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Education has seen it all before. A promising approach to teaching catches on, and then it becomes the center of a heated debate. That's happening with the science of reading, and increasingly, the science of math.But Harvard Professor Jon Star says these debates get at a bigger ...  Show more

00:00 – Rethinking the “Best Years” Narrative 01:30 – Are Students in Crisis—or in Transition? 03:00 – What the Data Really Says 05:00 – Loneliness as a Normal Developmental Experience 07:00 – The Expectation Gap 09:00 – When Language Gets Complicated 11:30 – The Institutional Di ...  Show more

Education Matters explores how education shapes society, democracy, and the future. Through insightful conversations with educators, administrators, technology leaders, scientists and philosophers, this podcast explores the challenges, successes, and evolving landscap ...

The abrupt shift to online learning due to COVID-19 rocked the US education system, unearthing many of the inequities at its foundation. Educator Nora Flanagan says we can reframe this moment as an opportunity to fix what's long been broken for teachers, students and families -- ...  Show more

In all the conversations about improving education for children, the voices of students, teachers and community members are often left out. Educational designer Punya Mishra offers a method to shift that paradigm, taking us through new thinking on the root of success (and failure ...  Show more