My name is Charlie Chieppo and I’m a senior fellow at Pioneer Institute. Charlie: Well, welcome to this week’s version of the Learning Curve. What would make them stay? The paper notes a survey showing that nearly one-third of K-12 educators are thinking of leaving their jobs. Alisha cited a paper from McKinsey & Company, K-12 teachers are quitting. Stories of the Week: Charlie discussed a newly released paper from Pioneer Institute in which researcher Ken Ardon chronicles the declines in public school enrollments that were accelerated by COVID-19 but seem to be persisting well after the pandemic. He closes the interview with a reading from his book T he Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery. Professor Foner talks about emancipated slaves’ quest for economic autonomy and equal citizenship, and the importance of studying and understanding the Reconstruction Amendments to the U.S. They discuss what educators and students today need to know about the post-Civil War era, Reconstruction, and the legacy of slavery.

Eric Foner, Professor Emeritus of History at Columbia University and Pulitzer Prize-winning author on Lincoln, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. This week on The Learning Curve, guest cohosts Charlie Chieppo and Alisha Searcy speak with Dr. Pioneer Young Professionals (PYP) Network.Book: U-Turn: America’s Return to State Healthcare Solutions.Pioneer Institute’s Life Sciences Initiative.

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