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Betsy’s Talking Reckless… Again - Passing Period #73
This Week: All of the Above’s #1 hater, and America’s greatest nemesis of modern public education is back in the headlines this week, and we’re gonna talk about her. You got it, captain guns-for-gri…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
Does it matter that 1 in 5 CA teachers aren’t fully credentialed? - Passing Period #72
This Week: A wonderfully click-baity piece in EdSource explores new data revealing that nearly 1 in 5 California teachers are not fully credentialed. This is, on some level, undeniably an issue. We …
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
#92 - Humanizing Education w/ Chris McNutt and Nick Covington!
Not gonna lie–-the political, environmental, and economic outlook right now is rather bleak. More than ever we need to ensure that our students have quality, humanizing spaces within which to learn a…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
We done slipped… the Supreme Court takes us back decades - Passing Period #71
This Week: In what can only be understood as a horrid week in the history of American jurisprudence, the Supreme Court hands down two rulings that stand to do expansive harm to America’s children and…
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago
40 Years of Undocumented Student Rights in Schools - Passing Period #70
This Week: 40 years ago this week, the US Supreme Court handed down one of the most important immigrant rights decisions in its history in Plyler v. Doe. In a 5-4 decision the Court ruled, in a way t…
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago
Universal Pre-K, Universally Good… Right? - Passing Period #69
This Week: It seems obviously simple. Give kids universal access to free pre-k and we will see positive outcomes. But some fascinating new data from NYC, paired up with data from the state of Tenness…
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago
Uvalde, the insanity of Ted Cruz, and the real story of the 2021-22 school year - Passing Period #68
This Week: Manuel and Jeff reflect on the tragedy at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX and how to process the continued incidents of mass shootings in America. We blast the distinguished gentleman…
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago
AOTA Live from Education Evolving’s Student Centered Learning for Equity Conference - Passing Period #67
This Week: All of the Above is coming to your live, on the road from Jeff’s hometown of St. Paul, MN, at Education Evolving’s Student Centered Learning for Equity Conference! In this first-of-its-ki…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
School Board Battlegrounds Lead to Mass Exodus - Passing Period #66
This Week: You’ve seen the crazy headlines - white folks up in arms over the “demonic” work of CRT in schools, a white mom suing her school district because her biracial child now sees himself as opp…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
#91 - Recruitment and retention of educators of color w/ Mikisha Nation and James Barnett!
We’ve heard the rhetoric for years that educator diversity is important not only for students of color, but also for white students. This week we take a look at ongoing efforts to diversify our profe…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago