Head of the Class

Title IX is one of the most important civil rights laws in American education. In this episode, Kristi and Christina continue their examination of changes to Title IX, delving into the failure of the Department of Education to meaningfully investigate complaints during the time period from January 2025 to July 2026. Using data from ProPublica as a guide, the podcast covers what the absence of oversight means for public schools families and girls in our nation's public schools.

This is the second in two-part series on the rollback in Title IX protections in our public schools across the nation.

A link to the ProPublica piece discussed can be found here.

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Title IX is one of the most important civil rights laws in American education. In this episode, Kristi and Christina examine the Trump administration's return to the 2020 Title IX regulations, concerns about the formal sexual assault, sexual harassment, and sexual misconduct complaint process, and reported changes in federal enforcement involving K–12 schools. What do these changes mean for girls who experience harassment or assault, and what should students and their families know?

This is the first in two-part series on the rollback in Title IX protections in our public schools across the nation.

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In this episode, Kristi and Christina bring the podcast series on the midterms home, focusing on how state government impacts public education and what you can do to make your vote count during this historic midterm. 

The future of public education is on the line.

This is the fourth and final episode in a several part series exploring the midterm election impacts at the local, state, and national levels. 

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In this episode, Kristi and Christina tackle the school board culture wars greatest hits: curriculum fights, book bans, and religion in public schools. 

These culture war issues are on the ballot as well, whether pushed by local school board candidates or new laws being implemented in states across the country.

This is the third episode in a several part series exploring the midterm election impacts at the local, state, and national levels.

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In this episode, Kristi and Christina continue their conversation about the importance of these upcoming midterm elections on public education across the country (less than 40 days away). 

From school choice to protecting civil rights in our public schools, there is a lot at stake.

This is the second episode in a several part series exploring the midterm election impacts at the local, state, and national levels.

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In this episode, Kristi and Christina delve into why the 2026 midterm election matters enormously for public education.

When we hear "midterm election," we often think about Congress.

But that's only part of the story.

In 2026, voters will decide who represents them in Congress. Thirty-six states will elect governors. Voters in 46 states will participate in elections involving state legislators. And across the country, there will be school board races, local elections, and ballot measures that can directly affect public schools.

This is the first episode in a several part series exploring the midterm election impacts at the local, state, and national levels.

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In this episode, Kristi and Christina talk about the wide sweeping cuts and changes to the national Head Start program. 

If you have a child in elementary school, you may think of Head Start as a preschool program, something that happens before kindergarten.

But that's exactly the wrong way to think about it.

Head Start is part of the pipeline into public education.

And what happens to Head Start doesn't stay in Head Start.

It follows children into kindergarten, first grade, special education, school-based health services, family engagement, and, ultimately ,through our entire public education system.

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In this episode, Kristi and Christina discuss the Christian nationalist curriculum pipeline: how a network of ideological organizations, private colleges, political operatives, and media influencers are working to reshape what kids learn in public schools. The episode explores why this movement exists, how it is spreading, and how it has rapidly become a multi-million-dollar influence industry targeting school boards and state departments of education nationwide.

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In this episode, Kristi and Christina jump into the first of a series of podcast episodes exploring the forty year plus plan to defund, delegitimize, and, ultimately, privatize public education. This episode is a 101 for those wanting to understand where the chaos started and how got to the now national attack on public education.

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In this episode, Kristi and Christina discuss the Trump (err) Project 2025 agenda and how its calls to eliminate the Department of Education are happening in function, if not in form.

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