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They Banned Sesame Street. Seriously - Passing Period #46
This Week: the tiny hamlet of Central York, PA is making news this week as community activists were able to successfully pressure the school board to rescind their temporary ban on just about every b…
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
#79 - Supporting Arab and Muslim Students feat. Dr. Sawsan Jaber!
Conversations around equity in education too often leave out the voices and experiences of Arab and Muslim students whose identities don’t always fit into the rigid social constructs of race in Ameri…
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
We’re Trying To Keep The Kids ALIVE!! - Passing Period #45
This Week: Huge, earth shattering news this week out of the nation’s second largest school district. Los Angeles Unified becomes the first major district in the country to issue a COVID-19 vaccine ma…
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
#78 - Textured Teaching and Overcoming Backlash w/ Lorena Germán
The concept of culturally sustaining pedagogies is resonating with a growing number of educators, but what does it look like in practice? And with so much vitriol being directed at educators who #Tea…
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
#TeachTruth Special - Passing Period #44
This Week: In solidarity with the Zinn Education Project and educators across the nation who are pledging to teach the truthful history our students deserve to know, and resist the white nationalist …
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
Rolling the Dice with the Health of America’s Children - Passing Period #43
This Week: The 2021-22 school year is officially in session in many parts of America, and the mass biological experiment has begun. We’ve got governors going full homicidal maniac in states like Texa…
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
#77 - Teaching the Truth Amid Culture Wars and Backlash w/ Jesse Hagopian
With the sweeping passage of bills aiming to ban truthful teaching of America’s history and legacy of racism, educators across the USA are grappling with the spectre of being fired over something as …
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
As the Delta Variant Rages, What About School This Fall? - Passing Period #42
This Week: About half of the adult population in the United States is now fully vaccinated, but the curve is again moving in a worrisome direction. With daily cases and hospitalizations beginning to…
Published on 4 years, 5 months ago
#76 - Supporting Indigenous Students w/ Dr. Valeriah Big Eagle
The schooling experiences of native youth are so often left out of conversations about educational equity despite the fact that indigenous youth are among the most marginalized and underserved groups…
Published on 4 years, 5 months ago
What If They Don’t Come Back Though? - Passing Period #41
This Week: It’s summer time, and the livin is easy. Kids are jumpin, and the humidity is high… and questions abound regarding the future of school next fall. Specifically, given the relatively low in…
Published on 4 years, 5 months ago