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  • Why the Costs of College Go Beyond Tuition

    September 22, 2026 · 23 min

    As confidence in higher education shifts and economic pressures intensify, young people are navigating increasingly complex decisions about life after high school. In this episode, college students share their financial realities and…

  • Career Training Is on the Rise and These High Schoolers Are Out for Blood

    September 8, 2026 · 22 min

    As skepticism about the cost of college grows, Career and Technical Education (CTE) is gaining renewed attention. But is CTE a shortcut around higher education or a bridge into it? In this episode, we follow a group of high school…

  • Has Ed Tech Gone Too Far? Parents Want to Hit Pause.

    August 25, 2026 · 27 min

    When a middle schooler started bringing home his worst grades ever, his parents were stunned. His teachers said he understood the material. The problem? He couldn’t stay off his school-issued iPad. In classrooms across the country…

  • The Lasting Legacy of Rita Pierson’s ‘Every Kid Needs a Champion’

    August 11, 2026 · 24 min

    More than a decade after Rita Pierson stepped onto the TED stage and declared, “Every child deserves a champion,” her words still echo through schools, teacher prep programs, and staff meetings across the country. But what does it actually…

  • Teachers are Burning Out. Can Former Educators Help?

    July 28, 2026 · 20 min

    At Redwood Heights Elementary in Oakland California, educators participate in workshops with the Teaching Well, a professional support organization focused on teacher sustainability and emotional resilience. This episode explores how…

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  • How Finnish Education Inspires U.S. Schools, Still

    July 14, 2026 · 27 min

    Inspired by Finland’s student-first approach, Copper Island Academy in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula prioritizes inclusion, early intervention, and teacher autonomy to create a learning environment where support is built into the classroom…

  • MindShift Season 11 Is on the Way!

    July 7, 2026 · 4 min

    This season we explore the ecosystems of support that shape student success. At a time when schools are facing staffing shortages, disruptions to the Department of Education, and shifting public trust, this season asks: who sustains the…

  • Shafia Zaloom: Sex Ed and Becoming the Askable Parent

    June 9, 2026 · 30 min

    KQED’s Ki Sung talks to health educator Shafia Zaloom about her book Getting Real About Sex Ed: What Today's Students Need. Zaloom shares advice for parents and educators wondering how to navigate authentic conversions with young people.

  • Ross Greene: What if Bad Behavior Isn’t the Problem?

    May 13, 2026 · 29 min

    KQED's Ki Sung talks with clinical psychologist and author Ross Greene about why traditional discipline strategies often fail students, and what educators can do instead. Greene explains his Collaborative & Proactive Solutions model, which…

  • Who Misses Out When Tutoring Starts Too Late?

    April 14, 2026 · 16 min

    KQED’s Marlena Jackson-Retondo reports from Bellevue Elementary in Santa Rosa. Abrupt cuts to AmeriCorps funding last year impacted the school-based tutoring there. Principal Nina Craig explains how the loss of tutors affected instruction…

  • Randy Porter’s Middle School Jazz Band

    March 10, 2026 · 18 min

    In this episode, KQED’s Marlena Jackson-Retondo visits the band room at Roosevelt Middle School in Oakland and speaks with longtime music teacher Randy Porter, who is retiring after 40 years in Oakland Unified schools. Porter shares how…

  • Scott R. Levy: How School Boards Can Strengthen Our Democracy

    February 10, 2026 · 28 min

    In this episode KQED’s Marlena Jackson-Retondo speaks with Scott R. Levy, adjunct lecturer at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education and a former school board member, about why school boards matter more than ever. Levy’s new book, Why…

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About the show

It’s easy to see a child’s education as a path determined by grades, test scores and extra curricular activities. But genuine learning is about so much more than the points schools tally. MindShift explores the future of learning and how we raise our kids. This podcast is part of the MindShift education site, a division of KQED News. You can also visit the MindShift website for episodes and supplemental blog posts or tweet us @MindShiftKQED or visit us at MindShift.KQED.org. Take our audience survey! https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7297739/b0436be7b132