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A weekly podcast highlighting education policy news, hosted by Paul E. Peterson, Senior editor of Education Next

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A weekly podcast highlighting education policy news, hosted by Paul E. Peterson, Senior editor of Education Next

    Ep. 344 - May 28, 2024 - Is the Pandemic-Era Surge in Homeschooling Holding?

    Ep. 344 - May 28, 2024 - Is the Pandemic-Era Surge in Homeschooling Holding?

    Daniel Hamlin, an associate professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at the University of Oklahoma, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss efforts to regulate homeschooling rules in states, and the upcoming Emerging School Models: Maintaining the Momentum conference, which will be hosted by Harvard’s Program on Education Policy and Governance on Sept. 12 and 13, 2023.

    Learn more about the conference, and register to attend, here:
    https://www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/taubman/programs-research/pepg/events/2024-emerging-school-models

    • 24 min
    Ep. 343 - May 20, 2024 - Beware of the Easy A

    Ep. 343 - May 20, 2024 - Beware of the Easy A

    Brooks Bowden, an associate professor at the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Bowden's latest research, which looks into the effects of lenient grading and standards on student learning.

    "The Unintended Consequences of Academic Leniency," co-written with Viviana Rodriguez and Zach Weingarten, is available now.

    https://edworkingpapers.com/sites/default/files/ai23-836.pdf

    • 23 min
    Ep. 342 - May 13, 2024 - Social Media and the Struggle for Happiness

    Ep. 342 - May 13, 2024 - Social Media and the Struggle for Happiness

    Larissa May, the founder of #HalfTheStory, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss how May's organization is working to help teens change social media.

    • 26 min
    Ep. 341 - May 6, 2024 - “It’s Not a Miracle. It’s the Result of a Lot of Hard Work.”

    Ep. 341 - May 6, 2024 - “It’s Not a Miracle. It’s the Result of a Lot of Hard Work.”

    Dr. Carey Wright, the State Superintendent of Schools for Maryland, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Wright's time as Mississippi's state superintendent, as well as her current role in Maryland.

    • 23 min
    Ep. 340 - April 29, 2024 - A Resource for Homeschoolers and the Policymakers who Support Them

    Ep. 340 - April 29, 2024 - A Resource for Homeschoolers and the Policymakers who Support Them

    Angela R. Watson,a senior research fellow at the Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy and an assistant research professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Education, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss the launch of the Johns Hopkins Homeschool Hub.

    • 32 min
    Ep. 339 - April 22, 2024 - Private Schools Have the Edge on Civic Education

    Ep. 339 - April 22, 2024 - Private Schools Have the Edge on Civic Education

    Patrick J. Wolf, a professor of Education Policy at the University of Arkansas, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Wolf’s new research, which investigates the impact of private education on civic knowledge, skills and participation.

    “The Public Purposes of Private Education: a Civic Outcomes Meta-Analysis,” co-written with M. Danish Shakeel, Alison Heap Johnson, Mattie A. Harris and Sarah R. Morris, is available now at Educational Psychology Review:
    https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10648-024-09874-1"

    • 25 min

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