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EDUnplugged Podcast

EdTrust’s new podcast series offers an unfiltered, unscripted space for education leaders, advocates, and experts to share candid insights on the most pressing issues in American education. edUnplugged will provide a platform for the people behind the education policies and those fighting for change, shedding light on the challenges that students face today in an uncertain world — particularly as they affect students of color and those from low-income backgrounds.

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Reading & Representation: Confronting America’s Literacy Crisis

Episode Episode 7/7
Date June 17, 2026 by EdTrust

In this episode, we explore the science of reading, the importance of structured literacy, and how culturally responsive literacy instruction can transform the lives of students

AI, Access, and the Educational Divide

Episode Episode 6/7
Date June 09, 2026 by EdTrust

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping education and the workforce, but at what cost?

Can You Tell Us How to Get to Sesame Street?

Episode Episode 5/7
Date June 03, 2026 by EdTrust

In this episode, we discuss the show’s powerful legacy and its ongoing mission to provide free, high-quality educational content to all children, especially those in under-resourced communities

Unlocking Students’ Pathways to College & Career Part 2

Episode Episode 4/7
Date May 27, 2026 by EdTrust

Part 2 of the two-part series dives deeper and explore what it looks like when pathways work

Unlocking Students’ Pathways to College & Career Part 1

Episode Episode 3/7
Date May 20, 2026 by EdTrust

An honest look at how unclear pathways are leaving graduates unprepared for what comes next

Meet us in the Principal’s Office: What Public Education Leaders Want You to Know Part 2

Episode Episode 2/7
Date May 13, 2026 by EdTrust

Part 2 of this two-part episode features a principal supervisor, will explore how the principal role has evolved, what’s being asked of school leaders that no one talks about, and what’s at stake if they continue to be unsupported

Meet us in the Principal’s Office: What Public Education Leaders Want You to Know Part 1

Episode Episode 1/7
Date May 05, 2026 by EdTrust

Part 1 of this two-part episode, two principals offer a behind-the-scenes look at the challenges facing public school principals today in their communities