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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March 5, 2020

At some HBCUs, enrollment rises from surprising applicants

After decades of declining enrollment, HBCUs are seeing an uptick in new applicants, especially among Latino and international students.

February 27, 2020

With more students demanding action on climate change, teachers try to keep up

Most states and districts have adopted science standards that require teaching climate change. Teachers are left to get up to speed and help students understand the impacts.

January 27, 2020

Experts say widely used reading curriculum is failing kids

A first of its kind review finds Lucy Calkins' materials don't align with the science of reading.

December 20, 2019

New salvos in the battles over reading instruction

Several powerful people and organizations have weighed in on the national conversation prompted by APM Reports' podcast episodes.

November 1, 2019

National assessment shows more K-12 students struggling to read

Correspondent Emily Hanford talks about the latest NAEP results and what they say about the state of reading instruction in the U.S.

October 24, 2019

A conversation with Emily Hanford on reading instruction in the U.S.

Hanford talks about her reporting on what's wrong with how schools teach reading.

September 19, 2019

Ditching the lecture for active learning

There's a growing movement at colleges and universities to create classrooms where students take the lead.

September 12, 2019

How colleges are mishandling racial tensions on campus

As administrators navigate issues of inclusion and free speech, students of color have been left to find their own way.

September 12, 2019

As colleges navigate inclusion and free speech, students of color work to find their own way

Do administrators have to choose between protecting free speech and creating a civil climate on campus?

September 5, 2019

Flagship universities don't reflect their state's diversity

Across the country, a gap persists between the number of black and Latino students graduating from state high schools and the number enrolling in state flagship schools.

August 29, 2019

How one man has spent 25 years thwarting bond money for rural districts

Paul Dorr is a master of tactics to defeat referendums intended to finance public schools. He believes schools run by government steer kids away from Christianity. His campaigns — most of them in the Midwest — have also created lingering bitterness within communities.

August 22, 2019

How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers

For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't know there's anything wrong with it.

August 14, 2019

Keeping uprooted kids in school

A documentary from APM Reports and the Educate podcast.

August 6, 2019

Colleges are using big data to track students in an effort to boost graduation rates, but it comes at a cost

At Georgia State in Atlanta, more students are graduating, and the school credits its use of predictive analytics. But critics worry that the algorithms may be invading students' privacy and reinforcing racial inequities.

March 11, 2019

Tens of thousands of dollars later, most college grads say the degree was worth it

A recent survey from the APM Research Lab found most Americans think college is worth the cost.

February 25, 2019

Majority of Americans don't know that government has cut billions from higher education funding

A survey from the APM Research Lab shows that many people think funding has increased or stayed the same.

January 28, 2019

U.S. continues to slip behind other countries in percentage of population with degrees

A lack of highly skilled workers leaves American employers unable to fill jobs.

December 17, 2018

Oklahoma charter school becomes lightning rod in debate over rural education

A businessman struggling to recruit employees opened the school despite objections from the local school board.

December 3, 2018

Hundreds of thousands of people could lose their legal status. One hopes to graduate with his college degree first

If the Trump administration has its way, Jose would be forced from the U.S. just a few months before graduation.

November 5, 2018

Despite decades of pledging to hire more black faculty, most universities didn't

The number of black faculty on college campuses has gone down during the last decade.

October 22, 2018

As they lose customers, universities try expanding the menu

Colleges nationwide have added more than 40,000 new degree and certificate programs in last six years, but are they better serving students?

October 8, 2018

In the fight over Kavanaugh, echoes of a battle being waged on college campuses nationwide

Across the country, schools wrestle with how sexual assault is defined and how much proof is needed.

September 24, 2018

Poverty, perseverance and a PhD

An elite university helped her climb but changing class can be a lonely journey.

September 10, 2018

Why aren't kids being taught to read?

Scientific research has shown how children learn to read and how they should be taught. But many educators don't know the science and, in some cases, actively resist it. As a result, millions of kids are being set up to fail.

September 3, 2018

Rediscovering Apprenticeships

You might think apprenticeships are a relic from an earlier era, but a growing number of Americans are using them as a way into the middle class.

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