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The Education Wars
America is experiencing renewed efforts to ban books, pass so-called parents' rights legislation, and vilify teachers unions. We’ll speak with the authors of "The...
Reimagining graduation requirements
New York education officials have unveiled a proposal that would transform the state’s graduation requirements. Lucas Willard speaks with state Commissioner of Education Dr....
Overcoming student loneliness
Research shows that college students are increasingly lonely. We’ll dive into a study that examines students’ mental health and how colleges and universities are...
FAFSA’s troubled rollout and advocating for school safety
The rollout of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, has been rocky this year. We’ll dig into how the bumpy rollout...
Nate Powell and the legacy of "Lies My Teacher Told Me"
Published in 1995, James W. Loewen’s “Lies My Teacher Told Me” continues to challenge the U.S. education system and everything we thought we knew...
Leonardo da Vinci’s machines and children’s theater
On this episode of The Best of Our Knowledge: For five centuries, the world has benefitted from the artistic and scientific contributions from Leonardo...