Latest Episodes
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School district battles: Protecting education from bans
We speak with Mike Gottesman, founder of New Jersey Public Education Coalition (NJPEC), a grassroots organization that educates and activates NJ citizens in school...
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Critiquing the “science of reading” movement: Teaching reading is “both/and”
Lynne Einbender and Susie Rolander, reading and literacy faculty at Bank Street College, talk about supporting children’s learning to read and the components of...
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“Parents’ rights” campaigns: Targeting school books and curricula
Dr. Melissa Deckman, CEO of PRRI, Public Religion Research Institute, analyzes current “parents’ rights” campaigns and their precedents. At a time of demographic change,...
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Towards the school you want to see: Plan, Act, Reflect, Repeat
We speak with Justin Cohen, whose work focuses on the intersections of education, race, privilege, and public policy. Cohen’s recent book is Change Agents:...
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Challenging credentialism: An alternative vision of education
We speak with Arlene Goldbard, writer, visual artist, speaker, social activist and consultant, whose most recent book is “In the Camp of Angels of...
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Restorative Justice: Cultivating cohesive communities
We speak with Sarah Eblen and Reginald Berry Jr., former middle school teachers and now district coordinators for the restorative justice program in the...