Giroux
2021
Political attacks on critical race theory and the 1619 Project, promoting "patriotic education", etc. amount to an attack on academic freedom and normalizes authoritarianism.
Please note that Human Restoration Project is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and that this interview is not an endorsement of Morales as a candidate for office.
Before Howie Morales became Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico, before he was ever a state senator, he was a teacher and a state-championship winning baseball coach in rural New Mexico. He also holds a Master’s in bilingual education and a doctorate in curriculum and instruction. So it’d be difficult, it seems, to understand what he’s accomplished in those elected positions except through the lens of his experience in the classroom. And he joins me to talk about that experience, how it informs his work and achievements in office, and the challenges New Mexico public school students, families, and teachers still face.
Transcripts are available via the Zencastr link above (top left corner).
Lt. Governor Howie Morales's approach to government is deeply rooted in his background as a special education teacher and coach from Silver City. This firsthand experience in the classroom directly shapes his pro-family and pro-public education policy priorities, which include aggressively advocating for increased teacher pay, expanding universal pre-K, and securing robust funding for public schools. His vision for New Mexico is fundamentally centered on strengthening the state by making significant investments in its children, believing that a high-quality and equitable public education system is the essential foundation for community well-being and future economic success.
