Peter, Robby, and Casey begin the show with a dive into presidential politics through a recent Chalkbeat article: The 2020 Cheat Sheet: http://projects.chalkbeat.org/primary-2020/index.html#/candidates How do the current presidential candidates measure up in terms of educational policy...
We may not have been a podcast for a decade, but we have been discussing what’s hot and impactful in education for the better part of a decade. Follow along memory lane with us as...
The gang discuss the recent NAEP results and to what extent they actually matter.
END brings on THE Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers to discuss the state of public education: How current politics and economics impacts teachers and students, and the threat to American democracy posed...
To what extent is Khan Academy replacing or supplanting regular classroom instruction? What are the upsides and downsides of the increasing use of services such as Khan Academy on student learning and the teaching force...
The gang’s back for Season 3! Check out our season premiere episode where we discuss the legacy of Robby’s dad, Dr. Alan Dodd, and spend a whole bootload of time discussing the Kim Brooks NY...
Suevon Lee Article and Peggy Brookins Interview Part 1: We discuss Suevon Lee’s (@suevlee) recent piece about teacher shortages in Hawaii: Are solutions for the persistent Hawaii teacher shortage a model for the nation? Part 2: The dudes...
Only two episodes left for season 2! Tune in today! Today’s episode focuses on a recent Propublica piece: How Teach for America Evolved Into an Arm of the Charter School Movement: https://www.propublica.org/article/how-teach-for-america-evolved-into-an-arm-of-the-charter-school-movement – the gang discusses the...
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The gang discusses content versus skills – where is the middle ground? As we move away from Common Core, what does this balance look like in schools? We use the Forbes article entitled “The Biggest...