Public education is under assault. The federal Department of Education has been bulldozed. And nearly half of states have now enacted private school voucher plans. Historian Jack Schneider and journalist Jennifer Berkshire, co-hosts of the education podcast Have You Heard and co-authors of The Education Wars, will discuss how we got to this moment and what we stand to lose if public schools disappear. They’ll also outline an ambitious vision of what the “public” in public education can and should mean.

Jennifer Berkshire, Journalist, author, and educator whose work explores the politics of public education. Co-author of The Education Wars and co-host of the Have You Heard podcast.

Jack Schneider, Education historian and UMass Amherst professor examining school quality, equity, and reform. Co-author of The Education Wars and co-host of the Have You Heard podcast.