15 Best Education Policy Podcasts

1. Higher Ed Now

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Higher Ed Now is a production of the American Council of Trustees and Alumni. It is a podcast concerning issues and policy in America's higher education system.
Hosts William Bryan Paul, Kayla Johnston, Bradley Jackson, Sadie Webb
Producer/Network American Council of Trustees and Alumni
Email ****@goacta.org
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Apple Rating 3.8/5Apple Reviews 15Facebook 9KTwitter 2.2K Avg Length 41 min Format Long form Since Apr 2016 Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. NEPC Talks Education

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NEPC Talks Education podcasts are 30 minutes of high-quality policy information for educators, community members, policymakers, and anyone interested in education. They are also a great teaching resource and engaging drive-time listening.MORE Hosts Kevin Welner, Christopher Saldau00f1a
Producer/Network National Education Policy Center
Email ****@colorado.edu
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3. The Education Exchange

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A weekly podcast highlighting education policy news, hosted by Paul E. Peterson, Senior editor of Education Next
Host Paul E. Peterson
Producer/Network Paul E. Peterson
Email ****@gov.harvard.edu
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 33Facebook 3.1KTwitter 147.8KInstagram 3.9K Avg Length 31 min Format Medium form Since Jul 2017 Get Email Contact

4. All4Ed Flash

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The 'All4Ed Flash' is the rebooted video series on important developments in education policy in Washington, DC.
Host Enrique Chaurand
Producer/Network Alliance for Excellent Education
Email ****@all4ed.org
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5. Research Minutes podcast

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From the Consortium for Policy Research in Education at University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, this is CPRE Research Minutes podcast.
Hosts Keith Heumiller, Luc Sigaud
Producer/Network CPRE Research
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 11Facebook 1.4K Avg Length 23 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

6. Unschooling: When the Rules Don't Work!

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Unschooling Podcast hosts Dr. Terrance and Dr. Ro give insights about education policy, practices, and research bringing in their own perceptions of the learning environment, unraveling the implicit barriers that plague students' learning and its impact upon the unheard; the voices that are often marginalized in these education discussions. Each podcast is aimed at bridging the gap. Yes, the hosts are engaging and humorous and have great chemistry, but the content you get from this podcast is to help improve your students' educational experience, offer teacher strategies, and support parentMORE Hosts Dr. Lacrecia Fergurson Terrance, Dr. Rochelle Scott
Producer/Network THE EDUPROJECT
Email ****@theeduproject.org
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 3 Avg Length 9 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

7. Focus on FinEd: The Policy Convenings

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In 2021, the National Endowment for Financial Education and the Council for Economic Education hosted five financial education policy convenings to discuss the most pertinent issues in the field.Nearly 250 stakeholders from 44 states joined this invitation-only event. The goal? Provide an open forum to learn and listen about the opportunities, technicalities and challenges encountered when considering statewide financial education policy and programming.The outcomes from these convenings are the subject of this series of podcasts. NEFE President and CEO, Dr. Billy J...MORE Hosts Dr. Billy J. Hensley, Raven Newberry
Producer/Network National Endowment for Financial Education
Email ****@nefe.org
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 3 Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

8. Pencils Down

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Pencils Down is a podcast from the University of Chicago's Public Policy Podcast team focusing on education, policy, education policy, policy education, and everything in between. Hosted by Sam Zuckert, each episode features interviews with students, educators, academics, and policy makers about notable education and policy topics and their own educational journeys.Sam Zuckert is a graduate student at the University of Chicago's Harris School of Public Policy. Previous to attending the Harris School, Sam worked in Boston Public Schools as a data analyst and systems manager...MORE Host Sam Zuckert
Producer/Network UC3P
Email ****@gmail.com
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9. Brighter Futures with Education Development Trust

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Hello and welcome to Brighter Futures - the podcast brought to you by Education Development Trust. I'm Tony McAleavy from Education Development Trust and I'll be your host throughout this series. Since starting as Education Director here I've had the pleasure of being involved in extensive education reform within many countries across the world, particularly those in the UK, Middle East and Africa...MORE Host Tony McAleavy
Producer/Network Education Development Trust
Email ****@educationdevelopmenttrust.com
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10. The Education Podcast

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Martin and Rob discuss the main policy issues affecting education in England.Along the way we'll look at Early Years, Schools, Leadership, Exams, FE/HE. Inspection, Pensions and much more.
Host Martin Hodge
Email ****@community-tu.org
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11. NORRAG NETWORK

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NORRAG Podcast and KIX EMAP Podcast are produced by NORRAG, the Global Education Centre of the Geneva Graduate. The NORRAG Podcast features interviews with international experts talking about global developments in education policies and practice. To be featured in the Podcast contact us at: https://www.norrag.org/contact/The KIX EMAP Podcast is published every first Wednesday of the month, the Podcast is hosted by Ryan Allen, Assistant Professor at Chapman University, California, USA...MORE Host Ryan Allen
Producer/Network NORRAG NETWORK
Email ****@graduateinstitute.ch
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12. Leah Lester and American Education and Policy Podcast

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Discussions address American education, schooling, global competitiveness, 21st century education, global economy, job displacement, educational policy, social justice, equitable education, christian values, online learning, and hybrid instructionMORE Producer/Network Leah Lester
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2Twitter 30Instagram 139 Avg Length 10 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact