The Citizen Stewart Show

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Kate discussed… ‘We’re the Outliers’: Ashley Rogers Berner on Public Funding for Private Schools (The 74, 2/27/25) We’d love to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at (321) 213-9171‬ Or send us an email at citizenstewartshow@thebranchmedia.org

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Kate discussed Barney the Dinosaur, and Generation Barney, the podcast from NPR.  Also check out... Kate with Barney in the 90s! And some additional reading The Educational Approach of Barney and Friends (PBS) Barney: 5 Best Life Lessons From The Children's Show (& 5 Worst) (ScreenRant 12/21/20) Impact Of Barney And Friends Programme On Cognitive De...

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Kate discussed the president’s gutting of the Department of Education.  Is Trump Gutting Education Research a New Beginning or Just ‘Slashing & Burning’? (The 74, 2/11/25) The Data Defense: Taking Stock of How IES Funding Fuels America’s Global Competitiveness and National Security (Linkedin, 2/13/25) We’d love to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail...

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Kate discussed... Betsy DeVos: Shut Down the Department of Education (The Free Press, 2/6/25) At Least 10 Student Loan And Federal Aid Programs Run By The Department Of Education May Be Cut (Forbes, 2/10/25) We’d love to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at (321) 213-9171‬ Or send us an email at citizenstewartshow@thebranchmedia.org

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris sits down with Tim Daly of Ed Navigator for a conversation about NAEP scores. We’d love to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at (321) 213-9171‬ Or send us an email at citizenstewartshow@thebranchmedia.org

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Kate discussed what Wicked can teach us about the importance of Core Knowledge. My Wicked Prior Knowledge (Comrade Chris, 11/30/24) We’d love to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at (321) 213-9171‬ Or send us an email at citizenstewartshow@thebranchmedia.org

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Kate discussed how sexist attitudes change girls' trajectories.  Barefoot and Pregnant (Comrade Chris, 1/8/25) We’d love to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at (321) 213-9171‬ Or send us an email at citizenstewartshow@thebranchmedia.org

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Ravi discussed… College for Some (Comrade Chris, 1/4/25) We’d love to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at (321) 213-9171‬ Or send us an email at citizenstewartshow@thebranchmedia.org

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris sits down with Future Ed policy director Liz Cohen for a conversation about universal school choice programs.  We’d love to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at (321) 213-9171‬ Or send us an email at citizenstewartshow@thebranchmedia.org

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, our producer interviews Chris to wrap up 2024. We’d love to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at (321) 213-9171‬ Or send us an email at citizenstewartshow@thebranchmedia.org

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Ravi discussed next steps for the Democratic party, and predictions for the next year in education.  We’d love to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at (321) 213-9171‬ Or send us an email at citizenstewartshow@thebranchmedia.org

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Kate discussed… Who’s on Board for a Child-Saving School Support Movement? (EdPost, 12/3/19) NEA Moonshots (National Education Association, 7/25/24) 7 Ways To Improve The Quality Of Education In The U.S. (Stand Together) In Defense of Public Education (Education International, 4/14/23) We’d love to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at (321) 213-91...

This week on the Citizen Stewart show, Chris and Kate discussed the role of faith in public education. For The Love Of God: We Are Called To Support Public Schools In Every Way We Can (Comrade Chris, 11/27/24) A Religious Upbringing May Fuel Academic Success. Here’s How. (Deseret, 2/19/22) A Link Between Church Attendance and Academic Achievement? (Initiative on Faith & Public Life, 1/15/15) We’d...

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris sits down with Dan Goldhaber, Director of the Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research, who challenges Chris’s assertion of a great impending teacher shortage.  We’d love to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at (321) 213-9171‬ Or send us an email at citizenstewartshow@thebranchmedia.org

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Kate discussed how Project 2025 might affect our kids and schools. We’d love to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at (321) 213-9171‬ Or send us an email at citizenstewartshow@thebranchmedia.org

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Kate discussed Trump’s victory, and what it all means for education in America. We’d love to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at (321) 213-9171 Or send us an email at citizenstewartshow@thebranchmedia.org

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris sits down with Jay Artiss-Wright, CEO of Freedom Coalition for Charter Schools to discuss new polling about education priorities in black and latino communities.  We’d love to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at (321) 213-9171‬ Or send us an email at citizenstewartshow@thebranchmedia.org

This week on the Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Kate discussed The National Review’s argument that “Miguel Cardona Is America’s Worst Education Secretary.” We’d love to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at (321) 213-9171‬ Or send us an email at citizenstewartshow@thebranchmedia.org

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Kate discussed how scaling public schools can boost student performance in cities with primarily low-income populations Searching for the Tipping Point: Scaling Up Public School Choice Spurs Citywide Gains (Progressive Policy Institute, 10/10/24) We’d love to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at (321) 213-9171‬ Or send us an email at citizenstewar...

This week on the Citizen Stewart Show, our show’s producer interviews Chris about his life, to finally figure out what made Citizen Stewart into Citizen Stewart. We’d love to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at (321) 213-9171‬ Or send us an email at citizenstewartshow@thebranchmedia.org

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Kate discuss the controversy surrounding Corey DeAngelis, and how we can move the conversation back to improving our children's’ education. We’d love to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at (321) 213-9171‬ Or send us an email at citizenstewartshow@thebranchmedia.org

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Kate discuss their recent school visits, and the aspects of each that make them optimistic for the future of our education system.  We’d love to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at (321) 213-9171‬ Or send us an email at citizenstewartshow@thebranchmedia.org

This week on the Citizen Stewart Show, Chris sits down with Mike Goldstein, host of the Homeschooling Journeys podcast.  We’d love to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at (321) 213-9171‬ Or send us an email at citizenstewartshow@thebranchmedia.org

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Kate discussed unschooling: a belief of self-driven informal learning characterized by a lesson-free and curriculum-free implementation of homeschooling. Unschooling: The Radical Education Trend Raising Eyebrows (The Week, 7/10/24) ‘Unschooling’ is Trending—Teachers Take to TikTok With Perspective (The Everymom, 8/21/24) What Is Unschooling And Why...

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Kate discuss the pros and cons of teachers unions for our children, schools, and education system. Why Teacher Unions Are Good for Teachers—and the Public (American Federation of Teachers (Winter 2006-2007) How Teachers' Unions Let Kids Down (Hoover Institute, 1/30/97) We’d love to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at (321) 213-9171‬ Or send us an...