The Education Exchange

by Paul E. Peterson

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

Ep. 396 - June 9, 2025 - Opportunity Knocked for Universal Vouchers in North Carolina, and Parents Answered
Jun 9, 2025 – 00:35:48
Ep. 395 - June 2, 2025 - Public Broadly Supports School Choice Despite Persistent Partisan Gaps
Jun 2, 2025 – 00:36:49
Ep. 394 - May 27, 2025 - Who Are the Homeschoolers?
May 27, 2025 – 00:25:36
Ep. 393 - May 19, 2025 - Blacks Progressed More Rapidly Before Affirmative Action than Since
May 19, 2025 – 00:49:18
Ep. 392 - May 12, 2025 - Can Vouchers Forge Pathways to College?
May 12, 2025 – 00:27:53
Ep. 391 - May 5, 2025 - “We Knew from the Beginning Closing Schools Would Be Bad for Kids”
May 5, 2025 – 00:30:27
Ep. 390 - April 28, 2025 - The Largest Educational Intervention You’ve Never Heard Of
Apr 28, 2025 – 00:36:17
Ep. 389 - April 21, 2025 - What’s the Matter with Interdistrict Open Enrollment?
Apr 21, 2025 – 00:21:58
Ep. 388 - April 14, 2025 - Blue State Blues
Apr 14, 2025 – 00:23:05
Ep. 387 - April 7, 2025 - The State of Our Schools Five Years after Covid
Apr 2, 2025 – 00:42:06
Ep. 386 - March 31, 2025 - Reckoning with the Failures of the Covid Era
Mar 24, 2025 – 00:46:41
Ep. 385 - March 24, 2025 - Once-Thriving Charter Schools Sailing into Troubled Waters
Mar 20, 2025 – 00:35:19
Ep. 384 - March 17, 2025 - Charter Schools at Center of Urban Policy Dispute in Los Angeles
Mar 12, 2025 – 00:38:14
Ep. 383 - March 10, 2025 - Why DOGE Cuts at IES Are Incredibly Inefficient
Feb 28, 2025 – 00:27:51
Ep. 382 - March 3, 2025 - Holding the Line in Los Angeles
Feb 13, 2025 – 00:32:20
Ep. 380 - Feb. 18, 2025 - Students Are Learning About Both America’s Progress and its Racist Legacy, Survey Finds
Feb 5, 2025 – 00:23:24
Ep. 379 - Feb. 10, 2025 - Constitutionality of Religious Charter Schools Suddenly on the Brink
Feb 5, 2025 – 00:22:53
Ep. 378 - Feb. 3, 2025 - New NAEP Results Reveal Decade-Long Phenomenon of Persistent Learning Loss
Feb 3, 2025 – 00:25:42
Ep. 381 - Feb. 24, 2025 - Big Money Comes to High School Sports
Jan 21, 2025 – 00:25:18
Ep. 377 - Jan. 27, 2025 - Can Pandemic Recovery Be Accelerated with Technology?
Jan 17, 2025 – 00:31:05
Ep. 376 - Jan. 21, 2025 - The Battle of Houston: Rescuing a Floundering District from a Broken System
Jan 17, 2025 – 00:36:55
Ep. 375 - Jan. 13, 2025 - Do Religious Schools Discriminate When Students Pray?
Jan 8, 2025 – 00:24:37
Ep. 374 - Jan. 6, 2025 - Jeb Bush on School Choice in 2025: “A Lush Green Valley after a Rocky Climb”
Dec 17, 2024 – 00:37:12
EP. 373 - Dec. 16, 2024 - Massachusetts and the Folly of Replacing Something with Nothing
Dec 11, 2024 – 00:30:10
Ep. 372 - Dec. 9, 2024 - “A Moment of Peril and Opportunity for Charter Schools”
Dec 5, 2024 – 00:36:14
Ep. 367 - Nov. 4, 2024 - Bringing the Science of Reading To New York City Schools
Dec 2, 2024 – 00:33:50
Ep. 371 - Dec. 2, 2024 - From “Separation of Church and State” to “Free Exercise of Religion”
