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#117 - The DEI Backlash w/Joe Truss!
It was all good just a few summers ago! Folks of all backgrounds were marching, corporations were pledging, and America was, well…reckoning. Since the flurry of movement in support of racial justice …
Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago
NAEP Scores, Insane Executive Orders, and an Attempt to Kick Undocumented Kids out of School - Passing Period #147
This Week: The nation’s report card is out, and the results are… meh. Manuel and Jeff get into it briefly before diving more deeply into the latest attacks on public education coming from DC and stat…
Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago
Trumpism in Education, Week 1 - Passing Period #146
This Week: In just the first few days in office, the Trump administration has used the powers of executive orders to enact hateful and violent policies intended to cause harm to marginalized people o…
Published on 11 months ago
AOTA Special: Interview with Jesse Hagopian, author of the new book Teach Truth: The Struggle for Antiracist Education
This Week: As we celebrate MLK Jr. weekend, we thought it would be apt to have a special re-release of our recent discussion with Jesse Hagopian about his new book, Teach Truth: The Struggle for Anti…
Published on 11 months, 1 week ago
Los Angeles Fires Update: Community and Schools - Passing Period #144
This Week: Everyone has seen the news of the devastating fires that have hit the LA area. Today Manuel shares the perspective of an educator at the front lines, working in the high school that has se…
Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago
New Ed Laws in CA and AR Federal Judge Blocks Draconian Book Bans - Passing Period #143
This Week: We're back for 2025 and we know talking about politics can be a bit, exhausting now. But, all hope is not lost! There’s good news at the state level in CA with new protections for LGBTQ+ s…
Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago
#116 - Teach Truth: The Struggle for Antiracist Education w/ Jesse Hagopian!
Nearly half of our nation’s public school children are subject to laws that forbid honest education about the history of racism in this country. Two-thirds of US teachers report self-censoring discus…
Published on 1 year ago
Colleges Write Off Rural Students and Cut Majors, Programs - Passing Period #142
This Week: A fascinating story about what’s happening to higher ed in rural America out of the Hechinger Report reveals that across the country options for rural students are shrinking dramatically, …
Published on 1 year ago
Recess For The Win And Pro Wrestling Comes to Public Ed - Passing Period #141
This Week: We’re tired of talking about right wing nonsense… but they got the former head of the WWE ready to be in charge of the nation’s education system, so we gotta talk about it a little. And, a…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
Unification of Church and State: Updates From the Front Lines of the Battle for Public Education - Passing Period #140
This Week: Oklahoma State Supt Ryan Walters makes a truly dystopian video that he “mandated” all schools show to the students announcing the creation of a new Department of Religious Freedom and Patr…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago