EdChoice Chats is the EdChoice team’s official podcast. EdChoice is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to advancing educational choice as the best pathway to successful lives and a stronger society. We believe families, not bureaucrats, are best equipped to make K-12 schooling decisions for their children. Our team works at the state level to educate diverse audiences, train advocates and engage policymakers on the benefits of high-quality school choice programs. Listen in to st ...
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In this episode of “State of Choice” hosted by the EdChoice Policy and Advocacy team, we talk about how Alabama passed landmark legislation advancing choice in the state. Plus, we highlight our favorite advocates in the choice movement for Women’s History Month.By EdChoice
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Ep. 403: Beyond the Test: Redefining Success in Education
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In this edition of EdChoice Chats, Robert Enlow, CEO and President of EdChoice, talks with Lindsey Burke, from the Heritage Foundation, and Macke Raymond, from the Hoover Institution.By EdChoice
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In this edition of EdChoice Chats, Robert Enlow, CEO and President of EdChoice, talks with Curtis Valentine co-director of the Reinventing America Schools Project at the Progressive Policy Institute. They discuss the Rosenwald Schools and a number of other topics including how education was formed and started, our current public education system an…
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The EdChoice state team gives us a summary of all the recent happenings in the states. Find out more in the podcast!By EdChoice
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For this episode of EdChoice Chats we have a special edition celebrating Black History Month where we talk about school choice in communities of color and the ever-growing support for it.By EdChoice
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In this edition of EdChoice Chats, host Mike McShane is joined by John Kristof and Alli Aldis to talk about EdChoice's monthly and semi-annual polling and what it reveals about the state of education in the United States.By EdChoice
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Ep. 398: How States Protect Funding for K-12 Public Schools
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In this episode of EdChoice Chats host Marty Lueken digs into his new report which explores hold harmless funding; declining enrollment protections and funding guarantees. Guests James Shuls and Aaron Smith join.By EdChoice
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In this edition of EdChoice Chats, host Mike McShane talks with Alli Aldis and John Kristof about October's monthly polling results.We asked a range of questions focused on K-12 education, including our usual monitoring of public opinion toward school choice options. In this month’s poll, we also introduced new questions about gifted academic progr…
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Ep. 396: The ABCs of School Choice - 2024 Edition
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EdChoice CEO Robert Enlow talks with Colyn Ritter and Marc LeBlond about the 2024 edition of The ABCs of School Choice.By EdChoice
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On this edition of EdChoice Chats, host Mike McShane talks with Colyn Ritter and John Kristof about the recent EdChoice teacher polling. Topics including students’ social media use, absenteeism, classroom disruptions, how likely they are to recommend their profession, and more.By EdChoice
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Ep. 394: What's Up with Diverse Charter School Coalition
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In this edition of EdChoice Chats, host Mike McShane talks with Sonia Park, executive director of the Diverse Charter School Coalition. McShane and Park talk about what they are trying to achieve, the actual practices that go on in these diverse by design charter schools, and also the public policy that's necessary for them to start and grow, and b…
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Ep. 393: Monthly Tracker - September 2023
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In this edition of EdChoice Chats, Mike McShane talks with Alli Aldis and John Kristof about the September 2023 monthly polling data. What concerns are at the forefront of parents’ minds in these early days of the 2023-24 academic year? The first challenge for today’s school parents may be keeping students in the classroom and off their phones.…
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The EdChoice state team gives us a summary of all the recent happenings in the states. It's been an exciting month with North Carolina expanding the Opportunity Scholarship. Find out more in the podcast!By EdChoice
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In this edition of EdChoice Chats, Mike McShane talks with John Kristof about his new paper Surfing the Pipeline: Understanding Pathways into Teaching in Alternative Models of Schooling.They discuss the many new opportunities that are being made available all across the country with entrepreneurial educators starting up new and different school mod…
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In this edition of EdChoice Chats, we dive into our most recent survey of American teens where we tackled such questions as "How can school leaders and teachers maneuver the emergence of modern technology within the classroom?" and "What can be done to resolve mental health and absenteeism?"By EdChoice
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Ep. 389: What's Up With Florida Catholic Schools
