Charter Schools
EdNext Podcast: KIPP Middle Schools Can Improve Early College Outcomes
EdNext Podcast · Ep. 191 - March 11, 2020: KIPP Middle Schools Can Improve...
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EdNext Podcast: Reforming a Divided School System in Los Angeles
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Charter Schools
EdNext Podcast: Serving All Students at Excel Academy
A group from Excel Academy in Boston joined Education Next Editor-in-chief Marty West to discuss how the charter network works to accommodate students with special needs, including English language learners and those with disabilities, into their program.
Charter Schools
The Education Exchange: Student Test Scores in Newark Charter Schools
Marcus Winters, an associate professor in Boston University and Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss a new study by Winters that shows lasting test score gains for students at charter schools in Newark, N.J.
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The Education Exchange: Observations from Inside a Success Academy School
Robert Pondiscio, a senior fellow at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, sits down with Paul E. Peterson to discuss his time observing a Success Academy school in the Bronx, and his new book, "How the Other Half Learns."
Charter Schools
EdNext Podcast: What’s Behind Success at Success Academy
Robert Pondiscio, a senior fellow at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, joins EdNext Editor-in-chief Marty West to discuss his new book, "How the Other Half Learns," and his observations of a Success Academy school at work in the Bronx.
Charter Schools
EdNext Podcast: Have Charters Increased Segregation in American Schools?
Tomas Monarrez, a research associate in the Center on Education Data and Policy at the Urban Institute, joins EdNext Editor-in-chief Marty West to discuss the impact charter schools have had on segregation in U.S. schools.
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The Education Exchange: Checking in on School Reforms in New Orleans
Doug Harris, Professor and Department Chair of Economics at Tulane University, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss his new study, "How is New Orleans School Performance Evolving, and Why?," co-authored with Lihan Liu, Alica Gerry, and Paula Arce-Trigatti, and how school choice and performance-based contracting have fared after 15 years.
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EdNext Podcast: Tom Boasberg’s Legacy in Denver
As superintendent of Denver Public Schools, Tom Boasberg implemented a wide array of unconventional reforms, building a coalition based on pragmatism and a shared belief that change was a long overdue moral imperative. Boasberg talks with Ed Next editor-in-chief Marty West about his decade-long effort to improve Denver's schools.
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The Education Exchange: KIPP Schools and the Charter Sector Continue to Evolve
Richard Barth, CEO of the KIPP Foundation, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss how the KIPP network is adapting to changes in the charter sector.
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