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The Harvard EdCast

In the complex world of education, the Harvard EdCast keeps the focus simple: what makes a difference for learners, educators, parents, and our communities. The EdCast is a weekly podcast about the id... Read more

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Learning for Careers

Learning for Careers

Bob Schwartz and Nancy Hoffman, co-founders of the Pathways to Prosperity network and HGSE faculty, discuss what they’ve... Read more

25 Apr 2018

21mins

Ranked #2

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What Is Equity in Education?

What Is Equity in Education?

Robert Smith, co-author of the book "Striving for Equity" examines making progress toward narrowing opportunity and achi... Read more

7 Sep 2016

14mins

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Questioning the Truth in History

Questioning the Truth in History

Activist Minnijean Brown-Trickey discusses the Little Rock Nine and the importance of uncovering and understanding the t... Read more

20 Jun 2018

13mins

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Cornel West: Love, Hope, and Education

Cornel West: Love, Hope, and Education

Cornel West: Love, Hope, and Education by Harvard Graduate School of Education

25 Jan 2018

17mins

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Helping Children Succeed

Helping Children Succeed

Paul Tough, NYTimes best selling author, examines how to make kids more motivated, engaged, and productive in the classr... Read more

19 May 2016

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Kids Need a Break

Kids Need a Break

Stanford University's Denise Pope, also co-founder of Challenge Success, shares what we need to think about when it come... Read more

13 Jun 2018

15mins

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Lifelong Kindergarten

Lifelong Kindergarten

MIT Professor Mitch Resnick, author of “Lifelong Kindergarten: Cultivating Creativity through Projects, Passion, Peers, ... Read more

14 Dec 2017

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Who Goes to Private School?

Who Goes to Private School?

Stanford Professor Sean Reardon talks about the downward trend in private school enrollments, what this tells us about t... Read more

3 Oct 2018

13mins

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The Quest for Deeper Learning in High Schools

The Quest for Deeper Learning in High Schools

Harvard researchers Jal Mehta and Sarah Fine talk about what they discovered while studying nontraditional, innovative h... Read more

1 May 2019

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The Case For Homework

The Case For Homework

Harris M. Cooper, professor at Duke University, explains the reasons why all children should be doing homework.

28 Sep 2016

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The Mythology of the Millennial

The Mythology of the Millennial

Sam Wineburg, Professor at the Stanford Graduate School of Education, examines how youth determine whether information i... Read more

11 Jan 2017

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The Troublemakers at School

The Troublemakers at School

Researcher and Author Carla Shalaby shares what she discovered from following four "troublemakers" as they made their wa... Read more

16 Jan 2018

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Overparented, Underprepared

Overparented, Underprepared

Julie Lythcott-Haims, the former dean of freshmen at Stanford University, talks about the dangers of overparenting and h... Read more

6 Mar 2019

24mins

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Guiding Children in Uncertain Times

Guiding Children in Uncertain Times

Guiding Children in Uncertain Times by Harvard Graduate School of Education

2 Dec 2016

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Education As a Matter of Survival

Education As a Matter of Survival

Jeffrey Sachs, economist and director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University, shares his thoughts on the importan... Read more

14 Aug 2013

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Stuck In Place: Racial Inequality in America

Stuck In Place: Racial Inequality in America

Patrick Sharkey, associate professor at New York University, discusses urban neighborhoods and the persistence of racial... Read more

28 Apr 2014

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Leading Disruptive Change in Education

Leading Disruptive Change in Education

Rick Hess, co-editor of the book 'Educational Entrepreneurship Today,' reflects on what it takes to be a successful entr... Read more

20 Jul 2016

12mins

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Astronaut School

Astronaut School

Stephanie Wilson, NASA astronaut, speaks with 9-year old guest co-host Grace Laplante about the importance of female rol... Read more

20 Feb 2015

11mins

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How Personalized Learning Can Lead to Success

How Personalized Learning Can Lead to Success

Lecturer Todd Rose discusses the importance of personalized learning in the quest for success, and how success will look... Read more

28 Nov 2018

21mins

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Addicted to Reform

Addicted to Reform

John Merrow, former education correspondent for the PBS NewsHour, shares insights from his new book "Addicted to Reform:... Read more

16 Aug 2017

21mins

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