The Education Exchange
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The Education Exchange
A weekly podcast highlighting education policy news, hosted by Paul E. Peterson, Senior editor of Education Next
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Ep. 442 - May 11, 2026 - Public School Enrollment Is Declining. Is Universal Choice to Blame?
Patrick Graff, a Senior Fellow with the American Federation for Children, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Graff's paper, "Declining Public School En...
Ep. 441 - May 4, 2026 - AP Exams Have Shown a Measurable Decline in Rigor for Years
John Moscatiello, founder of Marco Learning, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Advanced Placement exams and how they've transformed through the past t...
Ep. 440 - April 27, 2026 - The Devaluing of College Professors
Samuel Abrams, professor of politics at Sarah Lawrence College, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Abrams recent op-ed in Real Clear Politics,
"T...
Ep. 439 - April 20, 2026 - Disability Diagnoses: The Latest Luxury Good at Elite Universities
Jeremy B. Ney, Adjunct Professor of Business at Columbia Business School, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Ney's recent Substack post, "How the Wealt...
Ep. 438 - April 13, 2026 - How the University of Austin Fearlessly Pursues the Truth
Carlos Carvalho, the president of the University of Austin, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss the institution's mission to bring back free inquiry to...
Ep. 437 - April 6, 2026 - How to Build a Better Institute of Education Sciences
Amber Northern, a senior advisor to the Secretary at the U.S. Department of Education, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss her efforts on reforming the...
Ep. 436 - March 30, 2026 - Most Progressive College Professors Exclude Alternatives Views
Jon Shields, a professor of American politics in the government department at Claremont McKenna College, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Shields' la...
Ep. 435 - March 23, 2026 - Students Lean Liberal Upon Arrival to College, Shift Further Left by Graduation
Paola Sapienza, the J-P Conte Family Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss how political opinions are represented...
Ep. 434 - March 16, 2026 - Top Academic Journal Sees America Through a Glass Darkly
Richard D. Kahlenberg, Director of the American Identity Project at the Progressive Policy Institute, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Kahlenberg's n...
Ep. 433 - March 9, 2026 - Today’s Better Grades Could Mean Tomorrow’s Smaller Paychecks
Jeff Denning, an associate professor at the University of Texas at Austin LBJ School of Public Affairs and Department of Educational Leadership and Po...
Ep. 432 - March 2, 2026 - Virtual Learning Must Be a Choice, Not the Only Option
Julie Young, the former Vice President of Education Outreach and Student Services for Arizona State University, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss her...
Ep. 431 - Feb. 23, 2026 - The Federal Scholarship Tax Credit Starts in 2027. What Can We Expect?
John Schilling, representing the 50 State Federal Scholarship Tax Credit Coalition and Defense of Freedom Institute, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss...
Ep. 430 - Feb. 17, 2026 - School Boards Have a Bigger Impact on Outcomes Than You Think
John Singleton, an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Rochester, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Singleton's latest research, whi...
Ep. 429 - Feb. 9, 2026 - Charter Schools and Historically Black Colleges Join Forces with Philanthropic Support
Marlon Marshall, the Chief Executive Officer of City Fund, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss how City Fund and Bloomberg Philanthropies are committing...
Ep. 428 - Feb. 2, 2026 - Public Education’s No Good, Very Bad Century (So Far)
M. Danish Shakeel, a Professor and the director of the E. G. West Centre for Education Policy at The University of Buckingham, UK, joins Paul E. Peter...
Ep. 427 - Jan. 26, 2026 - You Think States Are Stealing Funds from Orphans? Think Again.
Emily Putnam-Hornstein, the John A. Tate Distinguished Professor for Children in Need at the School of Social Work at the University of North Carolina...
Ep. 426 - Jan. 20, 2026 - Private-School Choice Loses When Voters Asked to Decide
Vladimir Kogan, a Professor in the Department of Political Science at Ohio State University, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss how voters handle schoo...
Ep. 425 - Jan. 12, 2025 - Teacher Salaries Cut, Even When Public Districts Have More Money
Aaron Garth Smith, the Director of Education Reform at the Reason Foundation, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Reason's latest report, which details...
Ep. 424 - Dec. 22, 2025 - Arkansas Offers a Look Under the Hood of its ESA Program
Daion L. Daniels, Director of Research for the Indiana Department of Education, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss the Arkansas Education Freedom Accou...
