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#75 - School Leadership in the Wake of Multiple Traumas w/ Yusuf Abdullah
Being a school leader is hard enough, but doing so in the midst of a pandemic and from the epicenter of a national reckoning around race and police violence makes the work doubly challenging and impo…
Published on 4 years, 5 months ago
Down Goes Crespi. Now Let’s Change Em All - Passing Period #40
This Week: A heartwarming story of youth activism out of West Contra Costa Unified School District has resulted in a name change to a local middle school. Say goodbye Juan Crespi Middle School, and h…
Published on 4 years, 6 months ago
#74 - Dope Educators Share Their Key Takeaways from the 2020/2021 School Year!
As educators crawl out of this historically unprecedented, hot mess of a school year, what lasting lessons and changes should they be sure to carry on with them? This week we bring back EIGHT of the …
Published on 4 years, 6 months ago
The Best Defense is a Good Offense: The CRT Madness Continues - Passing Period #39
This Week: 21 states across the country have introduced legislation or enacted into law measures that restrict the teaching of truth about America’s history of racism, colonialism, and white supremac…
Published on 4 years, 6 months ago
#73 - Centering Bilingual Latinx Students w/ Drs. Carla España & Luz Yadira Herrera
Bilingual dopeness in the building! After years of attacks and bans on bilingual education, so-called “dual language immersion” programs have become a hot ticket. How can we ensure that language mino…
Published on 4 years, 6 months ago
They Got White Nationalists Teaching Elementary Now! - Passing Period #38
This Week: The white-lash is in full swing across America with states attempting--and some passing--bills to restrict the teaching of truth and the moral righteousness of racial justice. In the face …
Published on 4 years, 6 months ago
#72 - Advancing Racial Literacies in Education w/ Dr. Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz
What role does racial literacy play in helping educators develop the capacity to respond to the inequities that plague our educational system? And how should educators, school systems, and policymak…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
Massive CA Settlement KOs SAT and ACT Tests - Passing Period #37
This Week: The pandemic hit the SAT and ACT with a hook to the temple, and now with a massive legal settlement in a case brought by California students, community groups and Compton Unified School Di…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
#71 - Dave Zirin and the Intersection of Sports, Education, and Justice
One thing that teachers and athletes certainly have in common is the tired notion that they’re each supposed to be “apolitical” and avoid speaking out against injustice. Welp, we’re certainly not goi…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
Is “Black Lives Matter” Protected Speech, or Grounds for Discipline? - Passing Period #36
This Week: As schools all over CA moved back to some version of in-person instruction, Manuel and Jeff take on a fascinating and troubling story out of Florida where a teacher was suspended after pro…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago