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Ron Matus, director of policy and public affairs at Step Up For Students and a former state education reporter for the Tampa Bay Times, joins EdNext Editor-in-chief Marty West to discuss the turnaround of Miami-Dade County Public Schools, including the tenure of Superintendent Alberto Carvalho and the prevalence of choice options in the district. Matus profiled the district for EdNext in "Miami's Choice Tsunami: Carvalho, competition, and transformation in Miami-Dade." https://www.educationnext.org/miami-choice-tsunami-carvalho-competition-transformation-miami-dade/

Alex Usher, president of Higher Education Strategy Associates, joins Marty West to discuss what may be causing the downturn in international admissions in U.S. universities, and how that's contributing to the revenue drop across higher education institutions. Usher is the author "Has President Trump Scared Away All the Foreign Students?," appearing in the Fall 2019 issue of EdNext. https://www.educationnext.org/has-president-trump-scared-away-foreign-students-facts-behind-fears-higher-education-revenue-recession/

Marty West, the editor-in-chief of Education Next, joins Paul E. Peterson to continue their discussion on the 2019 EdNext Poll, focusing on the public's opinion on higher education. Read the 2019 EdNext poll here: https://www.educationnext.org/school-choice-trump-era-results-2019-education-next-poll/

The EdNext Podcast returns with Editor-in-chief Marty West and Senior Editor Paul E. Peterson discussing the 2019 Education Next Poll, including results on public opinion on schools, teacher pay, school choice, and more. Read "Public Support Grows for Higher Teacher Pay and Expanded School Choice: Results from the 2019 Education Next Poll" here: https://www.educationnext.org/school-choice-trump-era-results-2019-education-next-poll

Sippin On Mariah Carey was on the cover of Cosmo and that reminded us of the time she sued her ex-husband for 'WASTING HER TIME' like a full-on #boss (#goals #inspo #yesgirlyes) A$AP ROCKY was arrested in Sweden and while both celebrities and U.S. government officials are calling for his release, there is some (at least internet) debate related to controversial statements of his from a 2015 interview. Impact Influencers Sherry (no tag but SHOUT OUT TO YOU!) & Julie K. Brown who revived the story about Jeffrey Epstein. Here is a link to the three-part series of articles she dropped at the end of 2018 that led to his arrest (trigger warning). Summer Learning Loss National Summer Learning Association: The Achievement Gap: Summer by the Numbers Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell (1 chapter) EdNext podcast: Ep. 165 The Truth About Summer Learning Loss The Campaign for Grade Level Reading: Summer Learning Loss Vox's The Weeds Podcast; Episode: Schools Out for Summer And are you still trying to figure out what a Hot Girl Summer is? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/communitea/support

Some believe that growing interest in social and emotional learning is just a distraction from the academic mission of schools, but Robert Balfanz argues that only by educating the whole child can schools prepare students for adult success. Today Marty West talks with Balfanz about why he thinks social and emotional learning is a natural outgrowth of the standards and accountability movement and about the research behind his views. Balfanz is a research professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Education and the author of “An Integrated Approach Fosters Student Success,” which is part of an EdNext forum on the role of social and emotional learning. https://www.educationnext.org/integrated-approach-fosters-student-success-forum-should-schools-embrace-social-emotional-learning/ https://www.educationnext.org/should-schools-embrace-social-emotional-learning-debating-merits-costs-forum-balfanz-whitehurst/

Last week, Kamala Harris made headlines with an ambitious—and expensive—plan to raise teacher pay, and she's not the only Democratic presidential candidate talking about education. Marty West discusses what the candidates have been saying with Ira Stoll, EdNext's managing editor, who has been reporting from the campaign trail in New Hampshire and who wrote “Teacher Pay Emerges as Democratic Primary Issue," available at https://www.educationnext.org/teacher-pay-emerges-democratic-primary-issue/

As teachers strike or threaten to strike in several cities, one of the key issues is pay. But while teachers want higher salaries, school districts face a number of financial challenges. One source of strain in school district budgets is what economist Ben Scafidi calls the staffing surge, a major increase in non-teaching staff hired over the past few decades. Ben Scafidi joins EdNext senior editor Paul E. Peterson to discuss his report, "Back to the Staffing Surge." https://www.edchoice.org/research/back-staffing-surge/

