On this podcast, we look back on the life of Robert “Bobby Silverstein,” a legal powerhouse in the world of disability rights and often called the behind-the-scenes architect of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Former Iowa Sen....

For this episode, we discussed college affordability with Andrew Smalley, an education policy expert at NCSL, and Heather Carter, a former Arizona legislator, and Kate Hoffman, the CEO and founder of Earn to Learn, an Arizona-based program that...

On this episode, we focus on a new education report, “The Time is Now,” which examines what we can learn from high-performing schools in other nations. Joining the discussion were Jason Dougal, president and COO of the National Center...

NCSL elections expert Amanda Zoch runs down the trends in legislation affecting elections over the past few years, including how the pandemic affected access to early voting and voting by mail, legislation affecting elections officials and what...

Author Karen Allen joins the podcast to talk about how the mental strength training exercise she developed after the devastating loss of her husband can be used by everyone, including legislators and legislative staff, to help with stress and...

Tim Storey, the CEO of NCSL, joined the podcast to talk about the 2023 sessions for state legislatures, the shape of state budgets, the huge challenge of workforce shortages and the crisis in behavioral and mental health, especially among young...