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The Latest Edu News and A Conversation with Marianne Pizzitola
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Jun 29, 2025 |
Polarized parent-led Community Education Councils in NYC & results of recent elections
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Jun 23, 2025 |
An education justice roadmap for NYC's next mayor
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Jun 16, 2025 |
Trump's aggressive detention & attempt to deport NYC high school student
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Jun 03, 2025 |
Religious charter schools; what will be the likely impact if Supreme Court approves?
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May 13, 2025 |
Is Trump Trying to Force Education Into a New Dark Age?
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Apr 21, 2025 |
The lawsuit to stop Trump from dismantling the Dept of Education
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Mar 31, 2025 |
Michael Mulgrew on Mayoral and UFT elections
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Mar 24, 2025 |
A Conversation with UFT presidential candidate, Amy Arundell - Part 1
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Feb 23, 2025 |
Audrey Watters on the dangers of using AI in the classroom
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Feb 17, 2025 |
Conversation with Greg Faulkner, Panel for Educational Policy chair
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Jan 27, 2025 |
A Conversation with Paul Egan - Educator, Unionist and former UFT Political Director
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Jan 12, 2025 |
The best and worst in education during 2024, and our hopes for 2025
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Jan 08, 2025 |
What we should fear most from Trump's education policies
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Dec 17, 2024 |
Concerns with testing: SHSAT, Regents exams, digital SAT, & more with Akil Bello
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Nov 25, 2024 |
Trans formative Schools
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Nov 22, 2024 |
The potential impact of Project 2025 and the Presidential elections on our schools
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Nov 05, 2024 |
Billionaire-backed bigots on NYC Community Education Councils
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Oct 28, 2024 |
What’s going on with the UFT Welfare Fund?- with Marianne Pizzitola and Ronnie Almonte
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Oct 20, 2024 |
What the hell is happening with Chicago schools?
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Oct 14, 2024 |
History of Central Park East
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Oct 11, 2024 |
Roundtable News Recap with NYC Schools PEP Members - Tom Sheppard and Jessamyn Lee
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Sep 29, 2024 |
Student privacy concerns with Teenspace and AI
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Sep 23, 2024 |
Controversy, cronyism, and corruption at City Hall and Tweed
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Sep 16, 2024 |
Problems with NYC's PreK/3K program: funding, excessive data collection & scripted curriculum
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Sep 03, 2024 |
The Role of Private Equity in Teacher Pensions and Healthcare
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Aug 25, 2024 |
Successful campaign to restore education budgets & concerns with special education preK seat shortages
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Aug 12, 2024 |
Conversations with Marianne Pizzitola and Jim Vail
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Aug 04, 2024 |
Donald Trump vs Kamala Harris on education & the radical agenda of Project 2025
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Jul 30, 2024 |
Interview with Dr. Akeem Marsh on cellphones & social media
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Jul 26, 2024 |
Ban Cellphones in NYC Schools?: Educators & Parents Speak Out
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Jul 14, 2024 |
NYC new math curriculum & the Common Core standards
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Jul 08, 2024 |
Part II interview with Norm Scott, retired teacher, blogger & union activist
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Jun 26, 2024 |
Interview with Norm Scott, retired teacher, blogger & union activist
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Jun 17, 2024 |
Parents & advocates launch legal challenge to DOE plan to place students in online classes without parent consent
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Jun 17, 2024 |
Lawsuit vs state & city leaders for operating a racist school system in NYC
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Jun 03, 2024 |
A Conversation with Ben Morgenroth: NYC TRS Trustee Candidate
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May 05, 2024 |
A Conversation with Brandon 'Griot B' Brown
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Apr 21, 2024 |
A Conversation about the Newly Released NYSED Report on Mayoral Control of NYC Public Schools
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Apr 14, 2024 |
The real story of charter schools & the evolution of the Democratic Party on this issue
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Apr 08, 2024 |
A Conversation with filmmaker and NYC educator, Hanan Harchol
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Mar 24, 2024 |
NYC's controversial new reading program