Nov 22, 2024 – 00:31:18
Ep. 370 - Nov. 25, 2024 - Have Charters Lost Their Edge?
Nov 18, 2024 – 00:33:33
Ep. 369 - Nov. 18, 2024 - Union Endorsements and School Board Elections
Nov 13, 2024 – 00:21:27
Ep. 368 - Nov. 12, 2024 - Hoover Institution Proposes Massive K–12 School Reform
Nov 12, 2024 – 00:37:00
Ep. 366 - Oct. 28, 2024 - Free College for One Year
Oct 28, 2024 – 00:34:10
Ep. 365 - Oct. 21, 2024 - School-Funding Lawsuits Pursue Big Dollars, Make Little Sense
Oct 21, 2024 – 00:22:11
Ep. 364 - Oct. 15, 2024 - New Study Highlights Other Ways Divorce is Bad for Children
Oct 15, 2024 – 00:27:46
Ep. 363 - Oct. 7, 2024 - The Windy Education City: Turmoil in Chicago’s Schools
Oct 7, 2024 – 00:21:22
Ep. 362 - Sept. 30, 2024 - The Case for Expanding Vocational Education Options in High Schools
Sep 30, 2024 – 00:28:26
Ep. 361 - Sept. 23, 2024 - In Oklahoma, Students Seen As Essential for Future Innovation
Sep 23, 2024 – 00:31:34
Ep. 360 - Sept. 16, 2024 - Massachusetts Charter Schools Create a Wider Path to College
Sep 16, 2024 – 00:27:10
Ep. 359 - Sept. 10, 2024 - What Can Be Done to Prevent the Next School Shooting?
Sep 10, 2024 – 00:25:58
Ep. 358 - Sept. 3, 2024 - How Have American Classrooms Changed Since Covid?
Sep 3, 2024 – 00:31:25
Ep. 357 - Aug. 26, 2024 - The End is Nigh for ESSER Funds. What Comes Next?
Aug 27, 2024 – 00:27:10
Ep. 356 - Aug. 19, 2024 - Early Nutrition is Essential to Brain Development and Intelligence
Aug 27, 2024 – 00:33:54
Ep. 355 - Aug. 12, 2024 - U.S. Schools Have More Special Education Teachers Than Ever
Aug 12, 2024 – 00:25:32
Ep. 354 - Aug. 5, 2024 - Teachers Report Worse Conditions Since Pandemic
Aug 5, 2024 – 00:29:34
Ep. 353 - July 29, 2024 - ESSER Funds May Have Slightly Boosted Achievement in Math, Not Reading
Jul 29, 2024 – 00:31:58
Ep. 352 - July 22, 2024 - Los Angeles Says No More Cell Phones in Class
Jul 22, 2024 – 00:24:00
Ep. 351 - July 15, 2024 - More U.S., European Students in Special Education
Jul 15, 2024 – 00:19:44
Ep. 350 - July 8, 2024 - Are Teachers Paid Enough?
Jul 8, 2024 – 00:26:39
Ep. 349 - July 1, 2024 - Catholic Education at a Crossroads
Jul 1, 2024 – 00:32:28
Ep. 348 - June 24, 2024 - Presidents Do Not Influence Public Opinion on K–12 Education
Jun 24, 2024 – 00:26:45
Ep. 347 - June 17, 2024 - Charter Schools Better at Preparing Girls to Vote
Jun 17, 2024 – 00:25:29

Recent Reviews

Nesorneb

Episode 342

The first problematic episode. No conversation about parenting & family life. Solutions for children begins with and must be centered on parents & family. Equality should be the goal not equity. Capitalism has been the driver to lift people around the world out of poverty. The best way to help children is regain a focus and value on core academic curriculum (think reading, history & arithmetic). SEL is a distraction & diversion whose increase in schools & after school government funded programs continues to correlate with the rise of depression & anxiety in youth.