34 Best Education Reform Podcasts

1. Have You Heard

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Occasionally funny and periodically informative, Have You Heard features journalist Jennifer Berkshire and scholar Jack Schneider as they explore the age-old quest to finally fix the nation's public schools, one policy issue at a time.more Hosts Jennifer Berkshire, Jack Schneider
Producer/Network Have You Heard
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Recent Guests Tim Scott, John Downes-Angus +15 more
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 497Facebook 314KTwitter 232.4KInstagram 329.6K Avg Length 43 min Format Long form 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. Human Restoration Project

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Since 2018, the Human Restoration Project Podcast has reimaged education through critical, progressive, human-centered learning! Across nearly 200 episodes, and counting, we've explored every topic in education: ungrading and alternative assessment, interdisciplinary play-based and project-based learning, SEL, education reforms and systemic school change in society with students, teachers, leaders, researchers, and advocates around the world. Join us on our mission to restore humanity to education, together!more Hosts Nick Covington, Chris McNutt
Producer/Network Human Restoration Project
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Kelly McMahon, Jitu Brown +16 more
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 47Facebook 787Twitter 9.8KInstagram 940 Avg Length 52 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

3. What I Want to Know, with Kevin P. Chavous

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Welcome to 'What I Want to Know', one of the most downloaded K-12 education podcasts in the country! Listen in with our host, Kevin P. Chavous, as he connects with innovators and leaders who share practical, transformative solutions to the biggest challenges in education today. As America rethinks the future of schooling, Kevin explores emerging needs and possibilities, for students and educators alike, through short, stimulating conversations...more Host Kevin P. Chavous
Producer/Network Stride, Inc.
Email ****@aol.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Recent Guests Ahmoni Jones, Denisha Merriweather +8 more
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 157Facebook 1KTwitter 16.3KInstagram 56.7K Avg Length 26 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

4. Miseducation

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New York City is home to the nation's most segregated school system, a fact that surprises those who think of the Big Apple as a progressive beacon. Deep inequities exist at every level of the NYC school system. We think more people should know about them and push to fix them. That's why, each semester, we bring together a team of high school interns from across the school system to tell important stories from the perspective of the real experts: students. Miseducation is a program of The Bell. For more, visit bellvoices.org/podcast and follow us on Instagram @bell.voices.more Producer/Network The Bell
Email ****@bellvoices.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 147Twitter 1.3K Avg Length 27 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

5. Inclusive Education Project (IEP) Podcast

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Disability rights is the next frontier in civil rights. We believe education is the key to building an inclusive society and ensuring that all students are given an equal opportunity. The Inclusive Education Project Podcast, hosted by Special Education and Civil Rights attorneys, Amanda Selogie and Vickie Brett, offers a fresh, smart perspective on what it takes to truly make our educational systems and communities inclusive...more Hosts Amanda Selogie, Vickie Brett
Producer/Network Inclusive Education Project
Email ****@iepcalifornia.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Andrew Goff, Dr. Doug Bolton +1 more
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 79Facebook 1.8KTwitter 127Instagram 5.6K Avg Length 26 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

6. LiberatED Podcast

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The LiberatED Podcast tells the stories of the entrepreneurial parents and teachers who are creating innovative K-12 learning options across the US and expanding education options for families. This twice-weekly podcast is hosted by Kerry McDonald, a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Economic Education and leader of the Education Entrepreneurship Lab...more Host Kerry McDonald
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Danika Dunn, Kelly Clearkin +32 more
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 75 Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

7. The Report Card with Nat Malkus

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The Report Card with Nat Malkus is the education podcast of the American Enterprise Institute. It is a hub for discussing innovative work to improve education from early childhood to higher education and the lives of America's children. It evaluates research, policy, and practice efforts to improve the lives of families, schools and students. The Report Card seeks to engage with everyone who is interested in education in an accessible way...more Host Nat Malkus
Producer/Network AEI Podcasts
Email ****@aei.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Andy Rotherham, Rick Hess +6 more
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 16Twitter 169.2KInstagram 24.7K Avg Length 72 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

8. 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
Email ****@gov.harvard.edu
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guest Robert Henderson
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 36Facebook 3.1KTwitter 145.9KInstagram 3.9K Avg Length 31 min Format Medium form Since Jul 2017 Get Email Contact

