Welcome to Education on Tap, a podcast brought to you by Teach For America. Informative, informal, and a little fun, our show is meant to be a conversation starter, not an authority. Pop in your headphones and jam with today's education thought leaders, hear stories from classrooms across the country, and become a part of the national conversation. Sit down, have a drink, and let's talk education.
Is the way we're operating schools making our kids miserable? Developmental psychologist Susan Engel attempts to answer that very question in THE END ...
You've heard it: "Poetry isn't for everyone." The students in Ms. Jasani's English class at Baltimore's Digital Harbor High School certainly thought s...
It seems more and more people are turning to social media these days to vent their opinions on everything from hamburgers to education. With the latte...
Rick Hess is a name that's familiar to many in education reform circles. He's a former teacher, author, and political scientist, and he's out with a n...
For years, the national conversation around education has focused largely on students graduating from high school. With the emergence of First Lady Mi...
President Obama created the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans to speak truth to power, highlight and disseminate ...
The School Justice Project (SJP) started only 18 months ago, but it's already making an impact on federal education policy and law. This week, we tell...