Chris Stewart and Dr. Charles Morgan, CEO of Union Gospel Mission will dig deep into the family's root cause of homelessness and its connection to education. Dora Jones, Founder of Mentoring Young Adults, will join the conversation to shine light on an education system that has failed MYA's youth and families that she serves in Saint Paul, MN and why she is on a mission to disrupt poverty.

RTS with Citizen Stewart talks one on one with civic rights activist, DeRay McKesson. In a short time DeRay Mckesson has become known for a new brand of civil rights advocacy, based largely on digital activism. Along with other activists he has raised consciousness about police killings of unarmed black people in communities across the country. While most of his followers know him for that work, fewer know the deep understanding his time in public education gave him for how human capital and classroom practices impact students, especially those in poor communities. He joins our show to talk about the importance of understanding school systems if we want to achieve educational justice.

Meet the producer, Rebeka Ndosi, who worked on TPT's Believe in Black Youth campaign. Black Brilliance, the documentary first aired Sunday, September 27 on TPT, featured 5 Minnesota High School seniors who demonstrate black excellence while overcoming stereotypes and defying the belief gap, to soar to success. "Black Brilliance" and the "Believe in Black Youth Campaign" is produced by Twin Cities Public Television and part of American Graduate: Let's Make it Happen - a national initiative in which local communities identify solutions to the challenges facing K-12 education in America

Rock the Schools with Citizen Stewart talks #BlackLivesMatter from Washington, DC with special guest Chauntyll Allen of Black Lives Matter, St. Paul, MN, after attending sessions at the Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference 2015.

A special episode from Washington D.C. What happens when you take parents to our nation's capitol to discuss education reform. Chris debriefs with three #NOLA parents after attending education sessions at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Legislative Conference 2015

The Politics of Education with special guests JACKIE TURNER, Chief Communications Officer St. Paul Public Schools, LATASHA GANDY, Students for Education Reform and MICHAEL SPANGENBERG, Education Activist and Writer promoting power to parents and students.

There is no more central figure in the educational life of children than their classroom teachers. Yet, the most important rules governing how teachers arrive to classrooms, how they stay there, and what is expected of them are tied up in labor politics that impact almost every aspect of teaching. In a previous show we discussed the mysterious and depressing way in which teacher contracts are negotiated. What takes place in the negotiating room likely would shock many Americans. But, even more damning is the way in which teacher union supporters act politically against advocates of school reform. We will discuss the real consequences of being an activist for changes to the way schools hire, train, and retain teachers.

"The Politics of Integration" is a powerful exchange between law school professors Nekima Levy- Pounds, Professor of Law at University of St. Thomas and Myron Orfield, Professor of Law at University of MN. Dr. Levy-Pounds challenges Dr. Orfield's research as it relates to racial and economic equity for communities of color.

Chris Stewart and special guest educator, Charles Cole "Breaking Down The Oakland Public School Industrial Complex". Charles' passion comes from his own experiences growing up without proper support. His life's goal is to better the communities he grew up in through his work.

Chris Stewart and special guest, 2016 Puget Sound ESD Teacher of the Year Nate Bowling, discuss why education is failing our youth. Nate teaches AP Government, Politics and Human Geography at Lincoln High School in Tacoma, WA. From an educators perspective, he sees a new group of people that have fire in their bellies and that believe all students have a right to the best education available.