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Schools on the Frontlines

by EdSource

Schools face multiple challenges dealing with the coronavirus pandemic and reopening in an environment of public health crisis and unrest. Carl Cohn will talk with leading school superintendents about their experiences and how they plan to address challenges and reopen to meet the needs of their school communities.

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Episodes

  1. Should students be tested for academic progress during a pandemic?

    Carl speaks with Scott Marion, executive director of the Center for Assessment, about the challenges of standardized testing during, and after, the pandemic.

  2. Carl Cohn Podcast: State schools chief Thurmond says California should “use education to counter hate”

    Carl speaks with California Superintendent of Education Tony Thurmond about the challenges of guiding the country's largest school system through the pandemic and his vision for the state's future.

  3. Carl Cohn podcast: Michael Feuer, GW dean, on the future of American education

    Carl Cohn speaks with Michael Feuer, Dean of the Graduate School of Education and Human Development at George Washington University, about the possibility of a new administration and how that might affect American education.

  4. Carl Cohn podcast: Taking on mental health and counseling during the coronavirus pandemic

    Carl talks with the leaders of the state's professional associations of school counselors and school psychologists about the challenges of delivering mental health services to students in the time of COVID-19.

  5. Carl Cohn Podcast: In Mono County’s far-flung community, schools were already prepared to offer distance learning

    Carl Cohn talks with Stacey Adler, Superintendent of the Mono County Office of Education, about the challenges facing her small, Eastern Sierras district in the time of COVID-19.

  6. Carl Cohn Podcast: Jackie Wong, child anti-poverty advocate and school board member

    Carl Cohn talks with Washington Unified School District school board member Jackie Wong about the challenges facing the district in the time of COVID-19. She also describes her work with GRACE, a non-profit dedicated to eradicating child poverty in California.

  7. Carl Cohn Podcast: Large L.A. charter network prepares for education during the pandemic

    Carl Cohn talks with Cristina de Jesus, the President and CEO of Green Dot Public Schools California, a charter school network of nineteen middle and high schools, serving 11,500 students in Los Angeles.

  8. Carl Cohn Podcast: Orange County schools caught in the middle of coronavirus politics

    Carl Cohn talks with Orange County Department of Education superintendent Al Mijares about the unique challenges facing the district as fall approaches.

  9. Carl Cohn Podcast: Superintendent of Schools of L.A. Catholic Archdiocese navigates multiple crises

    Carl Cohn talks with L.A. Catholic Archdiocese Superintendent Paul Escala about the unique challenges facing his schools amidst multiple crises.

  10. Carl Cohn Podcast: Fresno Unified prepares for distance learning

    Carl Cohn talks with Fresno Unified School District superintendent Bob Nelson about the unique challenges facing the district as fall approaches.

  11. Carl Cohn Podcast: Sonoma Valley Unified weathers the pandemic

    Carl Cohn talks with Sonoma Valley Unified School District superintendent Socorro Shiels about the unique challenges facing the district as fall approaches.

  12. Carl Cohn Podcast: The path forward for Victor Valley Union High School District

    Carl Cohn talks with Victor Valley Union High School District superintendent Ron Williams about plans to reopen schools in the fall.

  13. Carl Cohn Podcast: San José Unified prepares for the fall

    Carl Cohn talks with San José Unified Superintendent Nancy Albarrán about plans to reopen schools in the fall.

  14. Carl Cohn Podcast: Hemet Unified works to cover all the bases

    Carl Cohn talks with Hemet Unified Superintendent Christi Barrett about plans to reopen schools in the fall.

  15. Introducing: Schools on the Frontlines with Carl Cohn

    COMING JULY 1st: In his long and storied career as a California education leader, Carl Cohn has served as superintendent of the Long Beach and San Diego Unified school districts, a member of the State Board of Education and executive director of the California Collaborative for Education...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Schools face multiple challenges dealing with the coronavirus pandemic and reopening in an environment of public health crisis and unrest. Carl Cohn will talk with leading school superintendents about their experiences and how they plan to address challenges and reopen to meet the needs of their school communities.

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Schools face multiple challenges dealing with the coronavirus pandemic and reopening in an environment of public health crisis and unrest. Carl Cohn will talk with leading school superintendents about their experiences and how they plan to address challenges and reopen to meet the needs of their...

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