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August 23, 2019

‘Most Dangerous Podcast in the Schoolhouse’ Explores Issues Faced by Educators of Color

Kevin Adams and Gerardo Muñoz, creators and hosts of the podcast “Too Dope Teachers and a Mic,” have an on-air energy and rapport that might lead you to think they have known each other since childhood. But if it were not for one student they each taught at different schools, they may have never crossed … Continued

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October 24, 2017

A teacher and his former student form a dynamic duo fighting for Dreamers

“Jose reminds me of myself at his age—we both love math, we are both sons of immigrant parents who labored in the fields, and back then I was undocumented just like Jose is today.”

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October 17, 2017

End of DACA brings special challenges for undocumented college students

“I find so much inspiration in the way my students are handling this.” — DACA activist and UMass Boston professor Loan Dao

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September 22, 2017

Educators’ activism makes the promise of ethnic studies policy a reality

“Ethnic Studies and social justice are a critical lens through which we can get a new perspective on history, so we are not doomed to repeat it.”

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August 30, 2017

A journey from educator to educator activist: Milwaukee’s Sequanna Taylor

Her journey began with a law designed to strip educators of their right to collectively bargain.

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August 3, 2017

DREAMers are thriving: We must defend DACA now

A proud DREAMer shares her hopes and fears.

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July 27, 2017

Chemistry teacher’s spoken word video inspires

NJ chemistry teacher uses spoken word to share the Racial Justice message.

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July 13, 2017

Meet one of public education’s fiercest defenders—Keron Blair

“Public education is the gateway and if we lose that, we’re damming a whole lot of people to a blighted future.” –Keron Blair

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March 28, 2017

NEA Student Member Jaffa Williams shares the inspiration for her activism

“When I look at what’s happening across the country in the field of education – the attacks on unions, the dismissive way teachers are treated by policymakers and the alarming funding priorities, I know that I need to take action.”

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February 17, 2017

A native Hawaiian teacher shatters a stereotype in her classroom while becoming an activist in her community

When Kai Burley returned to Waianae, the West Coast of Oahu, Hawaii, from the U.S. mainland, she wanted to become a teacher. “Here is where my heart is—here is where I wanted to teach.”

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