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Ep 31. From public school teacher to economic advisor at The White House
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Ep 31. From public school teacher to economic advisor at The White House

Dr. Matthew Kraft started as a substitute middle school teacher in Oakland, CA before eventually being appointed to the White House Council of Economic Advisers.

Host: David Riedman, creator of the K-12 School Shooting Database

Guest: Dr. Matthew Kraft, Associate Prof. of Education & Economics, Brown University

Report: The Cumulative Costs of Gun Violence on Students and Schools (January 15, 2025 - The White House archive)


David Riedman is the creator of the K-12 School Shooting Database, Chief Data Officer at a global risk management firm, and a tenure-track professor. Listen to my weekly podcast—Back to School Shootings—or my recent interviews on Freakonomics Radio, New England Journal of Medicine, and my article on CNN about AI and school security.

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