FreshEd #153 –Special Education Law in the United States and Beyond (Charles J. Russo)

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FreshEd #340 – Funding, Equity & Achievement in Australian Schools (Barbara Preston)

Today we look at funding, equity, and achievement in Australian Schools. My guest is Barbara Preston. Barbara Preston is an Independent Researcher based in Canberra. She’s recently authored the report “Funding, Equity and Achievement in Australian Schools,” which documents a nati ...  Show more

FreshEd #424 – Cultivating Engaged Citizens through Higher Education (Leping Mou & Radomir Ray Mitic)

What’s the value of higher education in terms of civic engagement? My guests today, Leping Mou and Ray Mitic, try to answer that question empirically. Leping Mou is a lecturer in education at the University of Glasgow. Ray Mitic is an assistant professor of higher education at Wi ...  Show more

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