AEI Education’s Rick Hess and USC Rossier School of Education Dean Pedro Noguera, who often fall on different sides of the ideological aisle, push past posturing and polarization to search for understanding and common ground when it comes to the nation’s toughest education questions. Each month, the two talk through the pressing education issues of the moment.
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Education has long been the foundation for America’s success. With a keen eye for the intricacies of the evolving needs of education in an increasingly global marketplace, internationally renowned Professor of Education Pedro Noguera, Ph.D. provides cogent, provocative analyses of the most pressing Education Matters. Both through commentaries and by means of weekly three-to-five-minute vignettes, Noguera engages parents, teachers, school administrators, policymakers and other education stake ...
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New Visions, New Voices brings to public radio some of the nation’s most important diverse and emerging voices, offering the rich and varied perspectives needed to reach an increasingly diverse audience. New Visions, New Voices will use multimedia formats and engage established and emerging talents to produce short-form segments including commentaries, vignettes, and features for public radio. Long-form productions will offer in-depth exploration of topics in education, technology, politics ...
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AEI’s Rick Hess and USC’s Pedro Noguera reflect on the whole Common Ground exercise and consider what it takes to have constructive dialogue. Learn more about Rick and Pedro’s book, A Search for Common Ground: Conversations about the Toughest Questions in K-12 Education.بقلم Rick Hess and Pedro Noguera
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Biden's Student Loan Forgiveness Plan
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AEI’s Rick Hess and USC’s Pedro Noguera discuss Biden's recent announcement on student loan forgiveness. They consider how the plan might affect tuition inflation, who actually benefits from loan forgiveness, and how greater financial literacy may help. Learn more about Rick and Pedro’s book, A Search for Common Ground: Conversations About the Toug…
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In the last episode before their summer hiatus, Rick Hess and USC’s Pedro Noguera discuss their favorite education themed movies and tv shows, including Stand and Deliver, Remember the Titans, and Lean on Me. They also explore how pop culture influences what we come to expect from teachers and students. Learn more about Rick and Pedro’s book, A Sea…
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AEI’s Rick Hess and USC’s Pedro Noguera discuss the rights and responsibilities parents have when it comes to advocating for their children's education, and how they think about whether those rights infringe upon the role of the educator or the rights of other children. Learn more about Rick and Pedro’s book, A Search for Common Ground: Conversatio…
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Ukraine, Russia, and civics education
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AEI’s Rick Hess and USC’s Pedro Noguera discuss the Russian invasion of Ukraine and speak more broadly on how to think about the role of current events in civics education. Learn more about Rick and Pedro’s book, A Search for Common Ground: Conversations about the Toughest Questions in K-12 Education.…
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AEI's Rick Hess and USC's Pedro Noguera discuss how schools should teach about Martin Luther King, Jr., the events of January 6, and voting rights. The two converse about how teachers can avoid teaching kids what to think, whether the way MLK is taught in schools distorts who he really was, and more. Learn more about Rick and Pedro’s book, A Search…
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AEI's Rick Hess and USC's Pedro Noguera tackle the topic of school sports in today's episode. Their conversation covers whether K-12 sports are helpful or harmful for kids, how to balance academics and athletics, whether college football coaches are paid too much compared to professors, what U.S. sports can learn from New Zealand rugby players, and…
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AEI's Rick Hess and USC's Pedro Noguera talk over the role of parents in education, focusing on the relationship between parents, schools, and school boards. They discuss why so many parents nowadays feel frustrated with their school leaders, as well as strategies for superintendents and school boards to help those parents feel like their needs are…
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School boards are facing recalls at historic levels, even as large numbers of superintendents choose to leave their roles. What's going on? AEI's Rick Hess and USC's Pedro Noguera (who used to serve on a school board) dig in. Their discussion includes how the polarization we see in other aspects of the country influences this, whether education is …
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AEI's Rick Hess and USC's Pedro Noguera discuss the challenges schools face as they return to yet another school year with COVID-19 still present. The two strive to transcend the red-blue divides that often appear on questions of mask and vaccine mandates, school closures, social distancing, and more. Learn more about Rick and Pedro's recent book, …
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AEI's Rick Hess and USC's Pedro Noguera discuss anti-racism and Critical Race Theory in schools. As of the recording of this podcast, four state legislatures (Idaho, Iowa, Oklahoma, and Tennessee) had passed laws colloquially termed "Critical Race Theory bans," and over a dozen other state legislatures had introduced similar bills. Rick and Pedro w…
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Biden's First 100 Days and Education
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AEI's Rick Hess and USC's Pedro Noguera discuss President Biden's first 100 days in office and how he's done on education. The two get into Biden's plans for education spending, retrospectively grade his performance in office so far (spoiler: Pedro gives him an A, Rick a solid gentleman's D), then dive into a conversation on the culture wars and tr…
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AEI's Rick Hess and USC's Pedro Noguera discuss COVID-19 and the return to school. They cover federal COVID aid and how schools should use it, the new CDC guidance on distancing and how schools are responding, how schools should approach the inequities exposed by the pandemic, how to deal with learning loss, and the role unions have been playing in…
