EdChoice

EdChoice Chats

EdChoice is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to advancing educational choice as the best pathway to successful lives and a stronger society. We believe families, not bureaucrats, are best equipped to make K-12 schooling decisions for their children. Our team works at the state level to educate diverse audiences, train advocates and engage policymakers on the benefits of high-quality school choice programs. For podcast inquiries, please contact Chantal at media@edchoice.org. For podcast inquiries, please contact Chantal at media@edchoice.org.

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EdChoice

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Education

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edchoice.org

Latest episode

Jun 29, 2026

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Episodes

What's Up With Vela 28.06.2022

Today Meredith Olson, who is the CEO of the VELA Fund comes on the show to discuss the VELA Education Fund.

What's Up With Baton Rouge 23.06.2022

On this episode of What's Up with Mike McShane, we talk with New Schools for Baton Rouge CEO Ken Campbell. He tells us some challenges that some schools in Baton Rouge are facing as well as some success stories and ways to keep improving and moving forward.

What's Up With Alaska 16.06.2022

Dr. Michael Johnson joins the show to talk about K-12 Education in Alaska.

Monthly State Update - June 2022 14.06.2022

The EdChoice state team updates us on whats going on in Iowa, Pennsylvania, and Louisiana.

Legal Updates June 2022 10.06.2022

A quick legal update on Tennessee from Leslie Hiner.

Monthly Tracker - May 2022 09.06.2022

We hear from members of the research team about the results from May's general population poll, including answers to some new questions.

Michigan Student Opportunity Scholarship 02.06.2022

In this episode we talk with Director of Education Policy at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, Ben DeGrow. He and EdChoice's Director of Fiscal Research and Education Center, Marty Lueken, co-wrote a report that discusses the potential impacts of a proposed ESA program in Michigan.

What's Up with Learning Pods? 26.05.2022

Amar Kumar joins the show to discuss his new venture called KaiPod.

Teen Survey - 2022 20.05.2022

In today's podcast we talk about the recent teen survey.

Monthly Tracker - April 2022 18.05.2022

We hear from members of the research team about the results from April's general population poll, including answers to some new questions.

Monthly State Update - May 2022 13.05.2022

Lauren Hodge gives us an update on legislation in South Carolina.

Legal Updates - May 2022 05.05.2022

Lauren Hodge joins the show to talk about a couple case updates

What's Up with ESAs? 28.04.2022

Jackie Guglielmo joins the podcast to talk nuts and bolts about the ESA program in Indiana.

Monthly State Update — April 2022 21.04.2022

Jason Bedrick welcomes Joey Magana to the team and Jordan Zachary also joins the show to discuss some state updates.

Monthly Tracker - March 2022 20.04.2022

We hear from members of the research team about the results from March's general population poll, including answers to some new questions.

Cool Schools | Matsu Central 12.04.2022

Today we talk about Matsu Central in Wasilla Alaska.

Legal Updates – April 2022 07.04.2022

In this update, we hear about progress being made in litigation in the states.

Researcher Profile — with James Shuls 31.03.2022

Sit down with Dr. James Shuls, Dean of the College of Education at Southeastern University where he is the Academic Director for the American Center for Political Leadership.

Big Ideas — Microschooling 24.03.2022

In this episode of our Big Ideas series we speak with Andy Smarick, a Manhattan Institute fellow, who has recently published a series of reports on microschooling.

Researcher Profile — with Lindsey Burke 15.03.2022

During this Researcher Profile episode, we talk to Lindsey Burke about her beginnings in the educational choice movement as well as her relationship with EdChoice.

Monthly State Update — March 2022 11.03.2022

March edition of the Monthly State Debrief Podcast with EdChoice and the State Team. We talk about the movement in school choice as well as upheaval in the legislatures around the country over the past 30 days.

Legal Updates – March 2022 10.03.2022

In this update, we hear about progress being made in litigation in the states of Tennessee and Kentucky.

Kentucky Private School Survey 09.03.2022

Drew Katt, Director of State Research and Special Projects at EdChoice sits down with co-author of the study, John Kristof, along with our colleague, Jordan Zachary, as well as Andy Vandiver, who is president of EdChoice, Kentucky. To discuss the results of a recent survey of Kentucky private schools.

Monthly Tracker – February 2022 08.03.2022

We hear from members of the research team about the results from February's general population poll, including answers to some new questions.

Researcher Profile — Ben Scafidi 04.03.2022

During this Researcher Profile episode, we talk to Ben Scafidi about his beginnings in the educational choice movement and his partnership with EdChoice.

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