Ep. 423 - Dec. 15, 2025 - Could End-of-Course Exams Revive Accountability in Massachusetts?
Martin R. West, the editor-in-chief of Education Next, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss the new Massachusetts state high school graduation framework,...
Ep. 422 - Dec. 8, 2025 - Community Colleges Are Bearing the Brunt of Postsecondary Enrollment Declines
Joshua Goodman, an associate professor of education and of economics at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development, joins Pau...
Ep. 421 - Dec. 1, 2025 - “Charters Are in an Environment Rich with Opportunities”
Derrell Bradford, the president of 50CAN, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss the state of charter schools in 2025, and where the sector can go as more...
Ep. 420 - Nov. 24, 2025 - How Does Weighted Student Funding Work?
An adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins School of Education and the former superintendent of Seattle Public Schools, Joseph Olchefske, joins Paul E. Pet...
Ep. 419 - Nov. 17, 2025 - Does the U.S. Department of Education Help Student Achievement?
Rocco E. Testani, the co-leader of the Eversheds Sutherland Business and Commercial Litigation team, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss the history of...
Ep. 418 - Nov. 10, 2025 - The Future of the Federal Role in Education
Thiru Vignarajah, the former Deputy Attorney General of Maryland and the former Law Clerk to Justice Stephen Breyer, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss...
Ep. 417 - Nov. 3, 2025 - Who Are Schools Really For?
Vladimir Kogan, a Professor in the Department of Political Science at Ohio State University, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Kogan's new book, "No A...
Ep. 416 - Oct. 27, 2025 - When Radicals Dreamed Big About Better Student Outcomes
Joseph P. Viteritti, the Thomas Hunter Professor of Public Policy at Hunter College in New York, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Viteritti's new boo...
Ep. 415 - Oct. 20, 2025 - The Education Exchange: After Mahmoud, How Far Will the Parent “Opt-Out” Movement Go?
Clint Bolick, the 44th Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss how the Supreme Court has shifted its stance on school...
Ep. 414 - Oct. 14, 2025 - How Valuable Are Credentials as an Alternative Career Pathway?
Matt Sigelman, the President of the Burning Glass Institute, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss online courses and certificates, and how many are not d...
Ep. 413 - Oct. 6, 2025 - Arkansas Makes Case for Benefits of ESAs
Patrick J. Wolf, a professor of Education Policy at the University of Arkansas, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Wolf’s new research, which investiga...
Ep. 412 - Sept. 29, 2025 - Men and Women are More Equal and More Different Than Ever
Robert Henderson, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss the growing political divide between men and women in...
Ep. 411 - Sept. 22, 2025 - How to Save a School District
Alberto Carvalho, Superintendent of Los Angeles Unified School District., joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss how the district has worked to turn around...
Ep. 410 - Sept. 15, 2025 - NAEP Scores of Graduating Seniors Continue to Fall
Martin R. West, the editor-in-chief of Education Next and member of the National Assessment Governing Board, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss the lat...
Ep. 409 - Sept. 8, 2025 - Peeling Back the Curtain on the “Science” Funded by NSF
Heather Mac Donald, the Thomas W. Smith Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Mac Donald's recent article, which is cri...
Ep. 408 - Sept. 3, 2025 - As Trump Continues the Fight with Higher Ed, Will Harvard Be the Next Domino to Fall?
Ilya Marritz, an independent journalist, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Marritz's recent reporting on the relationship between Alan Garber, the pre...
Ep. 407 - Aug. 25, 2025 - Make School Boards Matter
Scott R. Levy, an Adjunct Lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Levy's new book, Why School Boards M...
Ep. 406 - Aug. 18, 2025 - Why Not Choose Public Schools?
Brian Stephens, the CEO of Caissa K12, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss how public schools can make themselves more appealing to students and parents...
Ep. 405 - Aug. 11, 2025 - Did Columbia Capitulate or Correct Course?
Paul Carrese, a Professor in the School of Civic & Economic Thought and Leadership at Arizona State University, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Colu...
Ep. 404 - Aug. 4, 2025 - What Will States Do With the New Federal Choice Program?
Derrell Bradford, the president of 50CAN, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss how states might react to the new tax credit scholarship provision that wa...
Ep. 403 - July 28, 2025 - How Will the Next Mayor of New York City Govern Its Public Schools?
Ester Fuchs, Professor of International and Public Affairs and Political Science at Columbia University, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss the New Yor...