Education policy & reform Archives • FreshEd

2025, Baiwen Peng, Climate Change, Decolonization, FreshEd, Race, Social Movements Education policy & reform

Frank Adamson and Carol Anne Spreen
Education for Societal Transformation

The FreshEd Podcast · FreshEd #407 – Education for Societal Transformation (Frank Adamson and Carol Anne Spreen)

Education for Societal Transformation

December 8, 2025/by Will Brehm

2025, Aid, Development, Economics, FreshEd, Human Capital, PISA Education policy & reform, Foundational learning

Michelle Kaffenberger
Prioritizing and Improving Foundational Learning

The FreshEd Podcast · FreshEd #406 – Prioritizing and Improving Foundational Learning (Michelle Kaffenberger)

Prioritizing and improving foundational learning

November 17, 2025/by Will Brehm

2024, Comparative Education, Development, FreshEd, Policy Decentralisation & governance, Education policy & reform

Sirojuddin Arif
Does decentralization promote learning?

The FreshEd Podcast · FreshEd #357 – Does Decentralization Promote Learning? (Sirojuddin Arif)

Does decentralization promote learning?

June 24, 2024/by Will Brehm

2024, Comparative Education, FreshEd, PISA, Policy, Policy Borrowing Education policy & reform, Policy borrowing & transfer

Kimmo Kuortti
Finnish Education Export

The FreshEd Podcast · FreshEd #356 – Finnish Education Export (Kimmo Kuortti)

Finnish Education Export

June 17, 2024/by Will Brehm

2024, FreshEd, Policy Borrowing, Privatization, Teachers Assessment & accountability, Education policy & reform, Privatisation, markets & neoliberalism, School choice & vouchers

Elena Aydarova
Science of Reading Unpacked

The FreshEd Podcast · FreshEd #348 – Science Of Reading Unpacked (Elena Aydarova)

Science of Reading Unpacked

April 1, 2024/by Will Brehm

2024, Comparative Education, FreshEd, Hailu & Redding, Policy, Sociology Education policy & reform, Policy borrowing & transfer

Patricia Bromley
Global Determinants of Education Reform

The FreshEd Podcast · FreshEd #342 – Global Determinants of Education Reform (Patricia Bromley)

Global Determinants of Education Reform

February 19, 2024/by Will Brehm

2023, Aid, Comparative Education, Development, FreshEd, Madhu Narayanan, Meg P. Gardinier, Policy, Policy Borrowing Education policy & reform, Foundational learning

Brad Olsen
Education Innovation, Scaling Strategies, and the Broader Environment

The FreshEd Podcast · FreshEd #326 – Education Innovation, Scaling Strategies, and the Broader Environment (Brad Olsen)

Education Innovation, Scaling Strategies, and the Broader Environment

August 7, 2023/by Will Brehm

2023, Comparative Education, FreshEd, Policy, Teachers Assessment & accountability, Education policy & reform, Privatisation, markets & neoliberalism

Alison Milner and Ezequiel Gómez Caride
Educational Assessment and Inclusive Education

The FreshEd Podcast · FreshEd #320 – Assessment and Inclusive Education (Alison Milner & Ezequiel Gomez Caride)

Educational Assessment and Inclusive Education

May 8, 2023/by Will Brehm

2023, Development, FreshEd, Global Learning Metrics, SDGs, World Bank Assessment & accountability, Education policy & reform, Global governance & international organisations, Learning metrics & measurement

Clara Fontdevila
Producing Global Learning Metrics

The FreshEd Podcast · FreshEd #318 – Producing Global Learning Metrics (Clara Fontdevila)

Producing Global Learning Metrics

April 24, 2023/by Will Brehm

2023, Comparative Education, COVID-19, Development, FreshEd, Global Learning Metrics, Jon Hudson, Policy, Teachers, World Bank Education policy & reform, Foundational learning

Michele Schweisfurth
Unpacking the Learning Crisis

The FreshEd Podcast · FreshEd #311 – Unpacking the Learning Crisis (Michele Schweisfurth)

Unpacking the Learning Crisis

March 6, 2023/by Will Brehm