Podcast Episodes

New “Learning Loss” Data, And, What We Should Do About It - Passing Period #78

This Week: The learning loss hawks got some new red meat this week in the form of some fascinating comparative data from the NAEP, and LAUSD, the nat…

3 years, 8 months ago

Student loan relief, sort of, and the media fails horribly on coverage of Mpls effort to protect teachers of color - Passing Period #77

This Week: Last week we took the under on the likelihood that there would be significant student loan relief coming from Joe Biden.  This week we adm…

3 years, 8 months ago

Looming Exodus of Principals, Student Loan Payment Cliff Draws Near - Passing Period #76

This Week: New survey data from the National Association of Secondary School Principals shows a potential looming exodus of school leaders from the n…

3 years, 9 months ago

Teachers told to keep silent, CA gives kids college savings accounts - Passing Period #75

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This Week: We knew that the attacks on truthful teaching of history, on inclusive curriculum, and on discussion of so-called “controversi…

3 years, 9 months ago

#93 - Title IX and the Fight for Gender Equity in Schools w/ Kim Turner!

For fifty years (and counting) Title IX has served as a pivotal tool in the pursuit of gender equity in education. Despite being among the most discu…

3 years, 9 months ago

Soldiers in Class, HS Grads, and Other Solutions to the Teacher Shortage - Passing Period #74

This Week: What do Florida, Arizona, and Texas have in common? Well in this case it’s unusual, if tragic, “solutions” to the national teacher shortag…

3 years, 9 months ago

Betsy’s Talking Reckless… Again - Passing Period #73

This Week: All of the Above’s #1 hater, and America’s greatest nemesis of modern public education is back in the headlines this week, and we’re gonna…

3 years, 10 months ago

Does it matter that 1 in 5 CA teachers aren’t fully credentialed? - Passing Period #72

This Week: A wonderfully click-baity piece in EdSource explores new data revealing that nearly 1 in 5 California teachers are not fully credentialed.…

3 years, 10 months ago

#92 - Humanizing Education w/ Chris McNutt and Nick Covington!

Not gonna lie–-the political, environmental, and economic outlook right now is rather bleak. More than ever we need to ensure that our students have …

3 years, 10 months ago

We done slipped… the Supreme Court takes us back decades - Passing Period #71

This Week: In what can only be understood as a horrid week in the history of American jurisprudence, the Supreme Court hands down two rulings that st…

3 years, 10 months ago