In this episode of Choice Words, host Jay Artist-Wright sits down with Crystal Felix Clark, a bold charter school leader from Atlanta, Georgia, who has built a school community that centers immigrant, refugee, and Latino families.

Crystal shares how her school, PATH Academy, serves a vibrant and diverse population of students and why culturally responsive education, family engagement, and food as community-building are core to their success. She talks candidly about the school’s unique model, including teacher autonomy in curriculum development, and the overwhelming demand that’s led to a waitlist even larger than the school itself.