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National Alliance’s Nina Rees on Charter Public Schools in America
/in Education, Featured, Learning Curve, News, Podcast /by Editorial StaffProf. Albert Cheng and Charlie Chieppo interview Nina Rees from the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools on policy gains, charter school growth, challenges, debates, federal spending, and academic recommendations.
The Crux at the Center of Childcare Affordability
/in News /by Aidan EnrightIn recent years the cost of childcare has skyrocketed in Massachusetts, contributing to the state being one of the least affordable places to raise a child in the country. At the center of the problem are three structural issues: rigid unnecessary government regulations that seek to ensure quality and safety but oftentimes significantly increase costs and decrease the supply of providers without a proportional benefit; high labor costs and the inability to increase the productivity of workers limiting the profitability of providers; and the demands of high income parents to outfit providers with every available perk. State policymakers often see subsidies as the best solution, but while transferring the cost to taxpayers subsidies do little to address the structural supply constraints at the crux of the affordability crisis.
The Disconnect Between Education and Activism
/in Blog, Blog: Education, Blog: US History, Featured, News /by Jude IredellI’m sympathetic when I hear individuals lament cancel culture, radicalized student bodies, and anti-free speech climates in our institutions of higher learning. In many ways, it’s right to do so. But in our defense, I might suggest that our lack of aptitude is the result of increasingly substandard history and civics education.
Harvard Prof. Leo Damrosch on Jonathan Swift & Gulliver’s Travels
/in Education, Featured, Learning Curve, News, Podcast /by Editorial StaffHarvard Prof. Leo Damrosch discusses Jonathan Swift’s satirical genius, political critiques, and literary legacy. He emphasizes Swift’s wit, insights, and commitment to liberty, and closes the interview with a reading from his book, Jonathan Swift: His Life and His World.
Powering Earth’s Unplugged: Overcoming Barriers to Electricity Benefits Billions
/in Featured, News, Podcast Hubwonk /by Editorial StaffJoe Selvaggi talks with energy journalist Robert Bryce about his views on the benefits and barriers to bringing cheap, abundant electricity to the nearly 4 billion people without access.