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6 days ago | 
educationnext.org | Paul Peterson
Paul DiPerna, the Vice President of Research and Innovation for EdChoice, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss how public opinion has shaped the conversation around school choice in the United States.
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1 week ago | 
educationnext.org | Paul Peterson
Survey data reveal surprising demographic diversity among homeschooling families Angela R. Watson, a senior research fellow at the Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Watson’s recent research on how homeschooling has grown, and how students and parents measure success. Follow The Education Exchange on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or here on Education Next. — Education Next May 27, 2025
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1 week ago | 
educationnext.org | Paul Peterson
Pierce v. Society of Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary is a landmark court decision worthy of a centennial celebration by those engaged in the school choice movement. Announced by the U.S. Supreme Court on June 1, 1925, it guarantees parents the right to send their children to a private school. Yet a realistic appraisal must appreciate Pierce more as a precursor for what came later than for what the opinion itself declared.
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2 weeks ago | 
educationnext.org | Paul Peterson
Economic gains and poverty reduction greater between 1940 and 1970 Jason Riley, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a columnist for the Wall Street Journal, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Riley’s new book, The Affirmative Action Myth: Why Blacks Don’t Need Racial Preferences to Succeed. Follow The Education Exchange on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or here on Education Next.
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3 weeks ago | 
educationnext.org | Paul Peterson
David Figlio, the Gordon Fyfe Professor of Economics and Education at the University of Rochester, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Figlio’s latest report, which investigates the effects of a Ohio school voucher program on student college success. The Effects of Ohio’s EdChoice Voucher Program on College Enrollment and Graduation, co-written with Matthew Chingos and Krzysztof Karbownik, is available now.
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1 month ago | 
educationnext.org | Paul Peterson
David Zweig joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss new book, An Abundance of Caution: American Schools, the Virus, and a Story of Bad Decisions, and how the U.S. response to Covid-19 became shaped by politics. Rick Hess recently reviewed Zweig’s book in The Junk Science of Pandemic School Closure,, available now at EducationNext.org. Follow The Education Exchange on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or here on Education Next. — Education Next
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1 month ago | 
educationnext.org | Paul Peterson
Bhash Mazumder, a Professor of Economics at the University of California, Irvine, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Mazumder’s recent paper, which looks into the history of the Rosenwald Schools in the segregated South and their connection to political activism. “Schooling and Political Activism in the Early Civil Rights Era,” co-written with Daniel Aaronson, Mark Borgschulte, and Sunny Liu, is available now.
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1 month ago | 
educationnext.org | Paul Peterson
New study finds some Kansas school districts are cagey about capacity for accepting transfer students Ben Scafidi, Professor and Director of the Education Economics Center at Kennesaw State University, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss the 2025 Kansas Open Enrollment Report and its implications on enrollment policies nationwide. Follow The Education Exchange on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or here on Education Next.
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1 month ago | 
educationnext.org | Paul Peterson
Michael Hartney, a fellow at the Hoover Institution and assistant professor of political science at Boston College, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss their new joint research, which finds that states that voted for Kamala Harris in the last presidential election saw more learning loss following the Covid-19 pandemic than those that voted for Donald Trump, according to the most recent results from the 2014 National Assessment of Education Progress.
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2 months ago | 
educationnext.org | Paul Peterson
Thomas Kane, the Walter H. Gale Professor of Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss how school districts have been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, and how districts need to pivot from short-term recovery to long-term strategies to improve student outcomes. The latest edition of the Education Recovery Scorecard is available now.
