Have You Heard
Occasionally funny and periodically informative, Have You Heard features journalist Jennifer Berkshire and scholar Jack Schneider as they explore the age-old quest to finally fix the nation's public schools, one policy issue at a time.
Latest episodes
Feb 28, 2019 • 36min
#60 The Rise of the “Portfolio” Model for Schools
There's big money lining up to bring the portfolio model to a school district near you. But what is it exactly? Scholar Katrina Bulkley helps Have You Heard plumb the depths of portfolio management.
Feb 14, 2019 • 33min
#59 University, Inc.: Capitalism, Philanthropy and Higher Education
As states disinvest from public higher education, universities are increasingly turning to corporate sponsors. Joshua Hunt, author of University of Nike, joins us to talk about who pays when corporate donors are footing the bill.
Jan 31, 2019 • 21min
#58 The LA Teacher Strike: Back to the Future of Education Reform
What does the LA teacher strike mean for the future of education reform?
Jan 17, 2019 • 29min
#57 These Education Stories Didn’t Get Enough Attention in 2018
Five (make that six) education news stories that deserved more attention in 2018.
Jan 3, 2019 • 33min
#56 The Farce of School Reform
The smartest book Have You Heard has encountered on the limits of school reform in ages is a novel. Roxanna Elden's hilarious and pointed Adequate Yearly Progress is packed with real insights into what self-styled education reformers miss about the complex ecosystems of schools, and the complicated lives of teachers. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll buy the book!
Dec 4, 2018 • 37min
#55 Unreal Results in Education Research
Can listening to When I'm 64 make you younger (or smarter)? Have You Heard looks at the replication crisis in the social sciences and why education research is particularly susceptible to the problem of illusory results. Special guest: Hunter Gehlbach
Nov 15, 2018 • 31min
#54 Closing Time: In a Gentrifying City, Are Some Students Expendable?
Boston recently announced plans to begin rebuilding its schools. But in a fast-gentrifying city, who will these new schools be for? Jennifer travels to a school on the chopping block: McCormack Middle School in Dorchester to talk to teachers and students who are fighting to keep their school community together.
Oct 31, 2018 • 37min
#53 The Zombie: Undying Attacks on Ed Schools
Have You Heard digs up the original "zombie" issue in education: schools of education and their [insert criticism here]. Jack and Jennifer are joined by education historian Lauren Lefty to explore why this particular zombie can never be slayed.
Oct 19, 2018 • 32min
#52: Teachers are Running for Office - And to Save Public Education
Teachers are running for office this year in unprecedented numbers. Have You Heard talks to some of them and looks at why this educator-turned-candidate phenomenon represents a unique phenomenon. Hint: it's not just teachers who are on the ballot but the future of public education.
Oct 4, 2018 • 35min
#51 Win/Win: Why Billionaire Philanthropists are Bad at School Reform
Have You Heard talks to Anand Giridharadas about his new book, Winners Take All, a scathing indictment of billionaire change makers who seek to "disrupt" public education while leaving the structures of inequality untouched.
