The Education Exchange

A research professor at Georgetown University and director of the Edunomics Lab, Marguerite Roza, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss how school districts have spent their federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds, and what impact that has had on learning. “The Massive ESSER Experiment: Here’s what we’re learning,” co-written with Katherine Silberstein, is available now at Education Next.org: https://www.educationnext.org/the-massive-esser-experiment-heres-what-were-learning/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer

A senior fellow at the American Federation for Children, Corey DeAngelis, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss how Education Savings Accounts programs have expanded in states, and where that leaves the school choice movement today.

The co-founder of and a distinguished fellow at the Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation, Michael B. Horn, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss how AI programs like ChatGPT can be put to productive use in the classroom. "To Teach Better Writing, Don’t Ban Artificial Intelligence. Instead, Embrace it," co-written with Daniel Curtis, is available now. https://www.educationnext.org/teach-better-writing-dont-ban-artificial-intelligence-instead-embrace-it-inviting-chatgpt-into-classroom/

A Professor Emerita at University of Hawaii Hilo, Nina Buchanan, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss the charter school movement in Hawaii, and how they incorporate the indigenous language and cultures of the islands into learning.

The professor and associate dean for research in the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas, Paul T. von Hippel, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss year-round academic calendars, and how changing calendars won't undo learning losses accrued during the Covid-19 pandemic. “Busting the Myths About Year-Round School Calendars,” co-written with Jennifer Graves, is available now. https://www.educationnext.org/busting-the-myths-about-year-round-school-calendars/

An associate professor at Williams College, Owen Thompson, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Thompson’s latest research, which looks into whether gifted and talented programs are also drivers of racial segregation in schools.

The former Massachusetts Secretary of Education, Jim Peyser, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Peyser's tenure in the Charlie Baker administration, and what could be ahead for education reform in the state.

The Barnett Family Professor at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Education, Thomas S. Dee, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss how enrollment in K-12 public schools decreased during the Covid-19 pandemic, and where those students who left the public system are now being educated. Dee's report, "Where the Kids Went: Nonpublic Schooling and Demographic Change during the Pandemic Exodus from Public Schools," is available now. https://www.urban.org/research/publication/where-kids-went-nonpublic-schooling-and-demographic-change-during-pandemic

The co-leader of the Eversheds Sutherland Business and Commercial Litigation team, Rocco E. Testani, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss the recent decision in the William Penn School District et al. v. Pennsylvania Department of Education case in Pennsylvania, which ruled Pennsylvania’s school funding system unconstitutional.

A former U.S. Senator and Representative from Texas, and Visiting Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, Phil Gramm, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Gramm's new book, “The Myth of American Inequality: How Government Biases Policy Debate.” “The Myth of American Inequality,” co-authored with Robert Ekelund and John Early, is available now from Rowman & Littlefield.