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Bonus Episode: A Search for Common Ground Book Event
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At a time of bitter national polarization, we need to push past empty posturing in favor of a healthy, constructive competition of ideas. Rick Hess and Pedro Noguera, who tend to fall on opposing sides of the ideological aisle, candidly explore their differences on some of the toughest issues in K–12 education in their new book, “A Search for Commo…
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Introducing the Common Ground Podcast
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Rick Hess, director of AEI's education policy studies, and Pedro Noguera, dean of the USC Rossier School of Education, kick off their new podcast with a reflection on the value of reasonable, civil debate with people you disagree with and on what prevents such debates from happening more often nowadays. Their discussion covers high-stakes testing, …
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While attention often is focused on the academic underperformance of America’s poorest children, internationally renowned education expert Dr. Pedro Noguera shares stories of success from some of our nation’s schools with odds seemingly stacked against them.بقلم New Visions, New Voices
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Internationally renowned education expert Dr. Pedro Noguera reflects on the objectives of the Brown family as he discusses the rationale for the historic Brown vs. Board of Education lawsuit.بقلم New Visions, New Voices
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Internationally renowned education expert Dr. Pedro Noguera discusses how historically black colleges and universities have fared as a result of the desegregation of America’s public schools that Brown versus Board of Education made possible.بقلم New Visions, New Voices
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Reflecting on American education over the last 60 years, New York University professor Dr. Pedro Noguera addresses the disturbing trend of the dismal academic performance of many male students.بقلم New Visions, New Voices
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In commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the landmark US Supreme Court case Brown versus Board of Education, internationally renowned education expert Pedro Noguera, Ph.D. shapes the discussion by defining equity in the school environment.بقلم New Visions, New Voices
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Internationally renowned education expert Pedro Noguera, Ph.D., discusses the expansion of educational options afforded to many children as a result of Brown versus Board of Education.بقلم New Visions, New Voices
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In commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the landmark US Supreme Court case Brown versus Board of Education, internationally renowned education expert Pedro Noguera, Ph.D., Peter L. Agnew Professor of Education at New York University, reflects on what have we learned as a nation.بقلم New Visions, New Voices
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Internationally renowned education expert Pedro Noguera, Ph.D., discusses the impact of the 60th anniversary of Brown versus Board of Education and the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 on American education.بقلم New Visions, New Voices
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Internationally renowned education expert Dr. Pedro Noguera reflects on the objectives of the NAACP and other civil rights organizations in the Brown v. Board of Education case.بقلم New Visions, New Voices
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Reflecting on American education over the last 60 years, New York University professor Dr. Pedro Noguera offers suggestions as to what can be done to increase young people’s passion for learning.بقلم New Visions, New Voices
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In commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the landmark US Supreme Court case Brown versus Board of Education, internationally renowned education expert Pedro Noguera, Ph.D., Peter L. Agnew Professor of Education at New York University, addresses what can be done today to resolve the inequity of resources that exists in many public schools.…
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In the wake of the decision reached in the Brown v. Board of Education court case, education expert Dr. Pedro Noguera tackles the question as to whether integration of this country’s school systems has really worked.بقلم New Visions, New Voices
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Pedro Noguera points out the different needs within the diverse Latino community and encourages educators to find the patterns that can be identified to help parents feel a sense of trust in the school’s educators in order to encourage a partnership. Local educators, parents, and community members shape the discussion with questions that matter.…
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Although President Obama issued a moratorium on deporting undocumented individuals without criminal records, Pedro Noguera discusses how Latino students are challenging the INS to enforce the President’s Executive Order. Local educators, parents, and community members shape the discussion with questions that matter.…
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The role that National Latino Heritage Month plays in education leads Pedro Noguera to share some of the benefits that students experience when they are introduced to accurate information that often goes missing from classroom history books. Local educators, parents, and community members shape the discussion with questions that matter.…
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Success stories of high performing Latino centers of education are shared as Pedro Noguera lists the five factors that these support systems have in common. Local educators, parents, and community members shape the discussion with questions that matter.بقلم New Visions, New Voices
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The role of parental involvement is at the heart of this discussion. Pedro Noguera shapes the conversation by defining successful parental involvement. Successful parental models and healthy pressures to hold schools accountable are also explored. Local educators, parents, and community members shape the discussion with questions that matter.…
