Bloomberg EDU Podcast
Bloomberg EDU is a weekly look at education in America.
Hosted by Jane Williams
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Steyer on Digital Media; Teachers First Year in Review (Audio)
May 25, 2012
James Steyer, chief executive officer of Common Sense Media, discusses raising children with age-appropriate technology and his book "Talking Back to Facebook." Rookie teachers, Victoria Mendoza, Ashley Mirabile and Dan Tobin, discuss long hours, support from colleagues, and lessons learned in their first year. They talk with Jane Williams on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg EDU."
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Counselors on Student Well-Being, Rothman on College (Audio)
May 18, 2012
Nicole Pfleger, an elementary school counselor, John Kelly, a high school psychologist, and Kelly Vaillancourt, director of government relations at the National Association of School Psychologists, discuss students' social, emotional and mental health needs. J.D. Rothman talks about her book, "The Neurotic Parent's Guide to College." They talk with Jane Williams on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg EDU."
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Roundtable Discussion on `Making Teaching a Profession' (Audio)
May 11, 2012
Mari Koerner, dean of the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University, Marc Tucker, president and chief executive officer of the National Center on Education and the Economy, and Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, discuss improving teacher training and pay. They talk with Jane Williams on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg EDU."
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Kate Walsh on Education Schools, Teachers on Testing (Audio)
May 4, 2012
Kate Walsh, president of the National Council on Teacher Quality, discusses "U.S. News & World Report" rankings of education schools to be published in 2013. First-year teachers Stephanie Simms and Benjamin Bauer talk about student preparation for standardized tests and teacher evaluation based on scores. They talk with Jane Williams on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg EDU."
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Quindlen on Parenting, Mieliwocki on Teacher of Year (Audio)
Apr 27, 2012
Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Anna Quindlen discusses reading, writing, parenting and her new memoir, "Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake." Monica Bertran, of Bloomberg News, and 2012 National Teacher of the Year Rebecca Mieliwocki, from Burbank, California, discuss teaching and the award. They talk with Jane Williams on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg EDU."
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Roundtable on Brain Development, Bill Nye on Science (Audio)
Apr 20, 2012
Sandra Aamodt, former editor in chief of "Nature Neuroscience" and Sam Wang, associate professor at Princeton University, co-authors of "Welcome to Your Child's Brain: How the Mind Grows From Conception to College," discuss brain development and kindergarten readiness. Bill Nye "the Science Guy" discusses science pedagogy. They talk with Jane Williams on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg EDU."
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Canada on Martin Case, Roundtable on Poverty, Education (Audio)
Apr 13, 2012
Harlem Children's Zone Chief Executive Officer Geoffrey Canada discusses college admissions, student debt and lessons learned from the Trayvon Martin case. Helen Ladd, a professor of public policy and economics at Duke University and Edward Fiske, former education editor at The New York Times, discuss the link between poverty and education. They talk with Jane Williams on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg EDU."
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Barnett, Killins, Grafwallner Discuss Early Education (Audio)
Apr 5, 2012
Steve Barnett, director of the National Institute for Early Education Research, Sherri Killins, Massachussetts commissioner of early education, and Rolf Grafwallner, Maryland's assistant state superintendent for early childhood development, discuss preschool education. They talk with Jane Williams on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg EDU."
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College Admissions Officers Discuss Cost, Aid, Debt (Audio)
Mar 30, 2012
Janet Lorin, Bloomberg News higher education reporter, discusses financial aid and student college debt. Undergraduate deans of admissions, Charles Deacon of Georgetown University and Gary L. Ross of Colgate University, discuss this year's applicant pool and the "value" of higher education. They talk with Jane Williams on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg EDU."
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Education Leaders Discuss Teacher Training, Development (Audio)
Mar 23, 2012
Angelo Gavrielatos of the Australian Education Union, Haldis Holst of the Norwegian Teachers Union, Paul Taillefer of the Canadian Teachers Federation, Fred van Leeuwen of Education International, and Dennis Van Roekel of the National Education Association, compare education around the world. They talk with Jane Williams on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg EDU."
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