Ep.84 - Schooling for Democracy w/ Dr. Annamarie Francois!

Schooling for Democracy w/ Dr. Annamarie Francois!

To educators like UCLA’s Dr. Annamarie Francois, schools aren’t just sites for reading and math, but instead are the moral, political, and social centers of our democracy. As the Executive Director of UCLA’s Center X, Dr. Francois has led decades of leadership and innovation efforts to support marginalized school communities. She joins us this week to explore how educators and schools of education should meet the moment and defend a humanizing, democratic vision of schooling. But first, Jeff and Manuel take a look at recent headlines in education including a proposal in California to eliminate attendance-based school funding and a call in Forbes (yes, that Forbes) to address the looming teacher crisis facing our schools.

Further RESOURCES (in order of discussion)

DO-NOW HEADLINES

Bill Aims to Shift CA to Enrollment-Based Funding for K-12 Schools

Why Education is about to reach a crisis of epic proportion

SEMINAR

Book: Preparing and Sustaining Social Justice Educators

UCLA Center X

Dr. Francois on Twitter

CLASS DISMISSED

Quinta Brunson was ‘a scaredy-cat.’ Then she met the teacher who inspired her sitcom

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EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS

Episode 84 Headlines in Education

Jeff and Manuel examine recent headlines in education. A new proposal in California seeks to eliminate attendance-based school funding and a surprising Op-Ed in Forbes calls on leaders to address the looming teacher crisis facing our schools.

Episode 84 Seminar - Schooling for Democracy with Dr. Annamarie Francois

The Executive Director of UCLA’s Center X joins us this week to explore how educators and schools of education should meet the moment and defend a humanizing, democratic vision of schooling.