Episode 24: As a Matter of Track

In this episode, Jenna speaks with Kevin Welner about the system of tracking, or ability-based groupings, and the large racial disparities in Gifted and Talented and Honors classes. Kevin Welner is a white, male professor in the School of Education at the University of Colorado Boulder, and directs the National Education Policy Center. He specializes in educational policy and law and is the author of several books, including co-editor with Prudence Carter of Closing the Opportunity Gap: What America Must Do to Give Every Child an Even Chance.