The Florida Legislature created the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program in 2001. Last year, scholarships from the program were awarded to a total of 108,098 students to attend private schools in the state. Jason Bedrick, director of policy for EdChoice, joins Paul E. Peterson to explain how the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship program works and to discuss the results of a new survey of participating families. Bedrick and Lindsey Burke co-authored a report on the survey, "Surveying Florida Scholarship Families," and also a blog entry about it for EdNext. https://www.edchoice.org/research/surveying-florida-scholarship-families/ https://www.educationnext.org/survey-says-parents-want-school-choice/

Charles Barone, the chief policy officer at Democrats for Education Reform and Education Reform Now, joins Education Next Editor-in-chief Marty West to discuss the results of the midterm election and what impact they might have on education policy. Barone recently wrote “Election 2018: The Voters Have Spoken” for EdNext, available at: https://www.educationnext.org/election-2018-voters-have-spoken-what-did-they-say-about-education/

Research shows that teachers who raise student test scores also improve long-term outcomes for their students. A new study finds that long-term outcomes for students are even more strongly predicted by student behaviors than they are by student test scores. And the teachers who are good at improving student behaviors are not necessarily the same teachers who are good at raising student test scores. The author of the new study, C. Kirabo Jackson, professor of human development and social policy at Northwestern University, discusses his findings with EdNext editor-in-chief Marty West. The study, "The Full Measure of a Teacher: Using value-added to assess effects on student behavior," will appear in the Winter 2019 issue of Education Next and is now available online at https://www.educationnext.org/full-measure-of-a-teacher-using-value-added-assess-effects-student-behavior/

Should data drive decision-making in education policy or should data be used in the service of our values? Harry Brighouse and Susanna Loeb join Marty West to discuss how the tools of philosophy and social science can help policymakers make better decisions. Brighouse and Loeb, along with Helen Ladd and Adam Swift, are the authors of Educational Goods: Values, Evidence, and Decision-Making. David Steiner reviewed the book for EdNext here: https://www.educationnext.org/contemplative-approach-education-policy-book-review-education-goods-brighouse-ladd-loeb-swift/

In many school districts, teachers receive generous health care benefits even after they retire, but states and school districts have not been putting aside sufficient funds to pay for those promises. In many school districts, teachers receive generous health care benefits even after they retire, but states and school districts have not been putting aside sufficient funds to pay for those promises. Chad Aldeman joins EdNext editor-in-chief Marty West to discuss his article, "Health Care for Life: Will teachers' post-retirement benefits break the bank?" available at https://www.educationnext.org/health-care-for-life-will-teachers-post-retirement-benefits-break-bank/

Including students with disabilities in regular classsrooms is a worthy goal, but it may not always be the best way of serving children with disabilities. It can also sometimes have negative consequences for teachers and for students without disabilities. Allison Gilmour, an assistant professor of special education at Temple University, joins EdNext editor-in-chief Marty West to discuss her article, “Has Inclusion Gone Too Far?” Read the full article here: https://www.educationnext.org/has-inclusion-gone-too-far-weighing-effects-students-with-disabilities-peers-teachers/

Education Next and PDK both released the results of major surveys of public opinion about education in recent weeks. Joshua Starr, the president of PDK, joins Paul E Peterson to discuss the results of the two surveys.

Michael Henderson, assistant professor at Louisiana State University and survey director for the EdNext poll, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss the nuts and bolts of EdNext's annual survey of public opinion. https://www.educationnext.org/public-support-climbs-teacher-pay-school-expenditures-charter-schools-universal-vouchers-2018-ednext-poll/

When teachers open their classroom doors and allow trained coaches to observe them and offer feedback, the teachers' instruction improves. But can this form of teacher professional development be taken to scale? Matthew Kraft, an associate professor of education and economics at Brown University, sits down with EdNext editor-in-chief Marty West to discuss his article, “Taking Teacher Coaching To Scale,” co-written with David Blazar. Read the full article here: https://www.educationnext.org/taking-teacher-coaching-to-scale-can-personalized-training-become-standard-practice/

