Old School, New School, Next School with Dom Giordano

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Dom Giordano examines school choice, parental rights, academic standards and the future of American education.

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The podcast currently has 70 episodes available.

Old School, New School, Next School with Dom Giordano episodes:

July 17, 2026 When Families Cross District Lines for Better Schools
How desperate are parents of kids in Northeast Philly to get their kids out of the awful Philadelphia Public Schools? Well, the town of Bensalem, Pa. believes they are so desperate to sneak their kids into the Bensalem Public Schools that they have set up a tip line with a mascot to rat out parents. Check it out: https://www.bensalemsd.org/apps/news/
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:30 Philadelphia Families Crossing District Lines
02:37 Benny the Owl Tip Line
03:52 The Kelley Williams-Bolar Case
06:27 Desperation and the Case for School Choice
07:48 Why Families Do Not Know Their Options
10:16 Teachers' Unions Turn to Politics
11:16 New York Union Targets Charter Schools
13:12 A Political Test for Republicans
14:10 A Mother's Case for Educational Freedom
15:39 Closing Message
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17min
July 09, 2026 The NEA, Parental Rights and School Choice | Corey DeAngelis
Is the National Education Association the enemy of parental rights and school choice? Corey DeAngelis, America's top school choice advocate, breaks down their current convention and believes their policies are extremely against parents and school choice.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:30 The NEA Convention and Parental Rights
03:02 Power, Politics, and the Teachers' Unions
04:23 Corey DeAngelis Joins the Show
05:23 Thirty-One States Join Federal School Choice
06:18 The Public-School-Only Workaround
07:17 Josh Shapiro and the Opt-In Decision
09:16 Pennsylvania's Scholarship Fight
10:14 Why Teachers Are Leaving Their Unions
11:36 Teacher Freedom Alliance and Opting Out
12:07 The Proposed March on Washington
13:13 What Are Educational Reparations?
14:26 Politics Instead of Educational Outcomes
15:40 The NEA's New Leadership
16:41 A Manhattan Project for Learning Loss
17:39 Closing Message
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19min
July 04, 2026 Challenging Pennsylvania Democrats on School Choice | Pastor Joshua Robertson
Pa. Democrats stage an all-out attack on school choice scholarship programs for poor kids and our guest Reverend Joshua Robertson, Pastor of the Rock Church of Harrisburg and Founder of Black Pastors United for Education calls them out for it.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:34 Pennsylvania's Attack on School Choice
02:19 Pastor Joshua Robertson Joins the Show
03:47 Scholarship Cuts and Racial Impact
04:46 Public-School Spending Versus Scholarships
06:44 Political Promises and Union Influence
08:39 The Urgency for Pennsylvania Families
10:05 One Hundred Thousand Students at Risk
10:57 Who Actually Uses the Scholarships
11:57 Education Entrepreneurs and EITC
12:43 Seventeen Philadelphia Schools Closing
13:45 Pastors Challenge the Political Narrative
15:43 Demand Far Exceeds Available Scholarships
16:40 Why Zip Codes Should Not Decide Destiny
18:28 Closing Message
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20min
July 04, 2026 School Choice as the Civil Rights Issue of Our Time
Dom explains why any elected Republican who doesn't support school choice, the civil rights issue of our time, should be voted out of office at the first opportunity.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:34 Opportunity Knocks Scholarship Recap
01:51 The Federal Seventeen-Hundred-Dollar Credit
02:49 The Political Remedy for School Choice
03:19 Primarying Republicans Who Block Choice
04:20 The Cost and Failure of Urban Schools
06:09 Winning the Political Front
07:17 Countering the Arguments Against Choice
07:46 How the Federal Scholarship Program Works
09:45 The States' Rights Red Herring
11:14 School Choice as a Republican Principle
13:13 The Civil Rights Issue of Our Time
14:12 A Political Call to Action
15:42 Closing Message
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17min
June 19, 2026 Building Political Support for School Choice | Matt Brouillette
Dom takes a deep dive on the political aspect of promoting school choice with Matt Brouillette, Founder, President and CEO of Commonwealth Partners Chamber of Entrepreneurs, Inc.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:34 Matt Brouillette Joins the Show
01:52 Republican and Democratic Obstacles
02:51 Teachers' Unions and Political Power
04:20 Changing the Politicians in Charge
05:20 Why Voters Have Not Revolted
06:43 The Long-Term Cost of Failed Schools
09:09 Governors Face the Federal Choice Decision
12:05 Building Political Fire for School Choice
12:35 How Progressive Donors Built State Power
