by Andrew | Feb 25, 2026
In this heavy-but-hopeful episode, we hear from Minneapolis parent leaders navigating crisis on the ground as ICE operations disrupt families, schools, and daily life. Carina (a White mom and bridge-builder in dual language spaces) and Cisne (a Spanish-speaking immigrant mom and community leader) share how relationships, language justice, and mutual aid helped their community respond. A reminder we can’t shake: systems may fail us, but relationships help keep us safe.
by Andrew | Feb 11, 2026
Legal historian Dr. Danielle Wingfield helps us connect today’s attacks on public education to a long history of “massive resistance.” We talk curriculum fights, “parental rights,” privatization, and what it takes to build home place—and find the staying power to outlast backlash.
by Andrew | Jan 28, 2026
The Integrated Schools Podcast returns with a generous, grounding conversation with disability rights activist and author Emily Ladau, author of Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to be an Ally. Ladau models what it means to “call people in,” making conversations about disability more accessible, human, and connected.
We explore disability as an identity that cuts across all others, the links between ableism and White supremacy, and why this work can’t be done in isolation. An invitation into learning, belonging, and collective responsibility.
by Andrew | Dec 17, 2025
As we close out 2025, we reflect on a year of big transitions, hard truths, and deep community. We talk about parenting through uncertainty, choosing schools rooted in belonging over prestige, and raising kids in a world that feels increasingly unstable.
We look back on this season’s conversations, share reflections from our first-ever in-person Integrated Schools gathering, and remind ourselves why community is not optional—it’s how we survive and stay in the work.
Ten years into Integrated Schools, we’re still here. And we’re carrying this together.
by Andrew | Dec 3, 2025
What if accountability didn’t require public shaming? MacArthur “Genius” Dr. Loretta Ross joins us to talk about the power of “calling in”—a practice rooted in love, curiosity, and connection. From her personal journey through trauma and healing to her decades of justice work, Dr. Ross shows us how we can hold each other accountable without breaking our communities.
A timely, necessary conversation about parenting, privilege, public schools, and the power of showing up as our best selves.
