Talk Out of School

By Leonie Haimson, Daniel Alicea

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Hosted by Leonie Haimson (Class Size Matters), Dr. Kaliris Salas-Ramirez and Daniel Alicea (Educators of NYC)

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