The Youth Vote

The Youth Vote

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The Youth Vote episodes

  • Black History Curriculum with Dr. LaGarrett King
    Today's episode is our full-length conversation with Dr. LaGarrett King, who was featured in our Education in America series. Dr. King has studied the way Black history is taught in U.S. schools, and he's developed a framework schools can utilize to provide a more accurate and complete story of America's history.
    30 min
  • Youth Politics Throughout History With Dr. Jon Grinspan

    Dr. Jon Grinspan is the curator of political history at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. We talked about youth political engagement throughout history.  What issues did young people a hundred years ago care about? Why did young voters used to be more active than they are today? Listen to find out. 

    30 min
  • Ep. 5 Education In America: What's It Like Being A Teacher Right Now?

    Today's show is about the people who make education happen: teachers.  We talk about the traits that make the best teachers, and what teachers are going through in the age of COVID. Through all the challenges, what makes teachers stay in the field?

    Today's Guests:

    Dr. Jeff Spanke, Education Professor, Ball State University

    Sarah Bredar, public school teacher in Arizona

     

    Featured Guests From Previous Episodes:

    Joel King, Director of Teaching and Learning, Great Oaks Career Campuses

    Brittany Garcia-Espinoza; 3rd Grade Teacher; Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools

    Dr. Theodoros Zervas, Professor of Education, North Park University

    Dr. Jean Ruffin; Professor of Leadership, Research and School Improvement; University of West Georgia

    Dr. Bradley Poos, Associate Director, Institute for Urban Education, University of Missouri Kansas City

     

    21 min
  • Ep. 4 Education in America: What If College Isn't For Me?

    On today's episode, we explore some of the options students have after high school. Authority figures tell us we need to have a college degree if we want to succeed in life, but that's not the path for everyone, and that's okay. We're talking about technical schools and the military. 

    Today's Guests:

    Joel King, Director of Teaching and Learning, Great Oaks Career Campuses

    Joan Sweeny, Army Veteran and Program Assistant at Cuyahoga Community College

    18 min
  • Ep. 3 Education in America: What Are They Teaching Us?

    Today, we discuss how school curriculum could improve in America. We deconstruct the ways our history books emphasize whiteness, and talk about some of the more accurate and equitable narratives our classrooms should implement. In the second half of the show, we discuss what a more complete sex education would consist of. Finally, we take a look into an LGBTQ-inclusive classroom, and learn the ways all classrooms could be more welcoming and affirming. 

    Today's guests:

    Vance Blackfox, Director of Public Relations, National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition

    Dr. LaGarrett King; Professor of Learning, Teaching and Curriculum; University of Missouri

    Brittany McBride, Associate Director of Sexuality Education, Advocates for Youth

    Ace Schwarz, middle school science teacher and creator of Teaching Outside The Binary

    30 min
  • Ep. 2 Education in America: Inequities in School Funding
    In episode 2 of our Education in America series, we explore the ways school districts are funded. Schools with a majority white students receive $23 billion more per year than schools with a majority students of color. We explore the systemic causes behind this, and examine how funding impacts students in the classroom. We also talk ways that the school funding system could be overhauled.
    22 min
  • Ep. 1 Education in America: The History You Never Learned in School
    We're launching our new Education in America series with a history lesson. Spoiler alert: America's schools are riddled with a history of violence, racism and abuse. We're talking about school segregation, the struggle for integration and the Native American boarding school era. We'll explore the ways the past is still with us.
    27 min
  • COVID School Check-In & Youth Voter Activism Ft. Raaheela Ahmed
    Raaheela Ahmed was the first guest ever to speak on The Youth Vote. Almost a year later, we're checking in to see how her work shifted throughout 2020. She talks about some of the hard decisions she's facing as a school board member in Maryland's District 5. She also talks about ways students across the country can get involved in the Campus Vote Project.
    24 min

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Podcast about the different ways young people interact with politics.