The Learning Curve
Booking Overview
Metrics
Episodes: 370
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: <1k
Gender skew: Neutral
Location: USA
Contact Information
Publicly listed emails
micaela@pioneerinstitute.org
production@ricochet.com
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Host
Albert Cheng - Professor at Ohio State University and co-host focused on education, history, and public policy.
Alisha Searcy - Education leader at the Center for Strong Public Schools and co-host.
Charlie Chieppo - Senior Fellow at the Pioneer Institute and co-host.
Kelley Brownspeak - Massachusetts state champion U.S. history and civics teacher and co-host.
Helen Baxendale - Education leader at Great Hearts Academies and co-host.
Barry Anderson - Retired Minnesota Supreme Court Justice and co-host.
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Recent Guest Discussions
Bob Nasson - History Education, Student Essay Writing, Academic Excellence, Humanities Education, And Rigorous Research
Alison LaCroix - American Federalism, Constitutional Foundations, Enlightenment Influences, The Marshall Court, Commerce, And Slavery
Jane Leavy - Baseball History, Sandy Koufax, Excellence, Integrity, Cultural Identity, And Her Book Sandy Koufax: A Lefty’s Legacy
David Steiner - Academic Quality, School Choice, Accountability, Teacher Effectiveness, The Science Of Reading, And Student Outcomes
Joseph Ellis - George Washington, The American Revolution, Constitutional Founding, Slavery, Native American Dispossession, And Political Leadership
Episodes
American Federation for Children's Patrick Graff on School Choice
September 16, 2026
In this week’s episode of The Learning Curve, co-hosts Alisha Searcy of the Center for Strong Public Schools and Prof. Albert Cheng of Ohio State University speak with Dr. Patrick Graff, senior fellow at the American Federation for Children. Dr. Graff discusses his journey from teaching third grade in Florida to working as an education researcher and policy advocate, and how seeing students benefit from tax credit scholarships shaped his interest in school choice. He explores the design of sc...
Excel Academy Charter School’s Owen Stearns on Academic Quality & Bridging Gaps
September 09, 2026
In this week’s episode of The Learning Curve, co-hosts Alisha Searcy of Center for Strong Public Schools and Prof. Albert Cheng of Ohio State University speak with Owen Stearns, CEO of Excel Academy Charter Schools. Stearns discusses his more than two decades of experience in charter school leadership and education reform. He shares how his formative educational experiences and background in strategy consulting shaped his approach to leading Excel, which now serves nearly 2,000 students acros...
Pepperdine Law's Pulitzer Winner Edward Larson on the Spirit of 1776
September 02, 2026
In this week’s episode of The Learning Curve, co-hosts Alisha Searcy of Center for Strong Public Schools and retired Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Barry Anderson speak with historian and legal scholar Edward Larson, author of Declaring Independence: Why 1776 Matters. He explores how the thirteen colonies moved from resistance to British rule to the Declaration of Independence. Prof. Larson examines the influence of Thomas Paine’s Common Sense and other revolutionary writings on the cause of...
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