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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December 8, 2016

Offering sanctuary to vulnerable students

An immigration law scholar says colleges have no business declaring their campuses "sanctuaries" for undocumented students.

December 1, 2016

Keeping black teachers

Why African American teachers are leaving the profession faster than they're entering it.

November 17, 2016

Fear, uncertainty for undocumented students under Trump administration

Since 2012, many undocumented young people have been protected from the threat of deportation. With a new president, that may change.

November 10, 2016

College-educated and out-of-touch

Donald Trump's win was a surprise to many in the college-educated elite. Should it have been?

November 3, 2016

Election leaves undocumented students in limbo

The next president could end temporary protections for undocumented college students.

October 27, 2016

Clinton and Trump don't talk much about education

Education has hardly been mentioned in the presidential debates. We look at where the candidates stand.

October 20, 2016

The stress of racism may impact learning

A new study finds that black and Latino students who experience racism have higher levels of cortisol, a hormone linked to stress, and one that is known to impact focus and learning.

October 13, 2016

Talking about race in schools

Can children as young as 4 learn to have meaningful dialogues about race?

October 7, 2016

Schools give low-income students a chance to travel abroad

Some in education think providing travel opportunities can reduce the gap in how well some groups of students perform in school.

September 29, 2016

What a flipped classroom looks like

In a flipped classroom, students watch or listen to lectures on their own, then spend class time working on projects.

September 23, 2016

A new study finds school readiness gaps have declined over the past decade

What does it look like to be ready for school?

September 15, 2016

How thousands of kids were denied special education in Texas

Strap on your cowboy boots: A new investigation by the Houston Chronicle finds that Texas has denied special education services to thousands of kids in the state.

September 8, 2016

College behind bars: Keeping an idea alive

After an abrupt reversal 20 years ago, some prisons and colleges try to maintain college education for prisoners.

September 1, 2016

Two high-poverty schools chase better graduation rates

The nation's high school graduation rate is at an all-time high, but high-poverty schools face a stubborn challenge. Schools in Miami and Pasadena are trying to do things differently.

August 25, 2016

Amid evidence zero tolerance doesn't work, schools reverse themselves

A get-tough attitude prevailed among educators in the 1980s and 1990s, but research shows that zero-tolerance policies don't make schools safer and lead to disproportionate discipline for students of color.

August 18, 2016

College students increasingly caught in remedial education trap

A system meant to give college students a better shot at succeeding is actually getting in the way of many, costing them time and money and taking a particular toll on students of color.

August 11, 2016

Hungry hungry students

When was the last time you ate? In one survey, 7 percent of college students said they went an entire day without eating.

August 4, 2016

What is restorative justice?

Students of color are twice as likely to be suspended as white kids. So schools are turning to an alternative called restorative justice.

July 28, 2016

A homeless student struggles towards graduation

We follow a homeless student as she fights to graduate from high school.

July 21, 2016

The facts and fictions of student debt

A student debt crisis in America? We break down the myths and realities of student debt.

July 14, 2016

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?

July 7, 2016

Going to college in prison

A prison education advocate shares his experience in prison and talks about his work spreading college to others.

June 30, 2016

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.

June 23, 2016

Merging small, rural school districts

Small, rural schools around the country are closing. Our guest says that could actually be a good thing.

June 17, 2016

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.

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