Last year's EdNext poll revealed a sharp drop in support for charter schools. On today's podcast, Paul E. Peterson and Marty West look at the biggest changes in public opinion revealed by the 2018 EdNext poll, some of which relate to charter schools and vouchers. Read more about the 2018 EdNext Poll here: https://www.educationnext.org/public-support-climbs-teacher-pay-school-expenditures-charter-schools-universal-vouchers-2018-ednext-poll/

What does the public think about teacher strikes, teacher salaries, agency fees, and more? And what do teachers think? The EdNext Podcast returns from vacation this week so editor-in-chief Marty West and senior editor Paul E. Peterson can discuss the results of the 2018 Education Next poll. Read the full results here: https://www.educationnext.org/public-support-climbs-teacher-pay-school-expenditures-charter-schools-universal-vouchers-2018-ednext-poll

Charter schools have been in the news lately, as supporters and opponents have debated whether they are expanding opportunities for students most in need or whether they are increasing segregation. Earlier this month, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce held a hearing on charter schools and EdNext's Marty West was invited to testify. Today, Marty West joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss his testimony and these debates over charter schools Watch the full hearing here. http://educationnext.org/watching-hearing-power-charter-schools/

In the United States, we don’t expect most kids to work very hard, and they don’t. So write Mike Petrilli and Adam Tyner of the Fordham Institute in a new EdNext article about student motivation. Should we try to make schools more engaging? Use external exams to hold students accountable for their learning? Adam Tyner sits down with Marty West to discuss some options that he and Mike Petrilli explore in their article, “The Case for Holding Students Accountable," available at http://educationnext.org/case-for-holding-students-accountable-how-extrinsic-motivation-gets-kids-work-harder-learn-more/

As the charter school sector grows, there is more emphasis on replicating school models with a track record of success and less emphasis on single-site schools that increase the variety of schooling options. So argues Derrell Bradford in a new article for Education Next, "Strengthening the Roots of the Charter-School Movement." This week, Derrell Bradford joins EdNext editor-in-chief Marty West to discuss his article, what can be done to support single-site schools, and why it matters. The article is available at: http://educationnext.org/strengthening-roots-charter-school-movement-how-mom-and-pops-help-sector-diversify-grow/

Michael Podgursky, professor of economics at the University of Missouri–Columbia, joins EdNext Editor-in-chief Marty West to discuss how charter schools are developing their own retirement plans for teachers. Podgursky, along with Susan Aud Pendergrass and Kevin Hesla, is the author of "Pensions Under Pressure" from the Spring 2018 issue of EdNext. http://educationnext.org/pensions-under-pressure-charter-innovation-teacher-retirement-benefits/

"As public education secretary of New Mexico, Hanna Skandera dug in fast, set an ambitious agenda, and broke a lot of china." So writes Michael McShane in a new article for Education Next about Skandera's seven years of leadership. Michael McShane joins Marty West to discuss the lessons education reformers can learn from Skandera's successes and challenges. Read the full article, "The New Mexico Reform Story: Will Hanna Skandera's legacy last?" from the Spring 2018 issue of EdNext, here: http://educationnext.org/new-mexico-reform-story-hanna-skandera-legacy/

James Spillane joins EdNext editor-in-chief Marty West to discuss how school administrators can use classroom assignments to promote teacher interaction, which is the subject of his new article, "The Schoolhouse Network." Read the full article here: http://educationnext.org/schoolhouse-network-how-school-buildings-affect-teacher-collaboration/

EdNext editor in chief Marty West and senior editor Paul E. Peterson discuss the top Education Next articles of 2017. Read the Top 20 Education Next Articles of 2017 here: http://educationnext.org/top-20-education-next-articles-2017/

Tom Vander Ark joins EdNext editor-in-chief Marty West to discuss the benefits of technology in schools and why it would be a mistake to reject the use of computers in the classroom. In a new EdNext forum on whether screen time in schools should be limited, Tom wrote “The Problem Is Wasted Time, not Screen Time.” http://educationnext.org/problem-is-wasted-time-not-screen-time-forum-scoggin-vander-ark/

