Nancy leads all things literacy at the Oakland Unified School District, and in this episode, she talks about reading and how we can teach it better. Then we chat about "The Ghosts of the Tsunami."

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My good friend and loyal subscriber Sejal Patel talks about how best to advocate for your children when facing overworked or insensitive teachers. Also, we chat about "Birth of a White Supremacist."

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Laura Hawkins is a Math teacher in San Francisco. We talked about whether our divided country has become a tribal one, with all of its negative effects. Is there hope when we can't talk to each other?

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Nicholas Woo is a data and evaluation associate at Partnership with Children in New York City. We talked about how education reforms just aren't enough if we're really seeking equity for young people.

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Writer Lauren Markham is the author of "The Girl Gangs of El Salvador" and the new book, The Far Away Brothers. We talk about her writing and how best to serve newly arrived immigrant youth.

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Professor of education Tony Johnston talks about fireflies, Black masculinity, and Advanced Placement classes. He supports new teachers in Connecticut and believes in the power of reading.

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Principal Clare Green interviews Eric Foner, DeWitt Clinton Professor of History at Columbia University. They discuss Prof. Foner's recent article, "Confederate Statues and 'Our' History."

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Niki is a San Francisco native and works in education at SFUSD. We talked about her work, resegregation, charter schools, and Nikole Hannah-Jones's article, "The Resegregation of Jefferson County."

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Social studies teacher Allison McManis chats with Zoë Carpenter, editor at The Nation, about her article, "What's Killing America's Black Infants?"

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Tim talks about his first week as a principal in San Francisco, plus counseling, CPS, foster youth, and what it means to serve young people in an equitable way.

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