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Common Ground

By: Rick Hess and Pedro Noguera
  • Summary

  • AEI Education’s Rick Hess and USC Rossier School of Education Dean Pedro Noguera, who often fall on different sides of the ideological aisle, push past posturing and polarization to search for understanding and common ground when it comes to the nation’s toughest education questions. Each month, the two talk through the pressing education issues of the moment.
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Episodes
  • Reflections on Common Ground
    Nov 15 2022

    AEI’s Rick Hess and USC’s Pedro Noguera reflect on the whole Common Ground exercise and consider what it takes to have constructive dialogue.

    Learn more about Rick and Pedro’s book, A Search for Common Ground: Conversations about the Toughest Questions in K-12 Education.

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    26 mins
  • Biden's Student Loan Forgiveness Plan
    Sep 27 2022

    AEI’s Rick Hess and USC’s Pedro Noguera discuss Biden's recent announcement on student loan forgiveness. They consider how the plan might affect tuition inflation, who actually benefits from loan forgiveness, and how greater financial literacy may help.

    Learn more about Rick and Pedro’s book, A Search for Common Ground: Conversations About the Toughest Questions in K-12 Education.

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    23 mins
  • Rick and Pedro Go to the Movies
    Jun 16 2022

    In the last episode before their summer hiatus, Rick Hess and USC’s Pedro Noguera discuss their favorite education themed movies and tv shows, including Stand and Deliver, Remember the Titans, and Lean on Me. They also explore how pop culture influences what we come to expect from teachers and students.

    Learn more about Rick and Pedro’s book, A Search for Common Ground: Conversations about the Toughest Questions in K-12 Education.”

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    27 mins

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