In a speech last week at Harvard University, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos noted that a new study from the Urban Institute finds that a Florida program designed to expand access to private schools has helped more low income students enroll in college. In this episode of the podcast, Matt Chingos, one of the authors of the study, talks with Marty West about how the Florida Tax Credit scholarship program works, how the effects of the program were studied, and how his findings fit in with those of other studies of voucher and tax credit programs. Matt wrote about the study for EdNext in "Private School Choice Increases College Enrollment in Florida. Could It Work Nationally?" http://educationnext.org/private-school-choice-increases-college-enrollment-florida-work-nationally/

As Ashley Berner explains in a new book, public education does not have to mean that all schools are the same. In earlier days, and in other countries, the government is the regulator of schools and provides quality control but does not directly operate all schools. This version of public education may better reflect American democracy, Berner notes. Ashley Berner joins Marty West to discuss pluralism and public education in this week's episode of the EdNext podcast. A blog entry she wrote based on her book appeared earlier this year: http://educationnext.org/to-improve-education-america-look-beyond-traditional-school-model/ Also, Robert Pondiscio reviewed her book for EdNext: http://educationnext.org/pitfalls-of-uniform-state-run-public-education-berner/

Susan Payne Carter, assistant professor of economics at the United States Military Academy, joins EdNext editor-in-chief Marty West to discuss her new study which found that students whose professors banned laptops and tablets from class outperformed students whose professors allowed the devices. Read the full study here: http://educationnext.org/should-professors-ban-laptops-classroom-computer-use-affects-student-learning-study/

In the 2017 EdNext poll on school reform, parents were asked whether they would rather send their child to a two-year college, a four-year college, or neither. When respondents are given information about the costs and benefits of the different options, this changes the decisions of some respondents, but not others. EdNext editor-in-chief Marty West sits down with senior editor Paul E. Peterson to discuss how different groups respond. Read the findings of the 2017 EdNext Poll here: http://educationnext.org/2017-ednext-poll-school-reform-public-opinion-school-choice-common-core-higher-ed/

Paul is joined by EdNext editor-in-chief Marty West to discuss findings from the new EdNext poll on school reform, which measured public support for the rights of Muslim students and of evangelical students to form afterschool religious clubs. Read more on the 2017 EdNext poll here: http://educationnext.org/2017-ednext-poll-school-reform-public-opinion-school-choice-common-core-higher-ed/

The podcast returns from summer vacation early so that EdNext editor-in-chief Marty West can discuss some key findings from the 2017 EdNext poll with senior editor Paul E. Peterson. The poll found a sharp decline in support for charter schools. Marty and Paul consider some reasons why support has fallen among both Democrats and Republicans. See all results from the 2017 Education Next Poll here: http://educationnext.org/2017-ednext-poll-school-reform-public-opinion-school-choice-common-core-higher-ed/

It is hard to think of a more popular education policy proposal than reducing class size, but reducing class size on a large scale can have major unintended consequences. Marty West talks with Bryan Hassel of Public Impact. Bryan is the co-author of a recent post on the EdNext blog with the provocative title “One More Time Now: Why Lowering Class Sizes Backfires," available at http://educationnext.org/one-time-now-lowering-class-sizes-backfires/

Marty West talks with Shep Melnick about how the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights works and what is likely to change under the Trump administration. Shep Melnick, the Thomas P. O’Neill Jr. Professor of American Politics at Boston College, is the author of a new post on the EdNext blog entitled “How civil rights enforcement got swept into the culture wars, and what a new administration can do about it.” You can read it at http://educationnext.org/how-civil-rights-enforcement-got-swept-into-the-culture-wars-and-what-a-new-administration-can-do-about-it/

Can professional development for teachers be personalized? Michael Horn joins EdNext editor-in-chief Marty West to discuss a new way of doing professional development. Teachers identify the skills they want to acquire, receive specialized training, and are certified as having these new competencies, receiving a micro-credential, something akin to a merit badge. For more, read "Competency-Based Learning for Teachers," by Michael Horn and Thomas Arnett, here: http://educationnext.org/competency-based-learning-teachers-micro-credentials-professional-development/

Howard Fuller talks with EdNext editor-in-chief Marty West about his reaction to the election results, his thoughts on Betsy DeVos, and what supporters of school choice can do now.

