Type Of Content: Podcast

Reading & Representation: Confronting America’s Literacy Crisis

microphone 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

microphone 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?

microphone 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

microphone 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

microphone 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

microphone 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

microphone 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

ExtraOrdinary Districts: Discussion of Lane, Oklahoma

microphone October 28, 2022 by EdTrust

To discuss episode #2, in which we heard from educators in Lane and Cottonwood Oklahoma, are reading researcher Timothy Shanahan, University of Illinois-Chicago’s Steve Tozer, and Todd Hughes of the Choctaw Nation.

ExtraOrdinary Districts Season 5: Where Are All Those Dollars Going?

microphone May 20, 2022 by EdTrust

ExtraOrdinary Districts returns for a fifth season to look at how educators are using the $189 billion the federal government sent to schools to help them cope with the effects of the pandemic.