Open Forum, Part 1
Viewers commented on the House voting to repeal the Biden student loan forgiveness plan.
798 viewsViewers commented on the House voting to repeal the Biden student loan forgiveness plan.
798 viewsJournalist Jennifer Berkshire and education historian Jack Schneider argued that the political right is trying to dismantle public education. This virtual event was hosted by Town Hall…
741 viewsViewers responded to the question “How would you improve public education?”
457 viewsAuthor Richard Vedder discussed his proposals to improve higher education in the United States.
403 viewsMiddle school teacher David Michael Slater shared his perspective on the major issues facing the U.S. education system.
849 viewsFordham University professor Nicholas Tampio argued that determining how to best educate America’s children should not lie solely with one faction or political group.
1,076 viewsCaitlin Emma talked about the Trump administration’s desire for federal dollars to be used for school choice.
600 viewsFormer venture capitalist Ted Dintersmith talked about his education reform efforts and his new book, What School Could Be.
1,409 viewsDavid Osborne examines the charter school movement and offers his outlook for the future of public education in his book, Reinventing America’s Schools: Creating a 21st Century Education…
1,881 viewsJohn Merrow talked about his book Addicted to Reform, in which he argues that current school reforms will not meet the needs of the 21st century, and he offered a 12-step plan to break away…
940 viewsEducation policy experts talked about high schools and school choice. The panelists focused their remarks on why more challenges on access to choice exists for high schools in comparison to…
670 viewsFrederick Hess talked his book, Letters to a Young Education Reformer.
711 viewsPresident Trump, Vice President Pence, and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos all delivered brief remarks at a White House-hosted event for students who have used school choice vouchers and…
778 viewsThe American Enterprise Institute held a discussion on K-12 education policy and charter schools. Former Obama administration Education Secretary John King said lessons learned from the…
419 viewsLegal and education scholars discussed various states' and local school districts' education funding systems. They offered recommendations for improving school funding inequities and educational…
396 viewsHeather Vogell talked about an investigation by ProPublica and USA Today on school districts' practice of enrolling underachieving students in alternative programs, thereby reducing the…
458 viewsFormer Obama administration education secretary Arne Duncan participated in a Brookings Institution panel discussion about what to expect from the Trump administration in terms of federal education policy.…
437 viewsNadia Lopez talked about her book The Bridge to Brilliance: How Once Principal in a Tough Community Is Inspiring the World, in which she recounts her journey from starting an inner city middle school…
691 viewsDana Goldstein, author of The Teacher Wars: A History of America’s Most Embattled Profession, spoke about how to improve education through recruiting and retaining good teachers. She served…
183 viewsThe heads of three media organizations discussed improving learning and knowledge through their platforms, especially during the presidential campaigns. “How ‘Ed’ Is in the Middle of Media”…
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