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anti-racism & social justice

27 episodes

The Future of Public Education is a Community School

How community schools counter the privatization narrative and point toward the future of public education.

What Prison Can Teach Us About School w/ Jennifer Berkshire

Jennifer Berkshire on what teaching in a prison education program reveals about schools, punishment, and what learning could be.

Why Fascists Fear Teachers

What is democracy? What is the role of public schools in a pluralistic democratic nation, and why are both worth keeping?

Taming the Turbulence in Educational Leadership

How can school leaders protect the mission of their schools as sites of pro-social change?

DIY, Mutual Aid, and Human-Centered Learning for Neurodivergent and Disabled People

"There is no such thing as 'normal' and no such thing as 'special needs.' There is just interdependence."

Sustaining Love, Hope, and Community Through Nonviolence Pedagogy

How can we embed love in our curriculum and be inclusive of our students' lives, centering community, healing, and justice?

2024 Title IX Update

ACLU staff attorney, Jennesa Calvo-Friedman, joins HRP for an update about student rights & institutional responsibilities under Title IX

Back to School Special: Teaching Love & Learning Freedom

"We need to make space for all of our humanness, including the parts that are difficult, challenging, or messy."

Americanization or Autonomy: The Dilemma of Puerto Rico's Educational Agenda

Professor Jenaro Abraham explores Puerto Rico's education system, revealing its ties to US influence and the island's pursuit of autonomy.

Rethinking Schools

How can teachers and students get involved in the work of Rethinking Schools?

Systemic Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)

Dr. Emma McMain speaks to what it would mean to create a school system that prioritized social and emotional health and well-being

The Takeover of Houston ISD

We talk to a parent, activist, & former teacher about what is happening with the state takeover of Houston ISD.

Part 1 of 3: Pedagogy in the Hawaiian Islands

We explore history, philosophy, and progressive developments in Hawai'ian Pedagogy.

The Segrenomics of American Education

Telling the story of privatization, segregation, & the end of public education.

The Gender Equation in Schools

A framework for understanding the gendered construction of schooling.

Equity, Systemic Change, and Performative Wokeness

Recognizing and aligning against tokenistic DEIJ.

Child Liberation Theology

Defending the rights of homeschooling while advocating for childrens' rights.

A Look Inside "No Excuses" Charter Schools

A breakdown of research of attending "no excuses" charter schools.

Advancing and Empowering the Lives of LGBTQIA+ Students

Supporting the LGBTQIA+ movement.

Equity-Centered, Trauma-Informed Teaching

Deeply understanding underlying systems to address trauma and inform change.

Developing Anti Racist UDL

Pairing a universal design for learning with anti-racism work.

Pandemic Pods, School Choice, and Combating Inequity

The history and ramificiations of voucher programs, pandemic pods, and Bezos Academy.

School and the Carceral Network

Recognizing and dismantling how prisons mirror and integrate into schools.

Revolutionizing Equitable College Admissions

Reimagining the college admissions process.

Social Justice, Gender Identity, and Liberatory Pedagogy

Attaching social justice and systems-based thinking to LGTBQIA+ advocacy.

Shifting Mindsets: Entrepreneurial Education and the Battle Against White Supremacy

Tying together entrepreneurship and anti-racism to the curriculum.

We Got This: Equity and Access in Schools

Blending critical pedagogy, equitable practice, and relationships.