9. The Learning Curve

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Join The Learning Curve every Wednesday for insight and perspective on education, learning trends, school choice, and public policy. Our hosts and guests offer a mix of provocative commentary as they interview school leaders, innovators, bestselling authors, policymakers, and more. Send any suggestions, tips, and fan mail to ****@pioneerinstitute.org. Listen to all episodes of The Learning Curve at Ricochet.com .more Hosts Gerard Robinson, Cara Candal
Producer/Network Pioneer Institute
Email ****@virginia.edu
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Prof. Kevin Gutzman, Julie Young +29 more
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 27 Avg Length 48 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

10. Rethinking Education

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'Civilisation is a race between education and catastrophe.' (HG Wells)In this podcast, we take Wells at his word. Hosted by Dr James Mannion and David Cameron, Rethinking Education features long-form conversations with fascinating guests about how we might create a more diverse, intelligent, responsive educational ecosystem that works for *all* young people.If this sounds interesting to you, welcome to Rethinking Education: Education's Critical Friend: https://rethinking-ed.org/podcastmore Host Dr James Mannion
Email ****@rethinking-ed.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Dee Nic Sitric, Sue Roffey +3 more
Apple Rating 4/5Apple Reviews 44 Avg Length 82 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

11. amplifiED

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This is AmplifiEd, the EdAllies podcast. At EdAllies, we partner with schools, families, and communities to ensure that all Minnesota students have access to a rigorous and engaging education. We advance policies that put underserved students first, remove barriers facing successful schools and programs, and foster an inclusive conversation about what's possible for students.In the AmplifiEd podcast, we dig into the issues of the day, the opportunities and challenges facing students, educators, and families, and the ways policy, advocacy, and collaboration can ensure better outcomes for us a..more Hosts Margaret Sullivan, Josh Crosson
Producer/Network EdAllies
Email ****@edalliesmn.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Dan Gordon, Dr. Nicole Smerillo +13 more
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 12Facebook 1.2KTwitter 1.3KInstagram 481 Avg Length 63 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

12. 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
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Michael Rebell, Luisa Sanchez +20 more
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 10 Avg Length 36 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

13. Education On The Line

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Education On The Line (formerly titled Sparking Equity) is a podcast focusing on the mounting political, financial, legal and ideological threats to public education. It will provide strategies to help education leaders and decisionmakers traverse the current perilous education landscape. Join media innovator and veteran education journalist Louis Freedberg as he interviews school leaders about how they are coping with attacks on public schools emanating from Washington D.C. -- while staying focused on how to ensure that all students succeed...more Host Louis Freedberg
Producer/Network Advancing Education Success Initiative
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Carl Cohn, Wesley Smith +15 more
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 10 Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

14. Future of Education Podcast

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The Future of Education Podcast is the place to find out what's happening in schools. Our guests are wide and varied, from educators, entrepreneurs, athletes, celebrities, influencers and most importantly-our students! They all have one thing in common- they are passionate about reinventing education to make it relevant and efficient. Our host, MacKenzie Price, is the Co-Founder of 2hr Learning ( 2hourlearning.com ) and some of the top-performing schools in the country. 2 Hour Learning is a groundbreaking school model that is reshaping the landscape of K-12 education. It's powered by AI technology, enabling schools to provide personalized curriculum to students...more Host Mackenzie Price
Email ****@futureofeducationpod.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Alyssa Blask Campbell, Tim Wright +15 more
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 63 Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

15. The Sam Sorbo Show

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The Sam Sorbo Show boldly challenges the prevailing assumptions about education. Hosted by Sam Sorbo, a passionate advocate for reform, it challenges the status quo and inspires parents to take charge of their children's learning. Through powerful interviews, Sam empowers families by exposing the truth: the system isn't broken—it needs a revolution. Focusing on parental involvement, critical thinking, and home education, Sam provides actionable insights to help parents navigate the stale status quo and ignite change. This isn't just a show—it's a call to action!more Producer/Network Herzog Foundation
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 21 Avg Length 49 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

