Bloomberg EDU Podcast
Bloomberg EDU is a weekly look at education in America.
Hosted by Jane Williams
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Ted Mitchell, Entrepreneurs Discuss Education Startups (Audio)
Mar 2, 2012
Ted Mitchell, president and chief executive officer of the NewSchools Venture Fund discusses venture philanthropy. Zach Sims, a college dropout and co-founder of Codecademy and Daniel Yoo, a former special education teacher and co-founder of Goalbook, discuss launching for-profit education innovations. They talk with Jane Williams on "Bloomberg EDU."
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Sarah Carr, Principals on District and Charter Schools (Audio)
Feb 24, 2012
Sarah Carr, "New Orleans Times-Picayune" reporter, discusses charter schools. Cheryllyn Branche, principal of Benjamin Banneker Elementary School, and Sharon Clark, director of Sophie B. Wright Charter School, discuss public education in New Orleans where 80 percent of the students attend charter schools. They talk with Jane Williams on "Bloomberg EDU."
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Duncan, Bennet, Reporters on ‘No Child’ Law Waivers (Audio)
Feb 17, 2012
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Colorado Senator Michael Bennet, The Hechinger Report's Sarah Garland, and Bloomberg News reporter John Hechinger discuss the federal government's decision to exempt states from the "No Child Left Behind" law. They talk with Jane Williams on "Bloomberg EDU."
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Roundtable on Career and Technical Education (Audio)
Feb 10, 2012
Melinda Karp, a researcher at the Community College Research Center (CCRC) at Teachers College, Columbia University, Julie Reis, a biotechnology teacher in San Francisco and Michael Werner, a manufacturing instructor in Washington State, discuss applied skills courses in high school and college, and career-readiness. They talk with Jane Williams on "Bloomberg EDU."
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Fitzgerald on Schools for Military Dependents (Audio)
Feb 10, 2012
Marilee Fitzgerald, director of the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA), discusses schools for military dependents. DoDEA coordinates and manages pre-kindergarten through 12th grade education programs for approximately 87,000 students in the U.S. and overseas. She talks with Jane Williams on "Bloomberg EDU."
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Immelt, Hawkins, Johnson on STEM Education, Skills (Audio)
Feb 3, 2012
Jeffrey R. Immelt, chief executive officer of General Electric Co. and chair of President Obama's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, discusses graduating more engineers. Wendy Hawkins, Intel Foundation executive director, and Maggie Johnson, Google's director of education, discuss rewarding 21st century scientific talent. They talk with Jane Williams on "Bloomberg EDU."
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Levin, Barth Discuss KIPP School Network (Audio)
Jan 30, 2012
Richard Barth, chief executive officer, and Dave Levin, co-founder of the KIPP charter school network, discuss the path "to and through college" and the sustainable school model. They talk with Jane Williams on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg EDU."
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Roundtable on Education Reform in an Election Year (Audio)
Jan 20, 2012
Jonathan Kaufman, education editor at Bloomberg News, Dana Goldstein of "The Nation," Alyson Klein of "Education Week," and Alexander Russo of "This Week in Education," discuss policy changes and challenges one year after President Obama's 2011 State of the Union Address called for flexibility and a focus on what is best for children. They talk with Jane Williams on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg EDU."
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NEA's Van Roekel on Teacher Evaluations, Polarization (Audio)
Jan 13, 2012
Dennis Van Roekel, president of the National Education Association, discusses professional accountability tied to federal "Race to the Top" funding and the "polarized policy climate" after Nancy Carlsson-Paige, an education professor, and her son, Matt Damon, refused an NEA award. Van Roekel talks with Jane Williams on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg EDU."
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Levin, Randolph Discuss 'Character Education' (Audio)
Jan 13, 2012
Dave Levin, co-founder of the KIPP charter school network, and Dominic Randolph, head of Riverdale Country School, discuss character education. Levin says traits like "zest, grit, optimism and curiosity" are teachable skills and as important to life outcomes as reading and math. They talk with Jane Williams on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg EDU."
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