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Ep. 50 - Aug. 31, 2016: What Does The Public Think About Policies Affecting Teachers? Aug 31, 2016

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Should teachers be paid more? Should it be harder for teachers to get tenure? Are teacher evaluation systems working? In this episode of the EdNext podcast, Paul E. Peterson and Martin West take a close look at the differing views of teachers, parents, and the general public on polices that affect teachers, based on data from 2016 EdNext survey. You can read about the survey here: http://educationnext.org/ten-year-trends-in-public-opinion-from-ednext-poll-2016-survey/

Ep. 49 - Aug. 24, 2016: A Closer Look at Public Opinion on School Reform Aug 24, 2016

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The just-released 2016 Education Next poll identified changes in public support for the Common Core, testing, opting out, and school choice. In this episode of the EdNext podcast, Paul Peterson and Marty West discuss what the public says it wants and why these opinions are changing. Read the full article on the poll here: http://educationnext.org/ten-year-trends-in-public-opinion-from-ednext-poll-2016-survey/

Ep. 48 - Aug. 17, 2016: Will Virtual Reality Be Just Another Classroom Fad? Aug 17, 2016

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Using inexpensive new technology, students can take virtual reality field trips without leaving their classrooms. What will schools, teachers, and curriculum developers need to do for virtual reality to live up to the hype? In this episode of the EdNext podcast, Marty West talks with Michael Horn, whose article, “Virtual Reality Disruption: Will 3-D technology break through to the educational mainstream?” is available at http://educationnext.org/virtual-reality-disruption-3d-technology-education/

Ep. 47 - Aug. 10, 2016: Are Minority Students Actually Underrepresented in Special Ed? Aug 10, 2016

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It is widely believed that minority students are overrepresented in special ed programs, possibly due to racial bias. But controlling for other factors that might put students at risk for problems at school, Paul Morgan and George Farkas find that minority students are actually less likely to receive special ed services than similarly situated white students. In this episode, they discuss why there is under-identification and under-treatment of black children with a demonstrated clinical need for special ed services compared to white children with the same need. They explain the issue in more detail in “The Wrong and Right Ways to Ensure Equity in IDEA” available at http://educationnext.org/the-wrong-and-right-ways-ensure-equity-idea/

Ep. 46 - Aug. 3, 2016: Common Standards without Common Tests Aug 03, 2016

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The Common Core standards initiative was launched in 2009 but by the time new tests aligned with those standards were rolled out 4 to 5 years later, there was mounting opposition to using those tests to evaluate teachers and schools. To preserve support for the standards, many states began throwing the assessments overboard. Will abandoning the tests in order to save the standards actually work? In this podcast, EdNext's Marty West talks with Ashley Jochim of the Center for Reinventing Public Education, who is the co-author of "The Politics of the Common Core Assessments: Why states are quitting the PARCC and Smarter Balanced testing consortia." Read the full article here: http://educationnext.org/the-politics-of-common-core-assessments-parcc-smarter-balanced/

Ep. 45 - July 27, 2016: Will Leaked Plans to Boost L.A. Charter Schools Harm Them Instead? Jul 27, 2016

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Los Angeles has over 41,000 students on charter school wait lists. But when the school district and teachers union got wind of the Broad Foundation's plan to help launch schools to serve those students, simmering tensions over charter school expansion exploded. In this week's episode of the EdNext podcast, Richard Whitmire, the author of "Ed Reform Battle in Los Angeles," talks with Marty West about the numerous challenges facing LAUSD and what is likely to happen next on the charter school front. You can read Richard Whitmire's article here: http://educationnext.org/ed-reform-battle-in-los-angeles-charter-schools/

Ep. 44 - July 20, 2016: Summer Melt — Why College-Bound Kids Don’t End Up in College & How to Help Jul 20, 2016

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At least ten percent of students who graduate from high school and plan on going to college never show up on campus in the fall, a phenomenon called "summer melt." Ben Castleman of the University of Virginia has studied the causes of summer melt and is testing some innovative interventions to help get at-risk students to college. He finds that connecting students with people and resources to help them manage the paperwork for financial aid, student loans, health insurance, and housing can make all the difference in getting from graduation to orientation. You can read the review of Ben Castleman's book (The 160-Character Solution) discussed in this episode of the podcast here: http://educationnext.org/the-trouble-with-texting/ Ben Castleman responds to the review here: http://educationnext.org/response-to-the-trouble-with-texting/

Ep. 43 - July 13, 2016: Teachers Unions Around the World Jul 13, 2016

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Stanford University’s Terry M. Moe sits down with EdNext editor Marty West to discuss how political debates over education reform have unfolded around the world, with a focus on the role played by teachers unions.

Ep. 42 - June 29, 2016: Politicians Taking On Chronic Absenteeism Jun 29, 2016

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Leslie Cornfeld, former special advisor to both the Secretary of Education and to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, speaks with Paul E. Peterson about chronic absenteeism and how data can be used to identify kids who are at risk.

Ep. 41 - June 22, 2016: Do Vouchers Reduce Incarceration Rates? Jun 22, 2016

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Patrick Wolf of the University of Arkansas shares some of his findings on incarceration rates of voucher students vs. public school students with EdNext’s Paul E. Peterson.

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