by Andrew | Oct 4, 2023
John Blake has been writing about race and religion as a reporter for over 25 years, and over those years he has come to discover that facts don’t change people, relationships do. His relationship with his mother and her sister, his father’s relationships on the decks of a Merchant Marine ship, the multi-racial community he formed through church – these relationships across difference are what led to changes in racial attitudes for his relatives and for himself. He chronicles it all in his memoir, More Than I Imagined: What a Black Man Discovered About the White Mother He Never Knew, and he joins us to talk about it.
by Andrew | Sep 20, 2023
As we launch season 10, we are focusing on 4 themes: The importance of public schools, the power of storytelling, the importance of being in community, and stamina. We talk about why these themes feel important now, and update listeners on the start of the school year.
by Andrew | May 31, 2023
As Season 9 comes to a close, we reflect on some of the amazing conversations we had over the past 16 episodes, and hear from you about what you’re grappling with.
by Andrew | May 17, 2023
With participation from 30 million students and annual spending over $19B, The School Lunch Program has the potential to be a massive lever for change. A world of quality food, with universal participation, less environmental impact, better jobs for food workers, and happier, healthier kids is possible. However, to get there, The School Lunch Program needs us all to participate.
by Andrew | May 3, 2023
We often talk about school segregation from a racial and /or class perspective, but an equally concerning issue is the segregation of kids based on dis/ability. And while many disabled students are marginalized by our educational system, it is particularly true for students of color. It’s an overdue conversation for us on the podcast, and it’s an important one, because, as the conversation makes clear, all forms of oppression are linked together, and destroying one will require them all to fall.
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