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In this edition of EdChoice Chats, host Mike McShane talks with Ron Matus, director of research and special projects for Step Up For Students in Florida, and Lauren May, director of advocacy for Step Up For Students.Matus and May have a new paper called "Why Catholic Schools in Florida are Growing: Five Things You Need to Know." We dive into this p…
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In this edition of EdChoice Chats, host Mike McShane talks with Andy Prieto and Mark Strickland of Dade Prep, where they are going to help answer the question, "What's up with Dade Prep?"Dade Prep is a credit recovery secondary school that generally targets older students who have been truant or who have otherwise become disconnected from the educa…
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In this edition of EdChoice Chats, we dive into our monthly poll results on education-related issues including public sentiment on the direction of K-12 education, what values parents want schools to teach their children, support for school choice, and more.By EdChoice
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Ep. 386: What's Up with Primer - with Ryan Delk
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Calling all teachers who want to start their own schools! Mike McShane has CEO and founder of Primer, Ryan Delk on the podcast to talk about the work Primer microschools is achieving. Primer gives the top 1% of teachers the tools and preparation needed to launch their own schools, while also allowing their students to set their own pace and pursue …
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Ep. 385: The Three Languages of School Choice
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The Three Languages of School Choice is a starting point for the next wave of educational freedom. For education freedom to truly take hold in the United States, the school choice movement must reclaim its politically multilingual roots and adapt them for today’s political age. In this episode, Mike McShane talks with the paper's author, John Krist…
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Ep. 384: Priorities of State and Local Governments - with Ben Scafidi
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How are schools growing their numbers in staff members without growing the same number in students? Ben Scafidi joins Mike McShane to talk about his recent report, Priorities of State and Local Governments From 1994 to 2022 which highlights the public schools' staffing surge over the years.By EdChoice
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“Where do you typically receive information about K-12 education?” The EdChoice Research team asked that question and many others to America’s public and school parents. Listen today to find out the team’s most notable findings.By EdChoice
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With the session ending, the EdChoice state team has given us a summary of all the recent happenings in the states. It's been an exciting year for school choice so far with seven states enacting new programs and nine states expanding their existing programs, seven of those nine being nearly universal.…
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Mike McShane, Colyn Ritter, and John Kristof talk about what's inside Schooling in America, including the data that stood out to them the most.By EdChoice
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Ep. 380: What's Up with Prenda - With Kelly Smith
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Mike McShane talks with Kelly Smith, CEO of the Prenda microschools and author of the book, A Fire to be Kindled. The two talk about how Smith started Prenda and the meaning behind his book title.By EdChoice
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Ep. 379: Implementing K–12 Education Savings Accounts - With Mike McShane
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John Kristof talks with Mike McShane about his new report with Nicole Stelle Garnett at the Manhattan Institute titled, Implementing K–12 Education Savings Accounts Is Really Simple. They talk about the new wave of school choice and the expansion of education savings accounts across the country.By EdChoice
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Ep. 378: The 123s of School Choice - 2023 Edition
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Members of the EdChoice team discuss the recent publication, The 123s of School Choice, an in-depth review of the available research on private school choice programs in America.By EdChoice
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If you need a rundown on the latest litigation involving school choice across the states, the EdChoice state team has you covered in this podcast.By EdChoice
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In this monthly tracker podcast, EdChoice team members discuss the new question added to the poll about a four day school week while also reflecting on the past school year.By EdChoice
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Ep. 375: Surveying Teachers - Spring 2023
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Our own team member and former elementary school teacher, Margo Foster joins the podcast to discuss the results from this month's teacher survey.By EdChoice
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Highschool Senior Patrick McGrath joins EdChoice team members, John Kristof and Colyn Ritter, to discuss the findings from the latest survey on teenagers today.By EdChoice
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Ep. 373: Reinventing America’s Schools – With Curtis Valentine at ASU+GSV SUMMIT Episode #2
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In part two of a collaboration with RISE Reports podcast and ASU+GSV, Curtis Valentine and panelists, Sharif El-Mekki and Matthew Mugo Fields discuss in detail what schooling, education, and learning look like in the future.In part 2 of this two part series, PPI’s Reinventing America’s Schools (RAS) Project Co-Director Curtis Valentine, in collabor…