16. Free Range Humans

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Free Range Humans is a podcast that explores 'how we can make schools fit for human consumption.' Hosted by Jal Mehta, professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and Rod Allen, former district superintendent and Assistant Deputy Minister with the BC Ministry of Education.more Producer/Network Jal Mehta, Rod Allen
Email ****@deeperlearningdozen.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 19 Avg Length 54 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

17. Education Chapter Chat Book Club

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Every Monday at 8PM EST, join us for a weekly Chapter Chat Book Club discussing optimal childhood development and education reform.
Hosts Michael McLeod, Cari Ebert
Producer/Network Mike McLeod
Email ****@grownowadhd.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 13 Avg Length 62 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

18. Freedom to Learn

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Season 2 of the Freedom to Learn podcast makes the urgent case for returning education to states, communities, and families. In Washington, President Trump is challenging partisan teacher unions and federal bureaucrats by enacting a new K 12 scholarship tax credit, restructuring the Department of Education, and rooting out civil rights violations in schools. Each week, host Ginny Gentles speaks with policymakers and advocates about bold reforms that improve academic performance and shift power closer to students...more Producer/Network Ginny Gentles
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Lindsay Fryer, Shelby Doyle +15 more
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 11 Avg Length 34 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

19. BustED Pencils

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BustED Pencils; Fully Leaded Education Talk is a powerful radio show/podcast dedicated to public education. BustED Pencils is known for its commitment to the hard facts with a humorous twist. Hosts Dr. Tim Slekar and Dr. Johnny Lupinacci cover the 'real' issues in education. The show establishes an alternative space and discusses education reform from an entirely progressive perspective. Our approach is funny, edgy, passionate, witty and gritty and features an array of guests. BustED Pencils explores the political and commercial influences behind education policy...more Hosts Tim Slekar, Johnny Lupinacci
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Dr. Jonathan Shailor, Dr. Tim Slekar
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 9 Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

20. School Reform News Podcast

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The Heartland Institute podcast featuring libertarian and conservative scholars who are working to bring school choice to every family, and break up the monopoly of our failing government-run public education system.more Producer/Network The Heartland Institute
Email ****@heartland.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 4.1/5Apple Reviews 9Facebook 119.4KTwitter 18.2KInstagram 2.5K Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

21. Education Perspectives

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Education Perspectives podcast explores the challenges and opportunities in education from birth through productive work. Everyone seems to agree in principle that education is important. So, why is it so hard for us to get to a system that works for our society as it exists today? Taking the 30,000-foot view to look at the entirety of our multiple systems so that we might begin to plot a course toward transformational change is worthwhile. This type of change cannot happen until people are 'rowing the boat' in the same direction...more Host Liza Holland
Email ****@lizaholland.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests David Cook, Michael Crawford +13 more
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 7Facebook 249 Avg Length 44 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

22. ExcelinEd in Action Statehouse Spotlights

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ExcelinEd in Action Statehouse Spotlights is a weekly podcast that provides quick, timely updates about K-12 education legislation across the country. Hosted by the ExcelinEd in Action Advocacy team, we track and report on bills about several key student-centered policy areas, including early literacy, the teacher pipeline, school funding, the digital divide, education choice, reimagining learning, school accountability and college and career pathways...more Producer/Network ExcelinEd in Action
Email ****@excelined.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Senator Arthur Orr, Secretary Jacob Oliva +3 more
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 7 Avg Length 20 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

23. Innovating Education

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Welcome to Innovating Education with Dr. Riley Williams, the podcast where we explore the future of education through insightful conversations with administrators, policymakers, and educators. Each episode dives into pressing issues in education reform, upcoming policy changes, and innovative ideas from those shaping the system.Our focus is solution-driven, fostering a positive space for collaborative dialogue that inspires actionable change...more Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guest Dr. Jen Rafferty
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 4 Avg Length 36 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

24. Ei Dialogues

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EI Dialogues is a podcast series brought to you by Educational Initiatives, an organization working towards creating a world where children everywhere are learning with understanding. In this podcast, we speak to entrepreneurs, academicians, policy makers and education leaders to delve deeper into the most urgent and important questions on solving for quality and equity in education.more Producer/Network Educational Initiatives
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 5Twitter 2.6KInstagram 3.9K Avg Length 47 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

