School finance . . . a dry topic? Not here on the EduCulture Podcast! We have an interview with Robert Cotto, Jr. : gentleman and a scholar of school finance in Connecticut. Robert and Shannon discuss the impact of recent cuts to state spending on districts, especially our urban districts. This week we also have a Bel Biv DeVos update, as she slashes money and common sense from the Department of Education. We round it all out with the Culture Corner, as Shannon geeks out on her newest Snap Chat crush, DJ Khaled and his son.

In this episode, Shannon and Linda take on the concept of privilege. What is it? Who has it? What can we do with it? This discussion leans heavily on the work of Peggy McIntosh, PhD.

Shannon is flying solo this episode and discusses some of the Secretary of Educations recent gaffes, the history of HBCU's, and recent protests by teachers on International Women's Day.  She also informs us about the recent rap beef between Remy Ma and Nicki Minaj.

In the second part of the discussion Linda interviews Robin Cullen about the school to prison pipeline and we end with our "What can you do?" segment.

Episode 10.1- School to Prison Pipeline Part 1 In this episode, Shannon and Linda discuss the complex topic of the school to prison pipeline. They provide an academic discussion about the disproportionate amount of students of color who are disciplined nationwide. This episode is part one of two episodes about the school to prison pipeline.

Linda's flying solo this week as Shannon rallies in Washington. The topic? Part 2 of the Betsy DeVos saga. When she was first nominated, Linda and Shannon discussed Betsy's miserable track record in Detroit. This week, Linda reviews some of the more striking moments of DeVos' confirmation hearing... an amazing tale of grizzly bears and Al Franken.

In this episode, Shannon and Linda continue the discussion of racial inequity in education by tackling the topic of racialized tracking in schools. Discover why many consider this to be the modern version of school segregation. This discussion ends with, as always, a list of strategies YOU can use to combat racialized tracking. Episode 8 also includes a return of the Pop Culture segment, where Linda exposes her ignorance about Snapchat and Shannon schools her.

Linda and Shannon discuss what teachers can do to help education outside of the classroom. Teachers have been expressing that they feel helpless after the recent election and they give them some ways to get more involved. Then they discuss the new pick for U.S. education secretary.

This week we bring you our first advice episode. We discuss grit and ways to approach people about the work that we do.