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Mar 18, 2024 |
The Class Size Law Rally and City Council Hearing
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Mar 10, 2024 |
Conversations with Bennett Fischer and Marianne Pizzitola
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Feb 25, 2024 |
Laura Pappano on the rise of right-wing parent groups spreading disinformation about our public schools
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Feb 12, 2024 |
Gov. Hochul’s proposed Foundation Aid budget cuts and the impact on New York State schools
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Jan 28, 2024 |
Bill Gates' outsize influence on educational policy
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Jan 23, 2024 |
Recap of the Major Education Stories of 2023 - Part 2 w/ Johanna Garcia & Naveed Hasan
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Jan 07, 2024 |
Recap of The Major Education Stories of 2023 with Diane Ravitch: Part 1
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Dec 31, 2023 |
A Conversation with Gaspare Randazzo; Community Voices Against Mayoral Control - Bronx NYS hearing
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Dec 17, 2023 |
Mayoral control of NYC school: good, bad or ugly
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Dec 04, 2023 |
The Fight To Implement the New Class Size Law in NYC - The Press Conference & More
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Nov 26, 2023 |
How Chicago parents, advocates & teachers rolled back vouchers & won an end to mayoral control
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Nov 22, 2023 |
Houston parents fight the devastating state takeover of their schools
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Nov 10, 2023 |
Recap of Latest News Regarding NYC Public Schools and Analysis
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Oct 29, 2023 |
A Conversation with Author & Educator, Sean Enfield, About Holy American Burnout!
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Oct 22, 2023 |
Ed Tech: a positive transformative tool or tragically dehumanizing?
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Oct 09, 2023 |
The Response By Mayor Adams & The Chancellor to This Week's Massive Flooding -- w/ Dr. Michael Oppenheimer
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Oct 01, 2023 |
History of the new class size law & the Class Size Working Group
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Sep 25, 2023 |
Latest NYC Public School News Recap; Also A Compilation Replay of Prof. Noliwe Rooks
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Sep 10, 2023 |
School lockdown drills: effective safety measure or unnecessary trauma?
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Sep 04, 2023 |
A Conversation with Dr. Bettina Love; Also the Parents of PIST NYC
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Aug 28, 2023 |
The Co-location Transfer School lawsuit/ Why OT/PTs Voted Down their Proposed UFT Contract
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Jul 16, 2023 |
Focus on student privacy and breaches
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Jul 10, 2023 |
Reactions to New City Budget & Proposed UFT Contract
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Jul 02, 2023 |
Michael Mulgrew on the new teacher contract, online learning, class size and more
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Jun 19, 2023 |
The New Class Size Law - Will the City Comply?/The School Calendar Controversy
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Jun 11, 2023 |
The Mayor's education budget cuts & defunding of community-based early education centers
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Jun 05, 2023 |
A Conversation about the New York Health Act
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May 14, 2023 |
Expansion of AP courses & exams: a boon to equity or undermining quality education?
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May 08, 2023 |
A Conversation with Arthur Goldstein; The Voices of the Westside High School Community And Their Eviction
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Apr 30, 2023 |
The debate over NY State high-stakes graduation exams
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Apr 11, 2023 |
Conversations with Mike Shulman and Estherll Dorancy
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Apr 02, 2023 |
Rep. Bowman's new bill, More Teaching Less Testing, and the PEP vote to approve the Mayor's education budget
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Mar 27, 2023 |
Dr. Starita Boyce Ansari of the New 3Rs; and Voices of the People's Budget Rally
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Mar 12, 2023 |
Influx of refugee students in NYC schools & the Chicago mayoral race
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Mar 06, 2023 |
Conversations with Matt Barnum & Zara Nasir
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Feb 27, 2023 |
The nationwide assault on public schools through privatization
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Feb 13, 2023 |
A Conversation about the Early Childhood Education Crisis in NYC Public Schools
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Feb 05, 2023 |
Need to Reform School Disciplinary Policies
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Jan 30, 2023 |
Conversations with Jose Vilson and Marianne Pizzitola
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Jan 15, 2023 |
Proposed charter school co-locations
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Jan 10, 2023 |