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Back at it again with another monthly tracker are EdChoice team members, Mike McShane, Colyn Ritter, and John Kristof, sharing results from the latest tracking poll fielded in April. As always, the trio states which numbers are their "Cleopatra's Pizza Hut Most Surprising Number" and "Death and Taxes Most Predictable Number."…
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Ep. 371: Reinventing America's Schools - With Curtis Valentine at ASU+GSV SUMMIT
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What does school in America look like in 2050? In collaboration with RISE Reports podcast and ASU+GSV, Curtis Valentine and panelists Nina Gilbert and Sharhonda Bossier talk about the future of education and teaching.In part 1 of this two part series, PPI’s Reinventing America’s Schools (RAS) Project Co-Director Curtis Valentine, in collaboration w…
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Members of the EdChoice team give the latest updates on legislation going on in the US, with emphasis on the Southwest and Midwest regions.By EdChoice
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Ep. 369: Surveying Educational Entrepreneurs - With Mike McShane
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For this episode of EdChoice Chats, Mike McShane is on the other side of the microphone talking about his new research report “Surveying Educational Entrepreneurs: The Headwinds and Tailwinds to Building New Educational Enterprises.” He shares information about the characteristics of an educational entrepreneur, as well as the barriers to education…
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Ep. 368: The History of Choice in Florida
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On this episode, we have an all-star guest list joining EdChoice President and CEO, Robert Enlow. Our special guests have all been in the school choice movement for years and discuss the history of choice in the Sunshine State.By EdChoice
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The three musketeers of tracker polling, Mike McShane, Colyn Ritter, and John Kristof share compelling numbers from our recent polling with American school parents. One celebratory number is the all time high in parents' optimism about their child's academic development.By EdChoice
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Ep. 366: What's Up with Fusion Education Group - With Pete Ruppert
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CEO of the Fusion Education Group, Pete Ruppert, talks with Mike McShane about the innovative one-to-one school that Fusion Academies offer.By EdChoice
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Need an update on the current litigation happening in school choice? EdChoice members, Chantal Lovell and Leslie Hiner, have your back. The two share the latest legal updates in the states, including Vermont and Kentucky.By EdChoice
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Do you need a recap on the litigation and legislation going on in the states? Luckily, the state team has compiled the latest happenings in several states.By EdChoice
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Ep. 363: What's Up with Open Enrollment - With Dr. Susan Pendergrass
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Dr. Susan Pendergrass breaks down public school district lines and open enrollment with Mike McShane on his What's Up series.By EdChoice
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EdChoice team members Mike McShane, John Kristof and Colyn Ritter go over the results that stood out the most from this month's public opinion tracker.By EdChoice
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Ep. 361: What's Up with Sora Schools - With Garrett Smiley
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Garrett Smiley, CEO and co-founder of Sora Schools, joins Mike McShane on the "What's Up" series to talk about his Georgia based online private school.By EdChoice
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Ep. 360: What's Up with Cottage - With Marissa Hess
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Mike McShane talks with Marissa Hess of Urban Cottage Educational Collaborative to discuss how innovative educational programs can sit at the intersection of homeschooling, collaborative schooling, and microschooling.By EdChoice
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The February monthly tracker is here featuring our own research team discussing numbers from the most recent polling of American school parents. Find out what is the "Cleopatra's Pizza Hut" most surprising number for each Mike McShane, Colyn Ritter, and John Kristof.By EdChoice
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Members of our policy and advocacy team discuss the current policies going on in the states involving school choice.By EdChoice
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Ep. 357: What's Up with AIM Education - With Dalena Wallace
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On this episode of What's Up with Mike McShane, Dalena Wallace, a homeschooling mom of six, talks about AIM education which involves her co-op of homeschooling parents and operating a hybrid microschool.By EdChoice
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Ep. 354: What's Up with Teach From DeHart – With Matt DeHart
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On Mike McShane's series What's Up, Matt DeHart talks about his foundation, Teach From DeHart and his current status establishing a new school in Pennsylvania.By EdChoice
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Ep. 356: What's Up with Omella - with Brett Kopf
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Mike McShane on his "What's Up" series chats with Brett Kopf of Omella to discuss his entrepreneurship in the education space.By EdChoice
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