Nick Melvoin, member of the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss LAUSD's decision to ban cell phone use during the school day, which will take effect in January 2025 ..read more

Nina Thorup Dalgaard, a senior researcher at VIVE, The Danish Center for Social Science Research, joins the Education Exchange to discuss the rise in students receiving special education, and how meeting the individual needs of all those children has become more challenging ..read more

Chad Aldeman, the founder of Read Not Guess, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss how teachers are paid, and how recent demands by the Chicago Teachers Union could impact the teacher salary landscape ..read more

Greg Richmond, the superintendent of schools for the Archdiocese of Chicago, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss the challenges Catholic schools have faced through the years, and how they are navigating the current school choice landscape ..read more

David Houston, an Assistant Professor at George Mason University, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Houston's latest research, which investgiates what happens to public opinion when prominent partisan officials intervene in education policy debates. Houston's working paper, "How the Engagement of High-Profile Partisan Officials Affects Education Politics, Public Opinion, and Polarization," co-written with Alyssa Barone, is available now. https://edworkingpapers.com/sites/default/files/ai24-919.pdf ..read more

Sarah Cohodes, an Associate Professor of Public Policy at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Cohodes' recent research, showing how education can increase civic participation ..read more

Cal Jillson, a Professor in the Department of Political Science at Southern Methodist University, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's effort to oust Texas House Republicans in primary races who have opposed his statewide Education Savings Account initiative ..read more

Christy Wolfe, the senior vice president for policy, research, and planning for the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, joins the Education Exchange to discuss what the budget cuts proposed by the Biden Administration could spell for charter schools ..read more

Daniel Hamlin, an associate professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at the University of Oklahoma, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss efforts to regulate homeschooling rules in states, and the upcoming Emerging School Models: Maintaining the Momentum conference, which will be hosted by Harvard’s Program on Education Policy and Governance on Sept. 12 and 13, 2023. Learn more about the conference, and register to attend, here: https://www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/taubman/programs-research/pepg/events/2024-emerging-school-models ..read more

Brooks Bowden, an associate professor at the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Bowden's latest research, which looks into the effects of lenient grading and standards on student learning. "The Unintended Consequences of Academic Leniency," co-written with Viviana Rodriguez and Zach Weingarten, is available now. https://edworkingpapers.com/sites/default/files/ai23-836.pdf ..read more