Education - 9.6.2020

Jay Greene

Topic: Should public schools be open for business now
Bio: Distinguished Professor of Educational Policy at University of Arkansas (and my high school debate partner)

Meira Levinson, Rita Koganzon, Jay Greene, and Moira McDermott Q&A

Meira Levinson

Topic: What does it mean for teachers to be essential workers?
Bio: Professor of Education at Harvard Graduate School of Education
Reading Assignment: Reopening Primary Schools during the Pandemic in NEJM

Rita Koganzon

Topic: Inconsistent government decisions about school openings
Bio: Assistant Professor in Woodrow Wilson Department of Politics at University of Virginia

Meira Levinson, Jay Greene, Rita Koganzon, Naomi Riley, and Keith Westman QA

Naomi Schaefer Riley

Topic: Foster care during the pandemic
Bio: Resident Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute focusing on issues regarding child welfare

Joel Rose

Topic: Schools with personalized learning
Bio: Co-Founder and CEO of New Classrooms

Joel Rose Q&A

Keith Westman

Topic: Using Testing Data to Improve Educational Outcomes
Bio: COO of OTUS (a teaching data firm that provides teachers and principals real time information about student performance).

Joel Rose, Meira Levinson, & Keith Westman Q&A

Moira McDermott

Topic: Teaching Calculus Online
Bio: Associate Teaching Professor of Mathematics at Syracuse University (Former New Trier HS Debater with Larry and Jay)

Moira McDermott, Keith Westman, and Jay Greene Q&A

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