2016 was a year of surprises. In 100 Must-Read Articles on the Shape of 2016, AEI's Andy Smarick highlights the themes of the past year through a selection articles that best explain the outcome of the election and more. In this episode of the podcast, he joins EdNext editor-in-chief Marty West to discuss some of the most interesting articles. You can find Andy's list of articles here: http://educationnext.org/100-must-read-articles-on-shape-of-2016

Students of color are suspended more often than their white peers, but the rates of suspension and expulsion change when students have a teacher of the same race. That’s what Constance Lindsay and Cassandra Hart found when they analyzed data from North Carolina elementary schools. In this episode of the EdNext podcast, Marty West interviews Lindsay about the study she and Hart published, “Teacher Race and School Discipline,” You can read their study at http://educationnext.org/teacher-race-and-school-discipline-suspensions-research/

While the idea of a diverse group of providers has not always been welcome in K-12 education policy, there have always been a wide range of providers for early childhood education. Now, charter schools in a number of states are expanding to serve kids younger than kindergarten. Why has it taken so long? And what do these schools look like? In this episode of the EdNext podcast, editor-in-chief Marty West talks with Ashley LiBetti Mitchel, co-author of "The Charter Model Goes to Preschool," available at http://educationnext.org/charter-model-goes-to-preschool/

The governing arrangements that made New Orleans a darling of education reformers will soon be a thing of the past. Is this the beginning of the end of the nation’s most promising experiment in non-traditional education governance? Louisiana Superintendent of Education John White sits down with EdNext Editor-in-chief Marty West in this episode of the EdNext podcast to discuss why lawmakers in Louisiana voted to dissolve the governing arrangements and what will happen when control over education in New Orleans returns to a local school board.

What voters decide on November 8 will matter for education policy in general and school choice especially. Will federal support for charter schools continue? Will charter schooling remain a bipartisan issue? Who will win the battle over lifting the charter cap in Massachusetts? In this episode of the EdNext podcast, Marty West talks with Nina Rees of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. Rees is the author of "Five Reasons Why School Choice is Important Right Now," available at http://educationnext.org/5-reasons-why-school-choice-is-important-right-now-rees/

In November, voters will have a chance to weigh in directly on the state’s charter school policy. Should they vote to allow more charter schools? Which direction does the evidence point? In this week’s podcast, EdNext editor-in-chief Marty West talks with Sarah Cohodes of Teachers College. Cohodes and Susan Dysnarski are the authors of “Massachusetts Charter Cap Holds Back Disadvantaged Students," available at http://educationnext.org/massachusetts-charter-cap-holds-back-disadvantaged-students/

Now that summer vacation is over, American students are trading sleeping in for morning alarms. Are early start times a mistake? Would students perform better in school if classes started later? In this episode of the EdNext podcast, Marty West talks with Finley Edwards, the author of "Do Schools Begin Too Early?" which can be found at http://educationnext.org/do-schools-begin-too-early/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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.

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.

In this episode of the EdNext podcast, Robert Balfanz talks with EdNext editor-in-chief Paul Peterson about chronic absenteeism and about some successful efforts to identify students who are chronically absent and assign them mentors who work with students individually to reduce absences from school.

With the prospect of free college tuition attracting many young voters to the candidacy of Bernie Sanders, EdNext’s Paul Peterson talks with Ludger Woessmann of the Ifo Institute in Munich about free higher education in Germany.

Susan Patrick sits down with EdNext editor Paul E. Peterson to discuss what impact the new Every Student Succeeds Act could have on digital learning.

Marty West of EdNext talks with Greg Toppo about academic games and James Coleman's idea that they could be used to increase motivation and academic performance among teens.

University of Missouri Professor of Economics Michael Podgursky sits down with EdNext editor Paul E. Peterson to discuss the trouble some states are in with their pension systems.

Paul E. Peterson, Martin R. West and Michael B. Henderson discuss findings from the 2015 Education Next-PEPG Poll.

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