Here at All of the Above we loooove teachers, especially super-dope ones. We’re also, perhaps, a tad bit partial to California. That being the case, it should come as no surprise to our AOTA Family that we’d bring on yet another super-dope teacher from California–Jason Torres-Rangel!! Jason is a California State Teacher of the Year and a California nominee for the National Teacher of the Year competition, and he joins us to discuss the present and future of the teaching profession. But first, Jeff and Manuel take a look at recent headlines in education including a new study showing the benefits of small emergency grants for college students and a bit of shade being thrown at the Department of Education from the Government Accountability Office.

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0:00 - Welcome!

6:46 - Emergency grants boost college success

21:22 - GAO calls out Dept of Ed

35:55 - CA Teacher of the Year Jason Torres-Rangel

1:08:09 - Students walk out to protest CRT ban

DO-NOW STORIES:

Study shows small emergency grants can help college students stay in school

Missing an opportunity: Ed Dept. criticized by GAO for teacher shortage strategy

More about our guest:

Los Angeles Unified AP English teacher is California nominee for national Teacher of the Year

State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Announces 2023 California Teachers of the Year

CLASS DISMISSED:

Temecula students walk out to protest critical race theory ban

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This Week: We weren’t expecting much, but the College Board’s insulting capitulation to white supremacist fascism this week with their release of the newly white washed AP African American Studies curriculum on Feb 1st - just in time for Black History Month - raises big questions, to say the least.  In what can only be seen as siding with the most dangerous political elements in our country, the College Board wiped many foundational ideas, scholars and writers from the curriculum, as well as many of the core ideas that came to dominate African American scholarship and the critique of white supremacist, capitalist, patriarchy from 1960 onward. What the heck happened? Why? What should we do to resist this declaration of war on the teaching of African American Studies and the truthful teaching of history? What steps should states, districts, and schools take? Manuel and Jeff discuss, and ride out to today’s song of the moment from Nina Simone, in honor of Florida, Ron Desantis, and the College Board.

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This Week: Just a week after sending a letter to the College Board declaring the AP African American History curriculum to “significantly lack educational value” the brief, but deeply racist and psychologically violent message from Governor Ron Desantis’ Florida Board of Education has hit the headlines. And it’s as much of a hot mess as it seems. It’s the latest escalation of the right wing war against the teaching of truthful history in schools, and the weaponization of the institution of school against kids, educators, and communities alike. Manuel and Jeff rant, and discuss the implications.

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This Week: A fascinating new paper from NBER analyzing the correlation between the rise of teen suicides and school being in session gives us an important moment of cognitive dissonance, and a chance to rethink the impact schools have on students. And, we say deuces to one Serranus Hastings -- the formerly named “UC Hastings” Law School dumps it’s colonizer namesake after his history of rape and plunder is revealed. Of course, a group of his descendants, and some colonizer alumni are decrying “cancel culture” while fighting the change, and suing the state for a preposterous $1.7B.

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This Week: It’s the first episode of 2023, and only fitting that we take a moment to reflect, and share a few challenges we have for ourselves, and for the ensure AOTA family, as we  move into the final half of the 22-23 school year.  Speaking truth, humanizing education , remembering that relationships are the currency of school, and more.  Join us!

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This Week: New Jersey, the Garden State, hits the headlines with a new effort to ensure media literacy is in the curriculum for grades K-12. At least 14 states have some effort to address media literacy in the curriculum, but Jersey aims to move towards the front of the pack with this effort. But, as with most policies, the devil is in the details. What really does it mean to focus on things like “freedom” and “digital citizenship” in the classroom? Could be great, could be Ron Desantis’s Florida. Manuel and Jeff discuss.

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Making sense of school funding formulas can be tricky, especially when considering the multiple categories of spending that have been set up to try to address social inequities. This week we take a look at federal education spending and the legacy of marginalization that has left so many communities of color behind. Dr. Malik Abdul-Khaliq, a Federal Program Monitoring team leader at the California Department of Education, joins the show to help us explore this topic! But first, Jeff and Manuel take a look at recent headlines in education including a new study about the harmful educational impact of polluted air and a look at what comes next after California screens more and more students for Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).

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0:00 - Welcome!

9:35 - Polluted Air Causing Kids to Fall Behind

22:10 - What Happens After ACEs Screenings?

35:37 - Federal Spending w/ Dr. Abdul-Khaliq!

1:17:05 - El Busesito Preschool on Wheels!

DO-NOW STORIES:

Young kids who breathe polluted air can fall behind in school, study finds

Screening for adverse childhood experiences is increasing, but are patients getting treatment?

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Malik’s Website

Malik on Twitter

CDE: Compliance Monitoring

CLASS DISMISSED:

A Preschool on Wheels Drives Opportunity to Immigrant Families in Colorado

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This Week: This one didn’t get much attention in the national headlines, but it should have. Jeronimo Yanez, the racist, murdering, hateful cop who murdered Philando Castile in cold blood, for no reason, in front of his partner and young chid, is trying to become a teacher.  W T F.  That’s right, the guy who couldn’t help but murder St. Paul (MN) Public Schools’ beloved food service employee is now trying to get credentialed to be a substitute teacher, after having taught Spanish at a local parochial school.  As it turns out, Yanez’s application was initially denied because, well, we don’t want racist murderers to teach.  But, administrative law judge Susan Segal is requiring the state board which oversees credentialing to reconsider his application with a more narrow interpretation of its criteria for “immoral character and conduct.” Yep, this is America. Manuel and Jeff discuss.

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Our show may or may not be guilty of spending way too little time on issues related to early childhood education. Well, that ends today! Super-dope kindergarten teacher and education advocate Tayo Enna joins the show this week to help us explore the ins and outs of the fight for educational justice in today’s kindergarten classrooms. Should kindergarten be mandated? How does the growth of T-K impact the early stages of the education pipeline? And with growing attention being paid to diversifying the teaching force, how do matters of diversity and inclusion impact early childhood educators? Tayo Enna, a 17-year kindergarten vet and Oak Grove School District's 2021 Teacher of the Year, joins the show to help us explore these issues! But first, Jeff and Manuel take a look at recent headlines in education including a teaching model that puts over 100 students in a class and a predictable failure of one state’s CRT witchhunt tipline.

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AGENDA

0:00 - Welcome!

9:18 - Class size of 135?

22:10 - Virginia CRT Tipline Shuts Down

35:21 - Kindergarten dopeness with Tayo Enna!

1:12:47 - Heroes boost attendance rates

DO-NOW STORIES:

In one giant classroom, four teachers manage 135 kids – and love it

Virginia’s governor set up a tip line to crack down on CRT. Parents used it for other reasons

More from our guest:

Tayo Enna on Twitter

Lessons in Online Kindergarten: Why Responsive Teaching Matters in Any Setting

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This Week: We’re sure you heard about the election last week, and we’re sure you didn’t hear much about the many ways in which this election had big implications for the nation’s schools and school systems.  Manuel and Jeff discuss the mixed results of the right wing attempts to take over school boards, including here in “liberal” California, the likely passage of bond measures up and down CA which will build “affordable” housing for educators, as well as the passage of an exciting statewide ballot measure to hire thousands of arts teachers and guarantee arts education in every CA school.  Also, the right wing attacks against student debt forgiveness continue as a Trump-appointed federal judge in Texas puts banks ahead of people.

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