Educate Podcast
1) A conversation with Emily Hanford on reading instruction in the U.S.
Hanford talks about her reporting on what's wrong with how schools teach reading.
A conversation with Emily Hanford on reading instruction in the U.S.
42:08 | Oct 24th, 2019
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2) Introducing: Sold a Story
Emily Hanford introduces the first episode of her new podcast, Sold a Story. There's an idea about how children learn to read that's held sway in schools for more than a generation — even though it wa...Show More
3) No Excuses: Race and Reckoning at a Chicago Charter School
Producer DJ Cashmere spent seven years teaching Black and brown students at a Noble Street charter high school in Chicago. At the time, Noble followed a popular model called "no excuses." Its schools ...Show More
4) Standing in Two Worlds BONUS episode
Camille Leihulu Slagle is Native Hawaiian. She always knew she wanted to go away for college. Education would help her afford to stay in her homeland. Life in the islands is expensive. Camille wants t...Show More
5) Standing in Two Worlds: Native American College Diaries
Native American students are just a tiny fraction of all the college students in the United States. They come with different histories, confronting an education system once used to erase their languag...Show More
6) The college mental health crisis
Even before the pandemic, campus counselling services were reporting a marked uptick in the number of students with anxiety, clinical depression and other serious psychiatric problems. A 2019 survey f...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.7) We’ve spent decades trying to solve teacher shortages, and our attempts have changed the teacher labor force dramatically. Is it working?
Many schools around the country are struggling to find enough teachers. Large numbers of teachers quit after a short time on the job, so schools are constantly struggling to replace them. The problem ...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.8) Why America is losing international students
Colleges and universities in the United States attract more than a million international students a year. Higher education is one of America’s top service exports, generating $42 billion in revenue. I...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.9) Same Pandemic, Unequal Education (from Us & Them podcast)
The coronavirus pandemic has left West Virginia schools particularly hard hit. The Us & Them podcast from West Virginia Public Radio brings us stories of teachers grappling with virtual classes for st...Show More
10) Same Pandemic, Unequal Education (from Us & Them podcast)
The coronavirus pandemic has left West Virginia schools particularly hard hit. The Us & Them podcast from West Virginia Public Radio brings us stories of teachers grappling with virtual classes for st...Show More