25. The Rant Podcast

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A bi-weekly podcast focused on pulling back the curtain on the American higher education system and breaking down the people, the policies and the politics. The podcast host, Eloy Ortiz Oakley, is a known innovator and leader in higher education. The podcast will not pull any punches as it delves into tough questions about the culture, politics and policies of our higher education system. more Producer/Network Eloy Ortiz Oakley
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 4.2/5Apple Reviews 5 Avg Length 35 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

26. Parent Empowerment with Mandy Drogin

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Parent Empowerment with Mandy Drogin is a product of the Texas Public Policy Foundation that hosts real conversations with real parents from across Texas where they share their experiences, struggles, and victories within the Texas education system. From concerning content in public schools to classroom behavior and wins in homeschooling, Parent Empowerment with Mandy Drogin covers all aspects of Texas education through the parents eyes—and asks how we can ensure transparency, quality, respect, and choice for all Texas parents, students, and taxpayers.more Producer/Network Texas Public Policy Foundation
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests James Quintero, Jose Melendez +10 more
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 4 Avg Length 36 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

27. 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
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Reviews 3Twitter 9.2K Avg Length 49 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

28. Next Steps Podcast - Education Choice News

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We talk to key figures in the education reform and school choice movement, from parents and policymakers to academics and activists, about the new definition of public education.
Producer/Network redefinED
Email ****@sufs.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2 Get Email Contact

29. Community Crafted Education

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The landscape of hybrid and microschools in various forms what we will call 'community crafted education' has grown substantially in recent years. On this podcast we will talk about the downstream effects of school choice and especially community crafted education models. How are all of these entrepreneurial opportunities, policy developments, new schools, and new educational experiences improving society? This is probably the most exciting time in education entrepreneurship and policy in the past 30 years...more Producer/Network community-crafted-education
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests James Shuls, David Hunt +13 more
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2 Avg Length 35 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

30. INNATE GENIUS: Global Talk on Education

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INNATE GENIUS: Global Talk on Education is a global podcast and interview series exploring why modern education systems often suppress children's innate genius potential, and how we can redesign the education systems to unlock it. Through conversations and evidence-based storytelling, we analyze real education paradoxes and reform lessons from leading systems including the USA, China, the EU, England, India, and Singapore not to judge, but to genuinely understand the structural mechanisms that suppress children's innate genius potential, creativity and confidence, and to outline practical,..more Apple Reviews 1 Avg Length 69 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

31. The Politics of Possibility - Advancing Educational Equity for the Social Good

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The Edmund W. Gordon Institute and the Black Education Research Center at Teachers College, Columbia University invite you to explore The Politics of Possibility: Advancing Educational Equity for the Social Good, a landmark 4-part discussion series to process the current landscape, build collective strategies and equip communities with tools for educational justice. Each 60-minute episode convenes education equity leaders in policy, research and practice in conversation with co-hosts Ezekiel Dixon-Román, Ph.D. (The Gordon Institute) and Sonya Douglass, Ed.D...more Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 1 Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

32. Putting Students First

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In this League of Education Voters podcast, we interview students, policymakers, partners, and thought leaders to spotlight education policies, research, and practices so that together we can create learning environments where every Washington student feels safe, supported, and a positive sense of belonging.more Producer/Network League of Education Voters
Email ****@educationvoters.org
Recent Guests Michelle Whitney, Gabriela Whitemarsh
Twitter 7.8K Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

33. The Pressure Systems Podcast

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Pressure Systems is a podcast about the forces shaping K-12 education, including policy, finance, curriculum, teacher preparedness, school culture, mental health, and the business environment surrounding K-12. Hosted by Duncan Young, a longtime executive in the education and behavioral health fiends, the show takes a cross-disciplinary look at how complex systems actually change—and why so many promising ideas struggle to move from research into classroom practice. pressuresystems.substack.commore Producer/Network Duncan Young
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34. The Launch Michigan Podcast

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The Launch Michigan Podcast is an ongoing conversation about education reform exploring the ideas, policies, and partnerships shaping the future of education. Through conversations with educators, policymakers, researchers, and community leaders, we spotlight innovative solutions, share lessons learned, and discuss how to create opportunities for every learner to succeed. Join us as we explore what it takes to build a stronger, more equitable education system for Michigan's future.more Producer/Network Launch Michigan
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