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Pedro Noguera sheds light on resources that could help educators by providing rich examples of authors whose books provide great readings in the area of Latino education. Local educators, parents, and community members shape the discussion with questions that matter.بقلم New Visions, New Voices
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Affirming Latino students, cultivating a desire to learn, and showing support are just a few of the subjects covered by Pedro Noguera as he expands the conversation on the unique needs of the Latino students. Local educators, parents, and community members shape the discussion with questions that matter.…
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While addressing the government’s involvement in supporting school reform for Latino students, Dr. Pedro Noguera highlights the common core standards of policy reform and their effects. Local educators, parents, and community members shape the discussion with questions that matter.بقلم New Visions, New Voices
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The conversation regarding how the Latino student population throughout the nation will be tested to determine their readiness for the future ensues as Dr. Pedro Noguera argues that the government has not shown the ability to adapt policies to the needs of particular students. Local educators, parents, and community members shape the discussion wit…
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Bridging the socio-cultural gap between bilingual students and their teachers is explored as Dr. Pedro Noguera discusses the crucial points for educators attempting to reach students who are acquiring a second language. Local educators, parents, and community members shape the discussion with questions that matter.…
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Dr. Pedro Noguera urges listeners to identify schools that are serving Latino students and English language learners in particular, and to use those institutions as models so that educators from other areas can emulate to prepare these students for the next level of higher learning. Local educators, parents, and community members shape the discussi…
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Dr. Pedro Noguera engages a caller as he points out the disparities in media coverage pertaining to the Latino community. He discusses the lack of media attention outside of Latino Heritage Month. Local educators, parents, and community members shape the discussion with questions that matter.بقلم New Visions, New Voices
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Dr. Pedro Noguera suggests how taking a more constructive approach of providing teachers with background information to make them more familiar with the student will resolve resentment and socio-cultural tension in the classroom. Local educators, parents, and community members shape the discussion with questions that matter.…
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In this special Education Matters segment, internationally renowned education expert Pedro Noguera, Ph.D., Peter L. Agnew Professor of Education at New York University, offers five tips for parents and students for a successful school year. From getting to know the teacher to keeping a watchful eye on school friends, these practical tips remind par…
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In this special Education Matters series, internationally renowned education expert Pedro Noguera, Ph.D., Peter L. Agnew Professor of Education at New York University, offers tips for parents and students for a successful school year. Tip number five: Continue to build a strong relationship with your child.…
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In this special Education Matters series, internationally renowned education expert Pedro Noguera, Ph.D., Peter L. Agnew Professor of Education at New York University, offers tips for parents and students for a successful school year. Tip number four: Visit your child’s school regularly.بقلم New Visions, New Voices
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In this special Education Matters series, internationally renowned education expert Pedro Noguera, Ph.D., Peter L. Agnew Professor of Education at New York University, offers tips for parents and students for a successful school year. Tip number three: Make decisions about who your children associate with.…
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In this special Education Matters series, internationally renowned education expert Pedro Noguera, Ph.D., Peter L. Agnew Professor of Education at New York University, offers tips for parents and students for a successful school year. The second: Make sure your child has a place to do homework.بقلم New Visions, New Voices
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In this special Education Matters series, internationally renowned education expert Pedro Noguera, Ph.D., Peter L. Agnew Professor of Education at New York University, offers tips for parents and students for a successful school year. The first: Get to know your child’s teacher.بقلم New Visions, New Voices
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In the 1950s, Taft, Texas, was a segregated cotton town with a sizeable Mexican-American population, all of whom lived on the South Side of the railroad tracks. It was in a part of the state had a history of Anglo-on-Mexican violence, including police brutality and lynchings. Ramona Martinez spoke to one woman was born and raised in Taft, a place w…
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Latino veterans have been fighting in America's wars since the mid 1800s. Though many join out of a sense of duty, the military benefits and the prospect of a better future are undeniable draws to service. Ramona Martinez examines whether Latino veterans have gotten enough back from the country they have fought for.…
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When we talk about immigration, many people forget that Latinos have been living in the United States for a long time, even before English settlers arrived on the East Coast. At the Vida Senior Center in Washington, D.C., many elderly Latinos come together to participate in a bicultural community and enjoy each other’s company. In honor of Hispanic…
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Sofia Vergara Maid, immigrant, bombshell. Oddly these are the most common roles that Latina actresses get to play in television and movies. These roles often re-enforce stereotypes that negatively affect Latina Americans in the real world. And they've existed since Latinas made their entrance onto the screen. Ramona Martinez has more.…
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