Creative problem solving: Developing solutionary thinkers
We welcome back Zoe Weil, of the Institute for Humane Education, along with Laura Trongard, Oceanside (NY) High School teacher to discuss how teachers are implementing IHE’s Solutionary program....
Research in schools (Part 2): Safeguarding the data
We continue our conversation with Marianna Azar, director of NYC Department of Education’s Institutional Review Boards (IRBs). This week, Ms. Azar discusses the potential privacy dangers created by...
Students as subjects: Ethical considerations of research in schools
We talk with Marianna Azar, Director and Chair of the NYC DOE's Institutional Review Boards. The IRBs review all research proposals conducted through the schools to make sure they...
Ethical outreach: a parent coordinator anchors immigrant families
We speak with Herminia (Ita) Saldana, parent coordinator at MS 328, a middle school in Washington Heights, Manhattan. Every public school in NYC has a parent coordinator. Virtually all...
Making anti-racist change: A template for educational leaders
We speak with Dr. Sarah Diem of University of Missouri and Dr. Anjalé Welton of University of Wisconsin, Madison. They discuss the seemingly neutral "colorevasive" policies that actually reinforce...
Grief and loss: Supporting students, families, and teachers in a pandemic (encore)
As of today, March 31st, 2021, over 550,000 Americans have died of COVID-19. We're reposting our conversation with Cynthia Trapanese former grief counselor, now teacher, who explains that the...
Exacerbating inequality: Private money in public schools
We speak with Dr. Sue Winton of York University in Toronto about the effects of private money--much of it from parents- that replaces decreased public funding of schools. ...
Shared visions: Creating an abolitionist school culture
We continue our conversation with Grace Alli Brandstein, a school improvement and instructional coach supporting struggling high schools in the Bronx. This week, Ms. Brandstein focuses on humane, antiracist...
The bigger picture: High school improvement in the Bronx
We speak with Grace Alli Brandstein, an improvement and instructional coach with the New York City Department of Education. Ms. Brandstein works with Bronx high schools that the State...
Building communities of trust: transforming family-school relationships
We talk with Dr. Ann Ishimaru of the University of Washington about correcting the power imbalance between schools and low-income families and families of color. We also discuss “learning...