14:05 Pennsylvania and the National Electoral Map
17:03 Closing Message
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18min
June 11, 2026 Opportunity Knocks: Scholarships for Philadelphia Families | Caroline Allen and Pastor Joshua Robertson
Opportunity Knocks Scholarships are discussed with guests Caroline Allen, Director of The Yass Prize and Pastor Joshua Robertson, founder of Black Pastors United for Education. More information at www.okphilly.org
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:30 Opportunity Knocks for Philadelphia Families
01:56 Who Qualifies for a Scholarship
04:24 Vetted Schools and New Learning Models
05:45 Pastor Joshua Robertson on the Urgency
08:40 Career and Technical Education Options
12:01 A Family Finds a School in Ten Days
12:58 A Five-Minute Initial Application
14:22 Why Parents Should Act Now
17:01 Black Pastors United Expands Nationwide
18:37 A National Model for School Choice
20:20 Eligibility and Application Recap
22:26 Closing Message
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24min
June 04, 2026 Giving School Choice a Higher Political Profile
Dom discusses the Opportunity Knocks Scholarship program and why the school choice movement needs to have a higher profile in the upcoming midterm elections.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:30 Opportunity Knocks for Philadelphia Students
01:57 What the Scholarship Program Offers
03:23 Critics Defend the Existing Monopoly
04:48 How Bad Are Urban Public Schools?
05:54 Career Skills at Liguori Academy
07:17 The Alternative to Waiting for Reform
08:25 Federal School Choice Begins in 2027
09:43 Why School Choice Is a Political Test
11:11 Philadelphia as a National Example
12:41 A Lottery Ticket for Displaced Students
14:10 This Is the Moment to Act
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16min
May 29, 2026 A Democrat Makes the Case for School Choice | Jorge Elorza
Jorge Elorza, school choice proponent and CEO of Democrats for Education Reform joins Dom. He takes us inside the Democrat political mindset on school choice opposition.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:30 A Democratic Case for Education Reform
01:59 Mayors Focus on Getting Results
03:28 Education Is a Goal, Not an Institution
04:57 Federal Scholarships Open a New Door
06:25 Democrats and High-Performing Charter Schools
07:51 Union Interests Versus Student Interests
08:56 Putting Communities and Students First
10:15 Josh Shapiro's Retreat from School Choice
11:35 Keeping Seventeen Hundred Dollars Local
13:01 Why Governors Wait for Final Rules
14:30 Debunking the Harm-to-Public-Schools Claim
16:00 New Models in Education Reform
17:32 Microschools and Political Assumptions
19:00 Flexible Funding for Families
21:06 Closing Message
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22min
May 22, 2026 Why Underperforming Schools Are Not the American Way
Learn more about how school choice benefits young students, and why Dom says, "keeping kids in underperforming schools is NOT the American Way."
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:30 Arkansas and Arizona Expand School Choice
01:58 Philadelphia Closes Seventeen Schools
03:27 Jeff Yass Offers Five Hundred Scholarships
04:57 Critics Attack a Rescue for Students
06:26 Why the Scholarship Schools Work
07:57 Nuns, Discipline, and Education During COVID
09:26 Pennsylvania's EITC Success
10:55 Seventy Thousand Students Still Waiting
11:54 The Ten Biggest Lies About School Choice
13:24 Choice Is Already Working Across America
14:52 Closing Message
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16min
May 14, 2026 500 Scholarships for Philadelphia Children | Jeff Yass
Businessman and philanthropist Jeff Yass details his plans to fund scholarships for 500 Philadelphia school children to attend private schools. Also, NY Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul is the latest governor to accept the school choice money from the President's OBBB.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:30 Governors and the Federal Choice Decision
01:48 Kathy Hochul Changes the Political Map
02:53 Jeff Yass Funds Philadelphia Scholarships
04:16 Career Training and the Building Trades
05:42 What a Philadelphia Education Costs
07:09 A Voucher Plus a Student Investment Account
08:39 Corey DeAngelis Joins the Show
09:45 Josh Shapiro Versus Other Democratic Governors
11:00 Billions in Scholarships at Stake
12:29 Pennsylvania Spending and Poor Outcomes
13:51 The Biggest Union Argument Against Choice
15:21 Teachers Join the Freedom Alliance
16:48 Political Unionism Versus Education
18:49 The EITC Program at Twenty-Five
20:19 Where the School-Choice Movement Stands
21:27 Closing Message
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23min

FAQs about Old School, New School, Next School with Dom Giordano:

How many episodes does Old School, New School, Next School with Dom Giordano have?

The podcast currently has 70 episodes available.