The Educate Podcast

The Educate Podcast

The Educate podcast is all about education. We care about equity and opportunity and how people learn. We dig deep into education research. We're curious about how research translates into policy — or not. We think good teaching is hard. We think history has a lot to tell us about why things are the way they are. We believe in vivid storytelling.

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April 22, 2014

Yes We Must

A new majority of students going to college are low-income, Hispanic or African-American, and from the southern or western United States. They are also older than so-called traditional students. The recently-formed Yes We Must Coalition aims to shine a light on colleges that have been serving this new majority for a long time.

April 15, 2014

School Counseling Crisis

California schools have an average of 1,000 students for every guidance counselor. The American School Counselor Association recommends a ratio of 250 students to one. But as public school budgets shrink, counseling programs get cut, and that forces counselors across the country to take on bigger case loads.

April 8, 2014

Problem-Solving Skills and Jobs

A new international survey of 15-year-olds shows students in the United States are pretty good problem solvers. The Organization for […]

April 1, 2014

Holding Online Schools Accountable

A new survey shows online K-12 schools under-performing brick-and-mortar schools. Recommendations include specialized teacher training for virtual instruction and more […]

March 25, 2014

Don’t Wake a Sleeping Teenager

Neuroscience research says teenagers don’t just like to sleep; they need to sleep. A new CDC study suggests early high […]

March 18, 2014

The Attainment Agenda

A new book says success for low-income college students should be a national priority. There’s no G.I. Bill or Higher […]

March 11, 2014

The SAT Gets Revamped

The College Board announced last week that it’s going to redesign the SAT exam by spring 2016. Will a new […]

March 4, 2014

Historically Black Colleges and Universities Struggle to Compete

Until the end of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s and early ’70s, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) […]

February 25, 2014

Remaking Education

A new paper says teachers shouldn’t be held accountable in a system that fails students. It suggests ways to take […]

February 18, 2014

Snow Days and Test Scores

Snow days have been plentiful in 2014. What impact do they have on student test scores? Guest: Joshua Goodman, Professor […]

February 11, 2014

Helping Community College Students Graduate

About half of all college students in the United States go to community colleges and only a third of those […]

February 4, 2014

Can Teach for America Keep Its Promise?

Teach for America wants to close the achievement gap by sending future leaders to some of the nation’s toughest schools. […]

January 28, 2014

Does Teach for America Need Reforming?

A new study says Teach for American may be more costly than valuable. Guest: Julian Vasquez Heilig, Professor of Education, […]

January 21, 2014

Improving Teacher Ed

Many schools of education are awful, experts say. A new system for accrediting teaching colleges may add rigor and improve […]

January 14, 2014

A Conservative Defends Common Core

Conservative and liberal activists across the country are speaking out against Common Core State Standards. But Michael Petrilli, who works […]

January 7, 2014

This College Breaks the Mold

At Quest University in Canada, there are no departments, no majors and no faculty ranks. Classes are co-taught by a […]

December 31, 2013

Talking to Baby

Research shows the more words babies hear, the better they do in school. The achievement gap starts early; now so […]

December 24, 2013

Invent to Learn

Many educators say the best way to learn is by combining what you learn in school with real-world practice and […]

December 17, 2013

College Un-Affordability

The cost of college keeps going up. But family earnings are staying the same. This is leading to an unsustainable […]

December 10, 2013

The United States gets a “C”

The results are in from academic tests of 15-year-olds in 65 countries and regions. PISA shows Finland slipping, Vietnam doing […]

December 3, 2013

Competency-Based Education

At most colleges, a degree is based on “seat time.” But economists argue that the number of college grads is […]

November 26, 2013

College in High School

It’s not just Advanced Placement any more. A new trend is for students taking college classes for college credit while […]

November 19, 2013

Measuring School Improvement

A new study finds that the emphasis on accountability since No Child Left Behind may be harming students, not helping […]

November 12, 2013

Grouping Kids by Ability: Drawbacks

Grouping students by ability has become more prevalent since No Child Left Behind. But does academic “sorting” hurt low-performing students? […]

November 5, 2013

Grouping Kids by Ability: Benefits

Is academic tracking good for our kids? New research shows gains in test scores when students are sorted by their […]

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