Apr 20, 2011

What does it take to make teaching a profession people want to enter? How can reporters put the current union strife in states like Wisconsin and Ohio in the context of ongoing discussions about teacher quality and evaluation?

NPR's Claudio Sanchez leads a lively discussion on these topics and more between American...

Apr 13, 2011

Alex Kotlowitz, author of There Are No Children Here and co-producer of the new documentary The Interrupters, talks about the crippling effects of violence on young people's capacity to learn. 

Incoming Education Writers Association President Stephanie Banchero introduces Kotlowitz at the EWA's annual luncheon...

Apr 12, 2011

This is the first in a series of podcasts chronicling the sessions at EWA's 64th Annual National Seminar.

In the five and a half years since Hurricane Katrina, the education landscape in New Orleans has changed dramatically. Can some of the lessons learned by school officials and education advocates apply to districts...

Mar 15, 2011

Every school year, districts around the country spend big on professional development. What do they get for their money? What should they be doing differently? And how can journalists write about these questions more effectively? Moderator Stephen Sawchuk of Education Week is joined by:

• Karen Hawley Miles, Education...

Mar 8, 2011

Vickie Bernstein, Executive Director of Teacher Recruitment and Quality, NYC Dept. of Education

Spencer Kympton, Vice President of Recruiting, Teach for America

Dan Goldhaber, Director, Center for Education Data and Research