Episodios

  • Dr. Marcus Pimpleton, Chair of the League of Education Voters Board
    Mar 3 2025
    In this episode, Dr. Marcus Pimpleton, Chair of the League of Education Voters (LEV) Board and Principal at Mariner High School in the Mukilteo School District, discusses how he bridges cultural divides, how he engages students as a leader, how to embed equity into Washington state's K-12 system, what worked and what didn't work in his own education journey, and how he would change Washington’s education system if he were in charge and there were no budgetary constraints.
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    25 m
  • Kelly Guilfoil, 2025 Washington Regional Teacher of the Year
    Jan 19 2025
    In this episode, we interview Kelly Guilfoil from the Lake Stevens School District, one of eight 2025 Washington Regional Teachers of the Year, about how her students are doing in the wake of the national election, what worked and what didn't work in her own education journey, and how she would change Washington state’s education system if she were in charge and there were no budgetary constraints.
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    26 m
  • Kim Broomer, 2025 Washington state Teacher of the Year
    Dec 19 2024
    In this episode, we interview Kim Broomer, the 2025 Washington state Teacher of the Year, about what inclusion is, why inclusion is important, how inclusionary practices can be implemented, and how she would change Washington state’s education system if she were in charge and there were no budgetary constraints.
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    41 m
  • Journalist Ebony Reed on the Black-White Wealth Gap
    Sep 16 2024
    Yale School of Management professor Ebony Reed, a seasoned journalist who is also the Chief Strategy Officer at The Marshall Project, a news outlet focused on the justice system, discusses the intersection of race and money, how the current Black/white wealth gap compares to the gap after the Civil War, and how we should talk to our kids about wealth. Ebony’s new book, co-authored with Louise Story, is Fifteen Cents on the Dollar: How Americans Made the Black-White Wealth Gap.
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    25 m
  • Bill Dussault on the History of Special Education Law and What Needs to Happen Now
    Jul 16 2024
    Game-changing disability rights attorney Bill Dussault discusses how Washington state’s special education law came to be, how Washington’s law impacted federal policy and the creation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, what needs to happen next with Washington’s special education system, and what we in the community can do to help make the necessary changes happen.
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    29 m
  • Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah on the Power of Student Voice
    May 14 2024
    Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, New York Times bestselling author and Adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia University, discusses whether you can be a fan of consumer sports like the NFL and still criticize them, how we can disrupt America's systemic racism, unchecked capitalism, and mass incarceration, and why it's important to value and respect the leadership of our youth.
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    26 m
  • The Alliance of Innovative Educational Redesign (AIER)
    Jan 7 2024
    In this episode, Spokane Regional Field Director Kenji Linane-Booey interviews Mike Poutiatine, Charlie Wolff, and Eric Jurasin of the Alliance of Innovative Educational Redesign (AIER) about the importance of choice school programs in the Spokane region and the School Choice Fair AIER is hosting on January 18th at The Hive.
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    52 m
  • Blaire Penry, the 2024 Washington state Teacher of the Year
    Dec 7 2023
    In this episode, we interview Blaire Penry, the 2024 Washington state Teacher of the Year, about how career technical education and fine arts can be taught in an equitable way, how her students lead their learning, how to create culturally responsive practices at the school district level, and how she would change Washington state’s education system if she were in charge and there were no budgetary constraints.
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    25 m