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at the Chicago Policy Review Review we talk with staff writer Allison Swimmer about a new proposed change to the California state K-12 math curriculum; and in School Days your trust host, Sam Zuckert, takes a trip down memory lane and shares his own educational journey.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49864358</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2022 17:14:41 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/49864358/pencils_down_episode_5_final.mp3" length="69772478" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>UC3P</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In the Season 1 finale of Pencil Down we welcome Umama Zillur to Study Hall to talk about Kotha at Schools, a school-based program that aims to mobilize young people to change societal mindsets and dismantle the culture of gender based violence in...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In the Season 1 finale of Pencil Down we welcome Umama Zillur to Study Hall to talk about Kotha at Schools, a school-based program that aims to mobilize young people to change societal mindsets and dismantle the culture of gender based violence in Bangladesh; at the Chicago Policy Review Review we talk with staff writer Allison Swimmer about a new proposed change to the California state K-12 math curriculum; and in School Days your trust host, Sam Zuckert, takes a trip down memory lane and shares his own educational journey.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>4361</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>education,policy</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/64608f7a9f57a31d4855b62b7cc325cb.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Episode 4 - Infrastructure Near and Far</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-4-infrastructure-near-and-far--49474040</link><description><![CDATA[In the fourth episode of Pencil Down we welcome Professor Anjali Adukia to Study Hall to talk about her work on how the provision of basic needs can increase school participation and improve child outcomes; at the Chicago Policy Review Review we talk with staff writer Alexia Lipman about the past, present, and future of the United States'  federal child tax credit; and in School Days we speak with Stephen Fowler about his experiences attending primary and secondary school in Ratoath, Ireland.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49474040</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2022 05:25:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/49474040/pencils_down_episode_4_final.mp3" length="59817108" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>UC3P</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In the fourth episode of Pencil Down we welcome Professor Anjali Adukia to Study Hall to talk about her work on how the provision of basic needs can increase school participation and improve child outcomes; at the Chicago Policy Review Review we talk...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In the fourth episode of Pencil Down we welcome Professor Anjali Adukia to Study Hall to talk about her work on how the provision of basic needs can increase school participation and improve child outcomes; 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in School Days we speak with Jose Villalobos Gonzales about his experiences attending school while moving around Mexico; and at the Chicago Policy Review Review we talk with staff writer Adam Leader-Smith about the state of student debt in America.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49018833</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2022 16:52:20 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/49018833/pencils_down_episode_3_1.mp3" length="70207573" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>UC3P</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In Pencil Down’s third episode we welcome Dr. Elaine Allensworth, the Lewis-Sebring Director of the University of Chicago Consortium on School Research, to Study Hall to talk about the work and research the Consortium does with Chicago Public Schools...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In Pencil Down’s third episode we welcome Dr. Elaine Allensworth, the Lewis-Sebring Director of the University of Chicago Consortium on School Research, to Study Hall to talk about the work and research the Consortium does with Chicago Public Schools and beyond; in School Days we speak with Jose Villalobos Gonzales about his experiences attending school while moving around Mexico; and at the Chicago Policy Review Review we talk with staff writer Adam Leader-Smith about the state of student debt in America.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>4388</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>chicago,consortium,debt,education,policy,research,student</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/64608f7a9f57a31d4855b62b7cc325cb.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Episode 2: The Swiss Apprentice</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-2-the-swiss-apprentice--48440088</link><description><![CDATA[In Pencil Down’s second episode we welcome the Consul General of Switzerland in Chicago Bruno Ryff for Study Hall, our main interview about public education in Switzerland and their apprenticeship model of post-primary vocational education; 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in School Days we speak with Shanel Singh about her experiences growing up and attending school in Hayward, CA; and at the Chicago Policy Review Review we talk with staff writer Rukmini Bhugra about a new law passed in Illinois that will mandates comprehensive sex education in all IL public schools.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47755381</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2021 15:24:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/47755381/pencils_down_ep1_draft_2.mp3" length="43470724" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>UC3P</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In Pencil Down’s inaugural episode we welcome University of Chicago graduate student and former teacher Taylor Ortiz for Study Hall, our main interview about academic differentiation, tracking, and special admission/gifted programs; in School Days we...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In Pencil Down’s inaugural episode we welcome University of Chicago graduate student and former teacher Taylor Ortiz for Study Hall, our main interview about academic differentiation, tracking, and special admission/gifted programs; 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