The Report Card with Nat Malkus
AEI Podcasts
The Report Card with Nat Malkus is the education podcast of the American Enterprise Institute. It is a hub for discussing innovative work to improve education – from early childhood to higher education – and the lives of America’s children. It evaluates research, policy, and practice efforts to improve the lives of families, schools and students. The Report Card seeks to engage with everyone who is interested in education in an accessible way. It brings guests that are doing compelling work across a spectrum from high level policy changes to innovations at the classroom level, work that will start conversations about improving education and the lives of children more broadly. Each episode lets listeners – policymakers, teachers, and parents –learn relevant information that they can use in their efforts to improve education.
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Mar 13, 2020 • 41min
Minerva and the future of higher education with Ben Nelson
The world of higher education has increasingly come under fire in the past few years. As concerns about rising tuition costs, workplace readiness of graduates, and inequitable admissions practices have become widespread, criticisms of colleges have become more vehement. Minerva is taking these challenges head-on. Founded by former Snapfish CEO Ben Nelson in 2011, the […]
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Feb 28, 2020 • 42min
Liberian education and Bridge International Academies with George Werner and Steve Cantrell
Liberian Education Minister George Werner and Bridge Int'l VP Steve Cantrell talk about how their partnership has helped transform Liberia's school system.
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Feb 14, 2020 • 36min
Why Meadow Died: with Max Eden
The 2018 Stoneman Douglas shooting was the deadliest school shooting in US history. Author Max Frost offers his take on how to prevent similar tragedies.
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Jan 24, 2020 • 37min
Evaluating supplemental curricula with Morgan Polikoff
Dr. Morgan Polikoff of USC joins Nat to discuss the materials teachers use to create engaging lesson plans, much of which is made without oversight
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Jan 10, 2020 • 49min
Success Academy Charter Schools with Robert Pondiscio
Nat and guest Robert Pondiscio discuss NYC's successful - yet contentious - Sucess Academy Charter Schools, what sets them apart, and the lessons from them
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Dec 20, 2019 • 49min
2019 Education Year in Review: with Erica Green, Alyson Klein, and Josh Mitchell
Education news was prevalent in 2019. Join Nat Malkus and guests as they cover the year's biggest stories and look ahead to what 2020 will bring
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Dec 13, 2019 • 49min
Teen Vaping with Scott Gottlieb, Mila Vascones-Gatski, and Evie Blad
Host Nat Malkus talks to former FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb about how teen vaping, a growing trend in high schools, affects both students and schools. Substance abuse counselor Milagros Vascones-Gatski and Evie Blad, a reporter from Education Week, also join Nat to discuss ways to address the problem.
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Nov 28, 2019 • 45min
Free College in New York with Elsa Magee and Christopher Barto
The idea of free college isn’t new. In 2014, President Obama proposed free community college in his State of the Union Address. Both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders had free college plans in the 2016 election, and 2020 Democratic candidates also have plenty of ideas. However, in 2017, New York was the first state to […]
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Nov 15, 2019 • 40min
Social emotional learning with Jackie Jodl and Robert Pondiscio
Nat Malkus, Jackie Jodl, and Robert Pondiscio discuss the benefits (and possible pitfalls) of American education's growing trend: Social Emotional Learning
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Nov 2, 2019 • 33min
Deeper Learning with Jal Mehta
How can schols go beyond surface level learning? Nat Malkus and Jal Mehta discuss the benefits of deeper learning and how classrooms can better implement its features nationwide
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