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Survey Shows 34% of Whites Lie About Race on College Apps - Passing Period #50
This Week: A stunning set of survey results from intelligent.com shows that thirty four percent - more than one of every three - white college applic…
4 years, 6 months ago
#81 - Ethnic Studies in K-12: The Growth and Controversy w/ Roxana Dueñas!
As ethnic studies becomes a high school graduation requirement in California and national battles over teaching about race and racism continue to rag…
4 years, 6 months ago
Educators Need Relief, Not More Pressure - Passing Period #49
This Week: The LA Times drops a bombshell article highlighting the negative effects of the pandemic on test scores and grades, and a clickbait headli…
4 years, 7 months ago
Yo...where the subs at?? - Passing Period #48
This Week: Jeff being on vacation means that we needed to order a sub for this week’s Passing Period! Manuel and the substitute (ahem…“guest teacher”…
4 years, 7 months ago
Mental Health, Ethnic Studies For All, Free Tampons, The CA Liberal Education Apocalypse is Here! - Passing Period #47
This Week: CA Governor Gavin Newsom is flexing, fresh off the unsuccessful recall attempt. This week the gov signed a suite of bills into law that w…
4 years, 7 months ago
#80 - Decolonizing Education w/ Carolyn Roberts!
Increasingly, educators are pointing to the need to decolonize the classroom and the school system in order to truly meet the needs of Indigenous, Bl…
4 years, 7 months ago
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…
4 years, 7 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…
4 years, 8 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 dist…
4 years, 8 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…
4 years, 8 months ago