Education Next

NPR's 1A program looks at the future of school funding, with a focus on California's latest efforts to equalize spending on schools.

Mike Petrilli interviews Chester Finn and Brandon Wright about their new book.

Mike Petrilli talks with Dale Russakoff about her new book on school reform in Newark. The Prize: Who’s in Charge of America’s Schools? tells a gripping, and mostly depressing, tale of the reform efforts in woebegone Newark, complete with some of the most colorful characters in American public life today. Chris Christie. Corey Booker. Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan. Appointed schools superintendent Cami Anderson. And of course the teachers and students who are the true heroes of the book—and the victims of a school system—and a reform effort—gone badly astray.

Mike Petrilli interviews Greg Toppo about his new book.

Mike Petrilli interviews Paul Hill and Ashley Jochim about their new book.

Mike Petrilli interviews Dana Goldstein about her new book on teachers.

Mike Petrilli talks with Laurence Steinberg about his new book on what science tells us about adolescence.

Mike Petrilli interviews Elizabeth Green about her new book on great teaching.

Mike Petrilli interviews Richard about his new book about the high-performing Rocketship charter network.

Mike Petrilli talks with Sam Chaltain about schools, community, and choice.

Mike Petrilli talks with Amanda Ripley about her bestselling book.

Podcast: Mike Petrilli talks with Paul Peterson, Eric Hanushek, and Ludger Woessmann about their new book.

Mike Petrilli talks with Richard Colvin about his new book on San Diego and school reform

Mike Petrilli talks with Sarah Carr about school reform in New Orleans

Mike Petrilli talks with Michelle Rhee about her new autobiography, 'Radical: Fighting to Put Students First.'

Mike Petrilli talks with Tony Wagner about how schools can light the spark of innovation within their students.

Mike Petrilli talks with Andy Smarick about alternatives to urban school districts.

Mike Petrilli talks with David Cohen about the depressing track record of efforts to improve teaching and learning.

Mike Petrilli talks with Nate Levenson about getting by with smaller school budgets.

Mike Petrilli talks with Paul Tough about his new book on the role of grit in success.

Mike Petrilli talks with Michael Horn about disruptive innovation in education.

Podcast: Mike Petrilli talks with Peg Tyre about her new book, which offers advice to parents concerned about school quality.

Mike Petrilli talks with Diane Ravitch about her best-selling book and her vision for the future.

Podcast: Mike Petrilli talks with New York Times Magazine editor Paul Tough about his book on the Harlem Children’s Zone.

Mike Petrilli talks with Chester Finn about the path education reform has taken over the past 40 years and his own path through history.