The Report Card with Nat Malkus is the education podcast of the American Enterprise Institute. It is a hub for discussing innovative work to improve education – from early childhood to higher education – and the lives of America’s children. It evaluates research, policy, and practice efforts to improve the lives of families, schools and students. The Report Card seeks to engage with everyone who is interested in education in an accessible way. It brings guests that are doing compelling work across a spectrum from high level policy changes to innovations at the classroom level, work that will start conversations about improving education and the lives of children more broadly. Each episode lets listeners – policymakers, teachers, and parents –learn relevant information that they can use in their efforts to improve education.

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The Report Card with Nat Malkus is the education podcast of the American Enterprise Institute. It is a hub for discussing innovative work to improve education – from early childhood to higher education – and the lives of America’s children. It evaluates research, policy, and practice efforts to improve the lives of families, schools and students. The Report Card seeks to engage with everyone who is interested in education in an accessible way. It brings guests that are doing compelling work across a spectrum from high level policy changes to innovations at the classroom level, work that will start conversations about improving education and the lives of children more broadly. Each episode lets listeners – policymakers, teachers, and parents –learn relevant information that they can use in their efforts to improve education.
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Recent Episodes

June 17, 2026
Inside the Department of Education (with Kirsten Baesler)
Host Nat Malkus interviews Kirsten Baesler, Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education, about the Department of Education's efforts to return control to states and their readiness for this shift.

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What Harvard's New Grade Inflation Policy Gets Wrong (with Scott Duke Kominers)
Host Nat Malkus interviews Harvard Business School Professor Scott Duke Kominers about why Harvard's new grade inflation policy misses the mark and how to reform grading systems for better incentives.

May 20, 2026
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