NEPC Talks Education

University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña speaks with Susanna Loeb about the the recent release of  Getting Down to Facts 3 , a Stanford SCALE Initiative project that brings together more than 100 researchers to give California policymakers, educators, and families a shared, evidence-based picture of the state's public education system.

University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña speaks with Michael Rebell and Luisa Sanchez about the history of school finance adequacy litigation, highlighting how young advocates are currently pushing the state of Kentucky to fulfill its constitutional promise of an equitable and adequate education for all students.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Kevin Welner and Robert Kim about the dramatic shifts in K-12 federal education policy.

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.

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.

University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Rachel White about the evolving landscape of K-12 educational leadership and the superintendency.    

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.

University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Lora Bartlett about teacher retention and professional resilience in the post-COVID era.

University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Dr. Michael Gottfried about the crisis of chronic absenteeism in K-12 education.

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.

University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews David Houston about the complex landscape of partisanship and polarization in education policy.

University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Francesca López about asset-based educational policies, practices, and programs.

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.

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.

University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Van Lac, Ariel Reyes, and Carolina Montez-DeOca about their use of Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR), a collaborative methodological approach that centers youth voice and expertise in crafting research design to enact social change.

University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Matthew Kelly about the history of K-12 school finance policy and politics.

University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Professor Adrienne D. Dixson about Critical Race Theory  and K-12 education.

University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Christopher Lubienski and Suzanne Eckes about the impact of school choice and vouchers on K-12 students and public schools.

University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Sarah Lenhoff, Jeremy Singer, and Katherine Michelmore about the intersection of education policy and social policy.