The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg

Too Cool for School

Feb 29, 2024

Explore the conservative perspective on education reform with authors of 'Getting Education Right'. Discuss parental involvement, bureaucratic bloat, staffing surge in K-12 education, school choice advocacy, and the cultural wars in education. Delve into rethinking higher education and the debate over abolishing the Department of Education.

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Episode guests

Rick Hess

Michael McShane

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Quick takeaways

Conservative principles focus on family involvement and quality institutions for early childhood, K-12, and higher education.

Teacher compensation should be based on subject expertise and effectiveness, challenging traditional tenure-based models.

Reforming education requires constructive efforts in addressing student lending, federal funding criteria, and bias while avoiding symbolic gestures like abolishing the Department of Education.

Deep dives

Education Policy and Principles

The podcast delves into conservative principles for education policy, focusing on the importance of family and quality education institutions. Authors emphasize guiding principles for improving education in early childhood, K-12, and higher education segments. The discussion extends to the challenges in education, highlighting the need for conservative approaches beyond just school choice.

Introduction

3min

Education Policy: Innovating for Quality and Access

7min

Exploring the Dynamic Relationship in Education: The Handshake Principle

4min

Discussion on Parental Involvement and Bureaucratic Bloat in Education

3min

Staffing Surge in K-12 Education

19min

School Choice Advocacy and Cultural Wars in Education

11min

Rethinking Higher Education for Society's Benefit

14min

Education Policy: Abolishing the Department of Education

8min

If the American Enterprise Institute were a prison, education policy scholars Rick Hess and Michael McShane would be the leaders of its most feared inmate gang. Today, they join Jonah not simply to pressure him into swearing loyalty, but to discuss their new book, Getting Education Right: A Conservative Vision for Improving Early Childhood, K-12, and College. It’s no secret that America’s education system is struggling, but what can actually be done to reform it? What does it mean to be a conservative in education? Are teachers paid enough? And does the Department of Education have any reason to exist?

Show Notes:

-Rick’s page at AEI

-Mike’s page at AEI

-Rick and Mike’s new book, Getting Education Right

-The Remnant with Brad Wilcox

-Rick and Mike: “The Past and Future of Education Reform”

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