Building Excellent Schools ft. Jack Despain Zhou
July 15, 2025
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July 15, 2025
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Building Excellent Schools ft. Jack Despain Zhou
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<p>What would it mean for America's schools to focus on excellence? Jack Despain Zhou is the founder of the Center for Educational Progress, a new think tank focused on promoting academic excellence. He joins the show to talk about whether we've gone too far in the pursuit of equity goals in education, how we can support and challenge students at every ability level, whether or not tracking is a good idea, and ultimately what a vision of a stronger education system could look like.</p> <p>To get bonus episodes, support us at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/newliberalpodcast">patreon.com/newliberalpodcast</a> or <a href="https://cnliberalism.org/become-a-member">https://cnliberalism.org/become-a-member</a></p> <div> <div class="sc-eldieg ktdTil"> <div class="sc-1sp3zau-0 fYCOwC sc-d4f3hw-0 iATlLz"> <div class="sc-1ye87qi-0 irEdXD"> <p>Got questions? Send us a note at <a href="mailto:mailbag@cnliberalism.org">mailbag@cnliberalism.org</a>.</p> <div> <div class="sc-p5flmk-0 hgUaki"> <div id="cid-0"> <div class="sc-fotOHu boWsAQ"> <div class="sc-1sp3zau-0 fYcGch sc-d4f3hw-0 pPpmn"> <div class="sc-1ye87qi-0 eskKQs"> <div class="def"> <div class="sc-1sp3zau-0 gOTaOa sc-1di2uql-0 gbusdU"> <div class="sc-1sp3zau-0 gOTaOa sc-1di2uql-0 gbusdU"> <div class="def"> <div class="def"> <div class="def"> <div class="sc-fzoLsD euuNpB"> <div class="sc-fzoLsD eeqOQk"> <div class="sc-fzoLsD jmnkot"> <div class="def"> <div class="def"> <div class="def"> <div class="def"> <div class="def"> <div class="def"> <div class="def"> <div class="def"> <div class="def"> <div class="def"> <div> <div> <div class="sc-1di2uql-0 jVgHLt sc-1sp3zau-0 fdFQMz"> <div> <div class="sc-eldieg ktdTil"> <div class="sc-1sp3zau-0 fYCOwC sc-d4f3hw-0 iATlLz"> <div class="sc-1ye87qi-0 irEdXD"> <div> <div class="sc-p5flmk-0 hgUaki"> <div id="cid-0"> <div> <div class="sc-fotOHu boWsAQ"> <div class="sc-1sp3zau-0 fYcGch sc-d4f3hw-0 pPpmn"> <div class="sc-1ye87qi-0 eskKQs"> <div class="def"> <div class="sc-1sp3zau-0 gOTaOa sc-1di2uql-0 gbusdU"> <div class="sc-1sp3zau-0 gOTaOa sc-1di2uql-0 gbusdU"> <div class="def"> <div class="def"> <div class="def"> <div class="sc-fzoLsD euuNpB"> <div class="sc-fzoLsD eeqOQk"> <div class="sc-fzoLsD jmnkot"> <div class="def"> <div class="def"> <div class="def"> <div class="def"> <div class="def"> <div class="def"> <div class="def"> <div class="def"> <div class="def"> <div class="def"> <div> <div> <div class="sc-1di2uql-0 jVgHLt sc-1sp3zau-0 fdFQMz">Follow us at:</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="def"> <div class="def"> <div class="def"> <div class="def"> <div> <div> <div class="sc-1di2uql-0 jVgHLt sc-1sp3zau-0 fdFQMz"> <div class="def"><a href="https://twitter.com/CNLiberalism">https://twitter.com/CNLiberalism</a></div> <div class="def"><a href="https://cnliberalism.org/">https://cnliberalism.org/</a></div> <div class="def"> </div> <div class="def">Join a local chapter at <a href="https://cnliberalism.org/become-a-member/">https://cnliberalism.org/become-a-member/</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>