Best and worst of 2022 and hopes for 2023 with Diane Ravitch
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Jan 01, 2023 |
Book-banning in schools
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Dec 18, 2022 |
A Conversation with Susan Edelman - Veteran NYC News Reporter
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Dec 03, 2022 |
The History of Segregation in NYC public schools
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Nov 26, 2022 |
A Conversation with Marianne Pizzitola about the NYC Teacher, City Worker and Retiree Healthcare Debacle
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Nov 19, 2022 |
A conversation with Mark Cannizzaro, CSA President
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Nov 05, 2022 |
Combating Hate Speech, controversial principal at PS 333, & middle school admissions
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Nov 04, 2022 |
NYC Parent Leaders Making a Difference
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Oct 23, 2022 |
Shino Tanikawa, Regents member, talks testing, equity, Yeshivas and more
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Oct 02, 2022 |
NYC Parent Advocates Speak Out About The Student Transportation Crisis
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Sep 24, 2022 |
Interview with Michael Mulgrew, President of the UFT
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Sep 10, 2022 |
A conversation with faith leaders about the budget cuts to schools
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Sep 07, 2022 |
A Conversation about the Teacher Shortage and Why Teachers Are Leaving the Classroom - w/ Liat Olenick and Annie Tan
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Aug 27, 2022 |
A Conversation about NYC School Ventilation w/ Reyhan Mehran, Sarah Allen, Melissa Williams
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Aug 13, 2022 |
The Historic NYC School Budget Cuts Lawsuit Decision Explained; Also, Meet Sheree Gibson, Newest NYC PEP member
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Aug 06, 2022 |
The Lawsuit Against the NYC School Budget Cuts Explained
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Jul 30, 2022 |
A Conversation About the Fight Against NYC School Budget Cuts - w/ Prof. Noliwe Rooks, Matt Gonzales and Shoshana Brown
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Jul 16, 2022 |
New charter school regs with Carol Burris & a convo with NY Sen. Jabari Brisport
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Jul 09, 2022 |
A Conversation a NYC School Budget Cuts w/ Parents and Educators
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Jul 02, 2022 |
On the Yaffed win in court requiring quality education for Yeshiva students: A convo with Naftuli Moster and Beatrice Weber
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Jun 11, 2022 |
A Conversation with Dyslexia Activists, Dr. Akeela Azcuy and Naomi Peña
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Jun 04, 2022 |
Interview with NY Sen. John Liu & two new parent activists appointed to the PEP
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May 29, 2022 |
A Conversation with NYC Educators: Jonathan Halabi and Newly Elected UFT HS Executive Board
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May 14, 2022 |
Conversation with Rep. Jamaal Bowman
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May 08, 2022 |
A Conversation About Solutions Not Suspensions with Heather Clarke and Amshula Jayaram
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Apr 30, 2022 |
A Conversation with NYC Educators - Dr. Doris Lee and Christina Gavin
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Apr 09, 2022 |
How to navigate the special ed system in NYC public schools
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Mar 27, 2022 |
A Conversation with Noah Teachey and Arlene Laverde
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Mar 19, 2022 |
A Conversation with Prof Yohuru Williams about the Push to Censor US History in Schools
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Mar 13, 2022 |
A Conversation with NYC Occupational & Physical Therapists - Their Recent Challenges
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Mar 05, 2022 |
A Conversation with Dr. Dale Farran on the impact of Pre-K programs
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Feb 20, 2022 |
A Conversation with Camille Eterno: NYC Educator and Parent, Candidate for UFT President
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Feb 12, 2022 |
Education Activists around the country on what their districts have done during Covid pandemic
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Jan 30, 2022 |
A Conversation with NYC Educators: Podcast hosts Matt and Abby & ATRS Peter and Kathy
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Jan 22, 2022 |
A Conversation with Mark Cannizzaro
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Jan 16, 2022 |
Recap of De Blasio record, what we might expect of Eric Adams, and school safety during the Omicron Surge
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Jan 08, 2022 |
Highlights of our 2021 podcasts
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Dec 18, 2021 |
David Sciarra on how litigation plus political organizing has resulted in more equitable funding for schools
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Dec 04, 2021 |
A Conversation with T. Grant, Parent Community Organizer
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Nov 27, 2021 |
The Campaign for Smaller Classes with Michael Mulgrew
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Nov 21, 2021 |
