student
"Welcome to our world." Educators take an entire school day to shadow a student and walk in their shoes. We find out how it went for one teacher.
Apr 28, 2016•12 min
High school job prep
Want a job? So does every student ever! Maybe career and technical education classes are the way to go. Shaun Dougherty says you could be more likely to graduate and earn more if you do.
Apr 21, 2016•12 min
How tutoring helps students
Private tutoring is no longer just for the rich kids. Our guest tells us how the individual attention improves student learning and graduation rates.
Apr 14, 2016•11 min
Is advanced math necessary?
In our last episode, Andrew Hacker argued that math courses like algebra are unnecessary for most high schoolers. This week's guest couldn't disagree more.
Apr 07, 2016•10 min
Decoding the math myth
Politicians and economists say people need advanced math skills to be successful in the highly technical jobs of the 21st century. But the author of a new book says that's just not true.
Mar 31, 2016•28 min
Writing discipline reform into law
We're working on a documentary that explores the backlash against harsh school discipline practices across the country. This week we talk about state laws that seek to push back against the "zero tolerance" policies of the past.
Mar 24, 2016•12 min
The science gap starts early
A new study shows that what a child knows about science in kindergarten can strongly predict how he or she scores on an eighth-grade science test.
Mar 17, 2016•10 min
Minnesota’s graduation gap
Minnesota has a reputation for having great public education. But if you're Hispanic, black, Asian-American or Native American, your chances of completing high school are worse in Minnesota than in almost any other state.
Mar 10, 2016•30 min
A brief history of school discipline
Research shows suspensions aren't effective at changing kids' behavior. And kids of color are more likely to get kicked out than white kids. This week, we examine the history of harsh discipline in school.
Mar 03, 2016•19 min
Colleges want smart AND nice
The college application process has come under scrutiny in a new report by the Harvard Graduate School of Education. It recommends that schools ask students to demonstrate they're making a civic contribution to their local communities, even if that means taking fewer AP courses.
Feb 25, 2016•13 min
What students in remedial english can teach us about K-12 education
Nearly two-thirds of all students who enroll in community college are not "college-ready" in math and/or English. This week we hear from a remedial writing teacher who says many of his students have been traumatized by past K-12 educational experiences.
Feb 18, 2016•23 min
Making sure learning sticks
If you want to really learn something before a big test, put your books down. Research shows that the traditional method of "cramming" for an exam by reading the same thing over and over again, doesn't work. (Rerun from Oct. 2014)
Feb 12, 2016•13 min
When school vouchers are not a leg up
School voucher programs are controversial because they allow students to use public funds to pay for private school. A new paper is one of the first to show a school voucher program actually lowering student test scores.
Feb 04, 2016•12 min
Learning financial literacy
Most teenagers are not learning about personal finance in school, according to an annual survey on financial literacy. Our guest this week says that needs to change.
Jan 28, 2016•11 min
Questioning inequalities in higher ed
College was once considered the path of upward mobility in this country, and for many people, it still is. But research shows that the higher education system can actually work against poor and minority students, because they often end up at colleges with few resources and low graduation rates.
Jan 21, 2016•11 min
Learning as a science
What does research say about how students learn best? A group of deans from schools of education around the country has united to make sure future teachers are armed with information about what works in the classroom.
Jan 15, 2016•16 min
Where are the student voices in ed reform?
A growing coalition of young people claims that student voices are largely missing from discussions of education reform.
Jan 07, 2016•11 min
Most likely to succeed
In most modern work places employees are expected to be self-directed and also work collaboratively. But do conventional public schools do enough to encourage creative and critical thinking?
Dec 24, 2015•19 min
Siblings and the education gender gap
The gender gap in education disproportionately affects poor children. New research looks at siblings to find out why boys born into poverty are less likely to succeed than girls.
Dec 17, 2015•9 min
Where budding chefs learn philosophy, too
Despite what you may have heard about the death of the liberal arts, leaders of one of the nation's top cooking schools, and one of the most prominent military academies say courses in subjects like English, history and philosophy are are key to preparing their students for the professional world.
Dec 10, 2015•14 min
Letting kids fail
A few years ago, writer Jessica Lahey started noticing something troubling about many of her students: they were afraid of making mistakes in the classroom. She writes about this in her new book, "The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed."
Dec 03, 2015•19 min
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