NEPC Talks Education

University of Colorado Boulder Associate Professor and Co-Director of A Queer Endeavor Bethy Leonardi, along with PhD Candidate Zander Nowell, speak with a Colorado mother of a 12-year-old transgender girl and with Scott Skinner-Thompson, a University of Colorado Law School professor, about two Colorado ballot initiatives targeting transgender youth.

University of Colorado Boulder Associate Professor and Co-Director of A Queer Endeavor Bethy Leonardi, along with PhD Candidate Zander Nowell, speak with MIchele Moses and Amy Farley about the national pushback against Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives.

University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña speaks with Susanna Loeb about the the recent release of Getting Down to Facts 3, a Stanford SCALE Initiative project that brings together more than 100 researchers to give California policymakers, educators, and families a shared, evidence-based picture of the state's public education system.

University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña speaks with Michael Rebell and Luisa Sanchez about the history of school finance adequacy litigation, highlighting how young advocates are currently pushing the state of Kentucky to fulfill its constitutional promise of an equitable and adequate education for all students.

University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Ain Grooms, Joshua Childs, and April Peters about implementing educational leadership systems that genuinely center equity.

University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Erica Turner and Bryan Mann about how demographic change is reshaping American schools and how current policy responses can promote equity and integration.

University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Roseann Liu and David Backer about their approaches to K-12 school finance research and why understanding the human dimensions of education funding is essential for achieving equity.

University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Jarvis Givens about his book, American Grammar: Race, Education and The Building of a Nation, which offers a revised origin story of American schooling that centers the experiences of Black and Native Americans.

University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Julie Marsh and James Bridgeforth about the unprecedented challenges facing California school board members and how they navigate today's complex political landscape.

University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews David Labaree about the tensions shaping American education and how recent developments in AI and school choice policies are intensifying these longstanding challenges.