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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August 27, 2018

First-Generation College Students a Decade Later

At 19, Mario Martinez felt fortunate to have escaped his rough neighborhood and enrolled in a community college. But the odds that he would earn his degree and achieve the life he wanted were still against him.

August 20, 2018

Are Colleges Helping Americans Move Up?

Colleges have long offered a pathway to success for just about anyone. But new research shows that with the country growing ever more economically divided, colleges are not doing enough to help students from poor families achieve the American Dream.

August 13, 2018

School on the move

A little-known program has been helping the children of migrant farmworkers graduate for more than 50 years.

July 30, 2018

Edged out of the middle class, teachers are walking out

Dissatisfied with low pay and school funding, teachers in more red states are poised to protest.

July 16, 2018

State financial aid money dries up before many low-income college students get help

Last year, almost a million students who qualified for state financial aid didn't get it.

June 15, 2018

Louisiana ends policy that held thousands of students back a grade or more

Students held back were at high risk of dropping out.

June 4, 2018

Liberal arts face uncertain future at nation's universities

Programs are being cut to make way for degrees with "clear career pathways."

May 21, 2018

Giving parents more freedom to choose doesn't guarantee better schools

Other countries offer clues about how effective nationwide school choice would be in the U.S.

May 7, 2018

'I never want to be in a neighborhood where I'm shot at again'

A first-generation college graduate reflects on moving up America's class ladder.

April 23, 2018

Are America's colleges promoting social mobility?

Economists dig into the data to understand which schools are doing the most to help revive the American Dream.

April 9, 2018

Schools prove soft targets for hackers

Cybersecurity is a growing concern as schools collect an increasing amount of data on students.

March 26, 2018

High schools push few students with disabilities to consider college

Most students with disabilities can make it to and through college, but are hindered by low expectations.

March 12, 2018

Is the trauma of training for a school shooter worth it?

Most American students practice "active shooter" drills in school. Fewer than one in a million of them will need it.

February 26, 2018

A college degree, or your money back

A growing number of colleges and universities are guaranteeing a job after graduation.

February 12, 2018

Overwhelmed by student debt, many low-income students drop out

Almost a third of Americans who take out loans to pay for college don't get a degree.

January 29, 2018

High school football makes a comeback in New Orleans

Charter schools cut football to win minds. Now to win hearts, they're bringing it back.

January 15, 2018

Nearly 1 in 5 female college students are single moms

Struggling to juggle school, work and child care, most of them won't make it to graduation.

December 18, 2017

History of civil rights movement gets short shrift in Mississippi classrooms

Despite efforts to require lessons on civil rights, outdated textbooks indicate little has changed.

December 4, 2017

Rural students are the least likely to go to college

They're being ignored as the nation tries to ramp up degree completion.

November 20, 2017

Yoga and dogs bring calm to school for troubled kids

The doors are locked at this special ed school in Minneapolis so no one runs away. It's a surprising place to find kids doing breathing exercises.

November 6, 2017

Some prisons trying to maintain college education

It's one of the best defenses against recidivism, but investment is lacking.

October 23, 2017

Mr. Rodriguez is undocumented and unafraid

Teachers with DACA serving low-income, immigrant communities could be tough to replace.

October 9, 2017

Resegregation in Alabama

When predominantly white cities secede from larger districts, it has a segregating effect.

September 25, 2017

How alumni revived a dying college

As small private colleges struggle to survive, we look at one that almost didn't make it.

September 11, 2017

College dreamers in Trump's America

President Trump is ending a program that allowed some young, undocumented immigrants to stay and work in the United States. For some, that may mean the end of a dream of going to college. APM Reports tells the stories of young immigrants fighting for a piece of the American Dream and examines the historical events that brought us to this moment.

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