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Testing Season Is a Business Model
Season 7 Episode 152
Testing season comes with pressure, fear, and consequences—but not for everyone equally. The BVBOE team questions who standardized testing actually h…
7 months ago
Silence Is Still a Response
Season 7 Episode 151
Emails unanswered. Calls ignored. Meetings postponed. Is school silence incompetence—or a deliberate tactic? This episode explores how disengagement …
7 months ago
What Families Need to Know Right Now (And What Schools Aren’t Saying)
Season 7 Episode 150
This episode is a temperature check—and a truth check. The BVBOE team digs into what families are experiencing right now versus what schools are publ…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
What Schools Write vs. What Actually Happened
Season 7 Episode 149
School records don’t always reflect the full story. In this episode, BVBOE takes a closer look at how incident reports, behavior logs, and cumulative…
8 months ago
The Emotional Toll of Fighting For Your Child
Season 7 Episode 148
Advocacy comes with a cost—and too often, families carry that weight alone.
In this episode, the BVBOE team holds an honest conversation about the emo…
8 months, 1 week ago
The Lie Was Working Until the Video Spoke
Season 7 Episode 147
This episode exists because the truth was almost erased.
A child was harmed in a classroom.
Multiple adults witnessed it.
Instead of intervening, they…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
When Advocacy Gets You Labeled That Parent
Season 7 Episode 146
Why does speaking up for your child suddenly make you the problem? In this episode, BVBOE examines how parents—especially Black parents—are often ton…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Advocacy or Overreach When Parents Go Too Far
Season 7 Episode 145
Some families advocate loudly. Others trust the system. Some educators push back; others comply. This episode is a candid, unscripted conversation ab…
9 months ago
MLK Would Be a Problem in Today’s Schools
Season 7 Episode 144
Every January, schools quote Dr. King—but rarely follow him. In this unapologetic MLK Week episode, the BVBOE team challenges how MLK’s legacy has be…
9 months, 1 week ago
21 Questions? Comfort Not Guaranteed.
Season 7 Episode 143
Season 8 opens with ASK BVBOE, and nothing is off limits. This isn’t just about schools—it’s about systems, parenting, power, identity, advocacy, exh…
9 months, 2 weeks ago