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September 26, 2025 Trending in Education AI, education, school reform

Learning from Kids on Earth with Howard Blumenthal and Dr. Bob Pianta

On this episode of ⁠Trending in Ed⁠, ⁠Mike Palmer⁠ is joined by Howard Blumenthal and Dr. Bob Pianta, co-authors of the new book, ⁠Kids on Earth: The Learning Potential of 5 Billion Minds⁠. We discuss the research and ideas behind their book, which explores how learning takes place for kids in real life and how that can be better translated into schools. We also delve into the distinction between “old school,” “not school,” and “new school” models of education.

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November 20, 2023 Trending in Education Can Schools Save Democracy?, democracy, Education for Democracy, Michael J. Feuer, school reform

Can Schools Save Democracy? with Michael J. Feuer

Michael J. Feuer is Dean of the Graduate School of Education and Human Development at George Washington University and the author of Can Schools Save Democracy? Civic Education and the Common Good. He joins host Mike Palmer in an insightful discussion about the role of education in addressing some of society’s biggest challenges including threats to democracy, polarization and more.

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Confessions of a School Reformer with Author Dr. Larry Cuban

Larry Cuban is Professor Emeritus in Education at Stanford University. He recently wrote Confessions of a School Reformer, an educational history and personal memoir of his life that begins with his childhood in school in Pittsburgh, then proceeds through his years as a teacher and school administrator, and concludes with his thoughts on the present day.

Larry joins host Mike Palmer in a conversation about his 87 years of experience with education beginning in the Progressive Era, proceeding through the Civil Rights Movement, and concluding in the present day where the Standards-Based Reform movement continues to predominate.