Show overview
NEPC Talks Education has been publishing since 2020, and across the 6 years since has built a catalogue of 53 episodes. That works out to roughly 30 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a roughly quarterly cadence, with the show now in its 6th season.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 30 min and 34 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Education show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 3 weeks ago, with 5 episodes already out so far this year. Published by National Education Policy Center.
From the publisher
NEPC Talks Education podcasts are 30 minutes of high-quality policy information for educators, community members, policymakers, and anyone interested in education. They are also a great teaching resource and engaging drive-time listening.
Latest Episodes
View all 53 episodesNEPC Talks Education: An Interview With Susanna Loeb About the Stanford SCALE Initiative Project
NEPC Talks Education: An Interview With Michael Rebell and Luisa Sanchez About the Systemic Deficiencies in Kentucky's Education System
S6 Ep 7NEPC Talks Education: An Interview With Ain Grooms, Joshua Childs, and April Peters About Building and Sustaining Equitable Educational Leadership Systems
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.
S6 Ep 6NEPC Talks Education: An Interview With Erica Turner and Bryan Mann About Demographic Change, Segregation, and the Future of School 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.
S6 Ep 5NEPC Talks Education: An Interview With Roseann Liu and David Backer About School Finance
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.
S6 Ep 4NEPC Talks Education: An Interview With Jarvis Givens About His New Book, American Grammar: Race, Education and The Building of a Nation
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.
S6 Ep 3NEPC Talks Education: An Interview With Julie Marsh and James Bridgeforth About School Boards Navigating Democracy in Divided Times
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.
S6 Ep 2NEPC Talks Education: An Interview With David Labaree About Navigating Education's Competing Goals
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.
S6 Ep 1NEPC Talks Education: An Interview With Kevin Welner and Robert Kim About Recent Changes to K-12 Federal Education Policy
University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Kevin Welner and Robert Kim about the dramatic shifts in K-12 federal education policy.
S5 Ep 9NEPC Talks Education: An Interview With Faith Boninger and Andrew Liddell About Edtech in Schools
University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Faith Boninger and Andrew Liddell about the widespread adoption of education technology in schools and its unintended consequences.
S5 Ep 7NEPC Talks Education: An Interview With Andrew Ho About NAEP and the Federal Role in Education Assessment
University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Andrew Ho about National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), educational measurement, and the federal role in education and assessment.
S5 Ep 6NEPC Talks Education: An Interview With Rachel White About K-12 Educational Leadership and the Superintendency
University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Rachel White about the evolving landscape of K-12 educational leadership and the superintendency.
S5 Ep 5NEPC Talks Education: An Interview With Sophia Rodriguez and Jacob Kirksey
University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Sophia Rodriguez and Jacob Kirksey about how changes in immigration policy affect students, families, and educational communities.
S5 Ep 4NEPC Talks Education: An Interview With Lora Bartlett
University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Lora Bartlett about teacher retention and professional resilience in the post-COVID era.
S5 Ep 3NEPC Talks Education: An Interview With Michael Gottfried
University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Dr. Michael Gottfried about the crisis of chronic absenteeism in K-12 education.
S5 Ep 2NEPC Talks Education: An Interview With Josh Cowen and Kevin Lawrence Henry, Jr.
University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Josh Cowen and Kevin Lawrence Henry, Jr. about school choice, and how culture wars issues impact education policy.
S5 Ep 1NEPC Talks Education: An Interview With David Houston
University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews David Houston about the complex landscape of partisanship and polarization in education policy.
S4 Ep 9NEPC Talks Education: An Interview With Francesca López
University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Francesca López about asset-based educational policies, practices, and programs.
S4 Ep 8NEPC Talks Education: An Interview With Paula Arce-Trigatti and Caitlin Farrell
University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Paula Arce-Trigatti and Caitlin Farrell about the components of research-practice partnerships, and discuss how research goals, research design, and practice look different across RPPs.
S4 Ep 7NEPC Talks Education: An Interview With Jonathan Feingold and Joshua Weishart
University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews professors Jonathan Feingold and Joshua Weishart about the implications of discriminatory censorship laws in K-12 education.