Kimberly Sanders,MS is President of Ukeru Systems. Ukeru Systems utilizes trauma informed and research based approaches as an alternative to use of force in schools. Ukeru has reduced use of force by more than 99% and saved over $17 million dollars at parent organization, Grafton Integrated Health Network. Kim has over 25 years of experience in behaviorial health. She is also a sought after expert both nationally and internationally.

Accomplished attorney David Greco discusses how he is currently defending the most vulnerable children against use of force. He also discusses some recommendations for US education reform. David Greco graduated magna cum laude from law school, and he helped open up the San Diego office of his law firm RMO LLP. David is currently serving on the Executive Board of the San Diego County Bar Association’s Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Section.

Director of Research at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, Dr. Chris Cipriano along with colleague, Researcher and Clinical Psychologist Dr. Jessica Hoffmann discuss their evidence based Ruler Approach to Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and emotional intelligence. More resources on social emotional learning can be found on http://ycei.org , http://rulerapproach.org or http://inspiredstudents.org

Current Minnesota Teacher of the Year- Ms. Jessica Davis, School Counselor and Professor of Counseling in Atlanta, GA- Dr. Ty Crook, and Director of School Counseling in Northern Virginia-Ms. Alixandra Tate discuss the current State of Education and race in light of the publicized death of Mr. George Floyd.

Lesley Butterfield-Harrop, RN is our guest this episode. She discusses trauma, resliency, and processing emotions with children. There are so many nuggets here for building mental health skills with your children. Lesley holds a Bachelors degree in nursing, graduating Magna Cum Laude from the University of Texas at Arlington. She works as a Registered Nurse, with years of experience in Community Health. Lesley serves on the Board of Directors for NAMI-Virginia, on State Council Representative for IFSP, as Secretary on her local SEAC committee, as well as serving on the board for the Prevention Council of Roanoke County, VA. Lesley also functions as a freelance writer and public speaker, sharing her thoughts and experiences of raising a child with special needs, navigating single motherhood after familial trauma, and raising awareness of advocacy within her community. She lives in Roanoke with her four children who love dance parties in the kitchen.

Jonathan Wolf is an attorney and author of "Your Debt Free JD." He also is a professor at Mitchell Hamline School of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota and a columinst at AboveTheLaw.com . In this episode, Jonathan discusses law school and loan debt. The discussion also transcends to the trend of continuing your education during a recession and having a game plan for tackling student loan debt.

Dr. Jay Wamsted is a seasoned Math teacher who has published numerous articles. He has been published in the Harvard Ed Review and has given a Tedx Talk. In this episode, he discusses race and education. He also gives some sage advice as a Caucasian male teacher teaching Math in urban Atlanta, Georgia.

COVID-19 has made it a tough time for everybody, but certain student populations are more impacted than others. We explore this in our conversation. State of Education and Education Law attorney Keith Peck discuss distance learning compensatory services under the IDEA during the time of COVID-19.