The Report Card with Nat Malkus

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The Report Card with Nat Malkus is the education podcast of the American Enterprise Institute. It is a hub for discussing innovative work to improve education – from early childhood to higher education – and the lives of America’s children. It evaluates research, policy, and practice efforts to improve the lives of families, schools and students. The Report Card seeks to engage with everyone who is interested in education in an accessible way. It brings guests that are doing compelling work across a spectrum from high level policy changes to innovations at the classroom level, work that will start conversations about improving education and the lives of children more broadly. Each episode lets listeners – policymakers, teachers, and parents –learn relevant information that they can use in their efforts to improve education.

Recent Episodes
  • The Unintended Effects of Increased Technology Access (with Jared Schachner)
    Jun 11, 2025 – 53:05
  • Education and the Second Trump Administration, 135 Days In
    Jun 4, 2025 – 01:09:49
  • Jonathan Haidt on Childhood, Play, and Social Media
    May 28, 2025 – 56:35
  • Education and the Second Trump Administration, 121 Days In
    May 21, 2025 – 01:11:35
  • Pandemic School Closures, Five Years Later (with David Zweig)
    May 14, 2025 – 48:47
  • Education and the Second Trump Administration, 107 Days In
    May 7, 2025 – 01:04:48
  • Religious Charter Schools?
    Apr 29, 2025 – 01:22:02
  • Education and the Second Trump Administration, 93 Days In
    Apr 23, 2025 – 01:11:44
  • Success (with Eva Moskowitz)
    Apr 17, 2025 – 56:36
  • Education and the Second Trump Administration, 79 Days In
    Apr 9, 2025 – 01:08:28
  • Talking Math Instruction (with Anna Stokke)
    Apr 2, 2025 – 58:18
  • Education and the Second Trump Administration, 58 Days In
    Mar 19, 2025 – 01:02:19
  • Should Congress Grant the NCAA an Antitrust Exemption?
    Mar 5, 2025 – 01:52:19
  • Credit Recovery (with Carolyn J. Heinrich)
    Feb 19, 2025 – 01:06:18
  • The NAEP 2024 Rundown (with Marty West and Mark Schneider)
    Feb 5, 2025 – 59:12
  • Told a Story (with Emily Hanford)
    Jan 22, 2025 – 55:41
  • Learning in War-Time (with Russ Roberts)
    Jan 8, 2025 – 01:01:24
  • 2024 in Review
    Dec 30, 2024 – 51:36
  • Do Exceptional Students Need Exceptional Mentors? (with Ian Calaway)
    Dec 11, 2024 – 53:21
  • Cognitive Load Theory, Explicit Teaching, and Bringing Research Into the Classroom (with Greg Ashman)
    Nov 27, 2024 – 01:01:12
  • What the 2024 Elections Mean for Education
    Nov 13, 2024 – 01:09:11
  • Choice, Accountability, and Peer Effects (with David Figlio)
    Oct 30, 2024 – 47:51
  • AP, SAT, and the College Board (with David Coleman)
    Oct 16, 2024 – 53:46
  • Campus Free Speech (with Cass Sunstein)
    Oct 2, 2024 – 55:23
  • Return on Investment in Higher Education (with Preston Cooper)
    Sep 18, 2024 – 01:02:12
  • How Did the Pandemic Change Schooling? (with Brian Jacob)
    Sep 4, 2024 – 52:13
  • State Leadership and the Mississippi Miracle (with Carey Wright)
    Aug 21, 2024 – 58:23
  • Best Of: Katharine Birbalsingh on Michaela
    Aug 7, 2024 – 51:03
  • Did ESSER Work? (with Dan Goldhaber)
    Jul 24, 2024 – 57:47
  • Phonics, Comprehension, and Disciplinary Literacy (with Timothy Shanahan)
    Jul 10, 2024 – 01:02:58
  • John W. Boyer on Campus Protests, Free Expression, and the University of Chicago
    Jun 26, 2024 – 01:10:20
  • Sal Khan on AI Lessons from the Past Year
    Jun 12, 2024 – 47:27
  • Mark Schneider on IES
    May 29, 2024 – 53:22
  • Pete Etchells on Screens and Mental Health
    May 15, 2024 – 01:02:06
  • Paul Carrese on Civic Education on Campus
    May 1, 2024 – 57:57
  • Marguerite Roza on ESSER
    Apr 17, 2024 – 01:00:58
  • David Steiner on Coherence, Content, and the Humanities
    Apr 3, 2024 – 01:07:34
  • Should Democrats Support Education Savings Accounts?
    Mar 20, 2024 – 01:11:39
  • Rick Hess and Mike McShane on Getting Education Right
    Mar 6, 2024 – 01:05:45
  • Angela Watson on Homeschooling
    Feb 21, 2024 – 54:29
  • Tom Richards on the Florence Academy of Art
    Feb 7, 2024 – 01:01:00
  • Mike McShane on ESAs
    Jan 24, 2024 – 56:40
  • Dylan Wiliam on PISA, Assessment, and De-implementation
    Jan 10, 2024 – 01:00:13
  • 2023 in Review
    Dec 28, 2023 – 45:13
  • Brian Jacob and Vladimir Kogan on School Board Elections
    Dec 13, 2023 – 53:52
  • Brooks Bowden on the Unintended Consequences of Academic Leniency
    Nov 29, 2023 – 50:48
  • Ethan Hutt and Jack Schneider on Grades, Tests, and Transcripts
    Nov 15, 2023 – 01:05:14
  • Melissa Kearney on the Two-Parent Privilege
    Nov 1, 2023 – 01:04:15
  • Best Of: Doug Lemov on Cellphones in Schools
    Oct 18, 2023 – 01:00:50
  • Roland Fryer on Incentives and Opportunity
    Oct 4, 2023 – 45:20
Recent Reviews
  • TheHospital
    My favorite education podcast
    It’s really nice to have a podcast like this discussing educational policy. The topics are usually interesting and guests are often exceptional.
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