Inside UFT Politics and History: How the Nation's Most Powerful Union Impacts NYC Public Schools (Part 3) with James Eterno
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Nov 06, 2021 |
The Dark Money Behind School Privatization
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Oct 30, 2021 |
A Conversation w/ Dr. Sam Anderson - Community & Mayoral Control
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Oct 23, 2021 |
A Conversation with Donald Nesbit of Local 372 and DC 37
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Oct 10, 2021 |
Audrey Watters on the history of teaching machines in our schools and the misuse of ed tech today
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Sep 25, 2021 |
Council Member Mark Levine on his concerns with the health and safety protocols in the NYC school reopening plan
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Sep 04, 2021 |
Keeping our Children and Schools Safe: Discussing School Reopening with Tajh Sutton and Dr. Kaliris Salas-Ramirez of Parents for Responsive, Equitable, and Safe Schools
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Aug 28, 2021 |
The debate over "No excuses" charter schools with Joanne Golann
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Aug 14, 2021 |
Inside UFT Politics and History (Part 2) : How The Nation’s Most Powerful Teachers Union Impacted NYC Public Schools
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Aug 07, 2021 |
Hot button issues for NYC Schools: Listeners call in
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Jul 31, 2021 |
Inside UFT Politics and History (Part 1) : How The Nation’s Most Powerful Teachers Union Impacted NYC Public Schools
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Jul 17, 2021 |
The Creation, Implementation, and Failure of Common Core Standards With Tom Loveless
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Jul 10, 2021 |
Critical Race Theory within the context of NYC public education with Dr. Denisha Jones and Dr. David E. Kirkland
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Jul 03, 2021 |
Bronx parents advocate for the option of remote learning in the fall & Ross Barkan on what the results of the primaries mean for NYC schools
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Jun 23, 2021 |
Interview with Mark Cannizzaro, president of the CSA, the principal and school administrators union
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Jun 16, 2021 |
Police Intervention in student mental health crises and how to make schools more healing-centered
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Jun 09, 2021 |
How Schools Should Reopen Safely & Well Next year with Randi Weingarten and Mark Treyger
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May 26, 2021 |
The Importance of the Upcoming Elections For Our Schools and the DOE’s Plans For Next Year
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May 19, 2021 |
PEP Member Tom Sheppard and Board of Regents Member Kathleen Cashin on Education Policy, Testing, and Class Size
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May 12, 2021 |
NYC Council Member Danny Dromm on his experiences as a 4th grade teacher in Queens, as a LGBTQ Activist, and now powerful Chair of the Finance Committee
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Apr 29, 2021 |
The need for more transparency, accountability and parent input with the new state & federal school funds; guest NeQuan McLean, President of CEC 16
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Apr 21, 2021 |
Sen. Robert Jackson & parent activist Johanna Garcia on winning full Foundation Aid for NYC Public Schools and how those funds should be spent
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Apr 14, 2021 |
State budget deal for NYC Schools and Principal tells us how his school has managed with challenges this year and what next year should include
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Mar 31, 2021 |
PEP Member Tom Sheppard Speaks on federal funds for school reopening, class size, and school closures in the Bronx
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Mar 24, 2021 |
PEP Member Tom Sheppard Speaks on the our new Chancellor, Remote Learning, Testing, and Mayoral Control
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Mar 17, 2021 |
Reopening Schools with Randi Weingarten and reporting on NYC Chancellor's resignation & remote learning with Amy Zimmer of ChalkbeatNY
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Mar 03, 2021 |
Organizing Mutual Aid Education and School Funding Reparations
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Feb 24, 2021 |
Student Organizing With Teens Take Charge
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Feb 17, 2021 |
Fighting For School Budgets and Student Privacy
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Feb 03, 2021 |
Black Lives Matter at Schools With Brian Jones
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Jan 28, 2021 |
Standardized Testing, COVID-19, and Opting Out
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Jan 20, 2021 |
Redesigning Schools Post-COVID With Jal Mehta
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Jan 06, 2021 |
Interview With Activist Shino Tanikawa on NYC School Admissions
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Dec 23, 2020 |
Interview With CSA President Mark Cannizzaro
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Dec 09, 2020 |
Interview With UFT President Michael Mulgrew
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Dec 02, 2020 |
How Success Academy charter schools violate their students' civil, educational and privacy rights
