Educate

This is required listening for primary teachers! Thank you Emily Hanford!

Life-changing journalism. So heartbroken the new CEO is dissolving it and laying off excellent reporters.

When we started at a charter school nine years ago in nyc we were encouraged to get engaged in the debate over how schools operate so some of this material is familiar. We have been fortunate to attend Success Academy which has tackled many of the issues plaguing other schools. It’s still a work in progress but they are trying everyday with luxury of being a small and focused operation. This year we start with a city school that promises to be better than average. Fingers crossed. Also enjoyed t... more

The findings are validating but not shocking. When I graduated in 2011, I was one of the only graduates to find a teaching job—most of my friends had to do clerical work and food service. At my first interview, I was told there had been 600 applications, and they selected ten of us to interview—I didn’t get the job. Ultimately, I applied to 265 teaching jobs. I only got interviews with 8 of them. I only advanced to the second round of interviews with 2 of those. After that, I received 1 offer. T... more

Emily Hanford’s reports are excellent.

Love this podcast. Great reporting and if a great quality. I’d love to hear episodes on the military education system (DODEA), as well as a few episodes about HBCUs!

I’m loving what I’m hearing, the reporting is well done, the content is compelling and thought provoking.

I found this podcast via my interest in the science of reading and dyslexia. I’ve listened through the series on teacher shortages and I feel my perspective has been broadened and I want to find out more! You won’t be disappointed in spending a listen here!

As an educator who's fairly new to the career, I love listening to Educate to keep up with what's happening in the field of education. The content of the episodes is always great and much-needed. Though I will say that the narration can feel monotone, and I sometimes find myself rewinding because I've zoned out, which isn't a problem I usually have with podcasts.

Really hope this pod returns. Seems like a missed opportunity in this year of all years. Very good research and reporting. I particularly enjoyed the series on the science of early reading.

The episode covering the reading wars is sponsored by a phonics program.

Hi there! I’m impressed with how your group is getting the word out and sharing about all things safety at schools. I’m a Retired Fire Captain who owns a business called ICS4Schools. We have been working with school districts in California for the last 13 years. If you accept guest speakers, I would love to share in the narrative of school safety. Thank you!

Dear Emily Hanford,

You’ve become a hero to countless families and educators like me. Thank you for shedding light on the tragic results of the three cuing system taught to beginning and struggling readers. All of your podcasts are excellent! Well researched and well told!

Wow, what a great documentary! The Reading Wars make clear why we were not taught Phonics in our educational college courses. You adressed misconceptions, and data from Science of Reading and the 2000 NRP Report. Its incredible how reading is so important to determining the success someone has.I am recently leading a PLC and we are targetting reading. We are adressing why we only have 50% of our students reading at grade level. This article, shed so much light on why, we need to teach Phonics. T... more

Hello! I’ve enjoyed this listening to this podcast! The past few episodes have mentioned Seattle Schools as refusing yo teach online for equity reasons. Although initially this was the case, as a Seattle teacher we have been online teaching since April 6th. I am a first grade teacher and parent of three Seattle Public Schools students. It was rocky, but after negotiations with our union, we did online start online teaching. Thanks!

Very well-executed! As someone studying to be a teacher, this is offering me a lot of insight into what I may expect and how I might be a more aware educator. Thanks!