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Nov 25, 2020 |
Peter Greene on what the next Sec. of Ed should do, how automated essay scoring is a crock & how best to teach writing
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Nov 11, 2020 |
2020 Election Recap With Diane Ravitch and Denisha Jones
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Nov 04, 2020 |
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on schools throughout the world
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Oct 28, 2020 |
NYC School Closure Updates, and Interviews with Prof. Noliwe Rooks & William Doyle
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Oct 14, 2020 |
Why Covid has spread in Ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods and how entrepreneurs have focused on Black schools for experimentation and profit
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Oct 07, 2020 |
Student Privacy, Data Breaches, and School Funding
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Sep 30, 2020 |
Issues with Preschool Reopenings and Online Learning
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Sep 16, 2020 |
Reopening schools amid funding cuts & minimizing screen time during remote learning
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Sep 09, 2020 |
Educator Jamaal Bowman on his congressional win & Randi Levine on NYC school reopening plans
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Sep 02, 2020 |
School & College Counseling vs. COVID-19 & Racism Pandemics
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Aug 19, 2020 |
NYC K-20 Faculty Organizing for Health Justice & Against Racism, Austerity & Job Cuts
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Aug 12, 2020 |
The need for nurses before reopening schools, and the Covid impact on support for public schools
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Aug 05, 2020 |
NYC Teachers on Outdoor Learning
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Jul 22, 2020 |
What’s needed for the safe reopening of schools and child care for working parents next year
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Jul 15, 2020 |
Charters Receiving PPP Funds & Advice on Discussing Institutional Racism with Kids
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Jun 17, 2020 |
Removing School Safety Agents from NYPD & Restoring the Summer Youth Employment Program
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Jun 10, 2020 |
Defunding Police & Investing in our Schools
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Jun 03, 2020 |
Interview with Chancellor Betty Rosa, Head of NY Board of Regents
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May 27, 2020 |
De Blasio cover-up of investigation into Yeshiva education & what to consider to safely reopen schools
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May 20, 2020 |
UFT President Michael Mulgrew on Reopening NYC Schools Next Fall
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May 06, 2020 |
Challenges of Remote Learning & NYC Policy on Student Grading
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Apr 29, 2020 |
Interview with NYC Teachers on the challenges they face with remote learning
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Apr 22, 2020 |
Protecting Student Data Privacy During Remote Learning
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Apr 15, 2020 |
Interview with CSA President Mark Cannizzaro
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Apr 08, 2020 |
Interview with AFT President Randi Weingarten
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Apr 01, 2020 |
Testing in the time of COVID-19 School Shutdowns
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Mar 25, 2020 |
NYC Public Education & COVID-19: Funding, Next Steps, and the Risks of Online Learning
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Mar 18, 2020 |
Why the US needs Finnish Schools and Chinese Kindergartens
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Mar 11, 2020 |
CBOs & Pre-K/3K Expansion, and Jamaal Bowman on his Education Agenda
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Mar 04, 2020 |
Treasuring English Learners in our Schools: How Can We Do Better
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Feb 20, 2020 |
Play, Testing, & the Opt Out Movement
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Feb 05, 2020 |
Early Childhood Education
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Jan 22, 2020 |
College Board Lawsuit & Interview with NY Senator Robert Jackson
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Jan 15, 2020 |
Charter School Growth, Drain on Public Schools, and Cyber Charters
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Jan 10, 2020 |
Wasted Charter School Funding and Teacher Strikes
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Dec 18, 2019 |
Interview with Diane Ravitch, education historian, advocate and author
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Dec 11, 2019 |
Interview with Naftuli Moster, founder of YAFFED
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Nov 27, 2019 |
Betsy DeVos, Vouchers and School Privatization
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Oct 02, 2019 |
High Stakes Testing and Lead Contamination in NYC Schools
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Sep 25, 2019 |
Class Size Lawsuit & Education Equity and Funding
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Sep 18, 2019 |
School Privacy and School Diversity Proposals
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Sep 11, 2019 |