Anette On Education

As Texas moves into another special session, called by the governor to ram vouchers down our collective throats, Anette visits with Rev. Charles Foster Johnson again, Executive Director of Pastors for Texas Children .  Once again, the Texas Legislature will determine whether or not Texas slides down the slippery slope of spending taxpayer dollars for the benefit of mostly affluent Texans who alrea...

Anette has her a conversation with her dear friend, Dr. Russell Lowery-Hart, in his final days as President at Amarillo College, before he takes over as Chancellor at Austin Community College. After working together for over twenty years, they've formed a strong friendship they know will continue. Moving from Badgers to River Bats, Anette wishes Russell and family the best in their new journey, As...

Anette visits with Pascale Charlot, the Managing Director of the College Excellence Program (CEP) at the Aspen Institute. Amarillo College was just selected as the top college along with Imperial Valley College, both co-winners of the Aspen Prize for College Excellence. Lots of good information is shared as Anette and Pascale discuss the award and the benefits of community colleges. Pascale is a v...

Anette visits with public ed advocates Ted Beard and Helen Warwick, discussing the recent op-ed written by the two of them in response to one by a community outsider with questionable motives. Thanks to both Ted and Helen for their pub ed advocacy and years of service! Learn more below. Ted Beard Bio Theodore “Ted” Beard was elected to the Longview ISD Board in 1998 and has served in various capac...

After the governor's tour of private religious schools to push his voucher scheme, some passionate public education advocates put together a press conference to share their thoughts on this effort. Music by Bret Boyer .

Anette visits again with friend and lifesaver Glenda Moore, founder of Kind House Ukraine Bakery in Amarillo, Texas. See how their mission and work has evolved over the past year. Recorded on the one-year anniversary of the major Russian invasion of Ukraine. Follow KHUB on Facebook to learn how to help. Episode produced by Darwin Carlisle . Music by Bret Boyer .

Anette visits with friend and long-time Texas journalist, Evan Smith, of The Texas Tribune .  How does one interview one of the best known interviewers around? Listen and find out, and enjoy! Evan Smith is the CEO and co-founder of The Texas Tribune , a pioneering nonprofit, nonpartisan digital news organization whose deep coverage of Texas politics and public policy can be found at its website, t...

Long-time friend and educational leader, Doug Loomis, visits with Anette about leading a school district in these challenging times, and adapting as needed to meet the needs of all students. Throughout his 30-year career in Amarillo ISD , Superintendent Doug Loomis has made an impact across the District, working in schools in every cluster and at every level. He began as a PE teacher at Wolflin El...

Anette visits with friend and long-time education leader, Dr. Jim Largent. After over 30 years in public education, Jim has shared his wisdom in his new book, Leading in Chaos, which can be found here . Dr. Jim Largent graduated high school in 1983 and attended Lamar University and Sam Houston State University. He spent 31 years in public education as a teacher, coach, athletic trainer, principal,...

Anette visits with Dr. Arthur Levine about higher education, its history, but, more importantly, the changes coming. Arthur Levine is a distinguished scholar of higher education at New York University, a senior fellow and president emeritus of the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, and president emeritus of Columbia University's Teachers College. A thought leader in higher ed for decad...

Anette visits with long-time friend and educational leader, Denese Skinner, Vice-President of Student Affairs at Amarillo College .  Denese Skinner has 29 years of leadership experience in higher education as well 7 years of successful public school service as a teacher and a coach.  At Amarillo College, Denese coordinates the efforts of the talented team within the Division of Student Affairs to...

Once again, Anette visits with Patti Everitt about charter schools in Texas. They discuss the push from higher ups to grow the presence of charter schools in Texas and beyond, and how they are not a good investment for the future of Texas. The earlier podcast with Patti can be found here , from September of 2020. Patti Everitt is a consultant on state education policy with a focus on the impact of...

Anette visits with author, speaker, and transformation and change expert, Greg Satell . They met when Greg did some training for Amarillo College, and Anette really identified with the info in his book, Cascades. (Link to Srdja Popovic's CANVAS website. )  Episode produced by Darwin Carlisle . Music by Bret Boyer . Greg Satell is a transformation & change expert, international keynote speaker, and...

Anette visits with Rey Saldaña, President and CEO of Communities In Schools , the national organization that ensures all students are empowered to stay in school and on a path to a brighter future. Saldaña is a CIS alumnus, whose journey from former student supported by CIS to national leader of Communities In Schools, sends an inspiring message to young people nationwide about the power they have...

Anette visits with friends from Raise Your Hand Texas about their Measure What Matters focus. Libby Cohen, Bob Popinksi, and Kelli Moulton bring a state-wide lens to the current accountability system in Texas, and whether or not it is the best thing for our schools and our students. Become part of this important conversation by first learning more about it from these experts.

Anette visits with friend and amazing humanitarian leader, Glenda Moore, who has been baking for Ukraine since 2013. Glenda was on an earlier episode with Anette, and also a recent one with Jason Boyett on the Hey Amarillo podcast, in case you want to learn more about Kind House Ukraine Bakery ! Glenda fell in love with the people of Ukraine years ago, and now the world understands why. Listen and...

Anette visits with friend and long-time community college leader, Dr. Joe May. Dr. May is now with Educate Texas as their Community College President in Residence, but served as the Chancellor of Dallas College, formerly Dallas County Community College District, since February of 2014. Throughout his career, May has expanded opportunities for students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree by star...

Anette visits with John Tanner, an educational writer and thought leader committed to a benefits-based accountability in every school and community. Accountability in effective organization is a truth-telling communication and directional system used to build trust with the organization’s stakeholders. It can be done well or poorly, and there are consequences for both. It would never be turned off...

Anette visits with longtime educators and friends Kevin Phillips, Chad Huseman, and Terri Huseman, all of Amarillo Independent School District . Kevin is Deputy Superintendent of the district, Chad is principal at Caprock High School, and Terri is principal at Rogers Elementary. All do an excellent job explaining the complexities, frustrations, challenges, and benefits of implementing HB4545 , a r...

A re-release from last December! Anette interviews her next door neighbor, Jerome the Gnome, and talks about magical creatures, coding (gnoming), and getting along with others. She appreciates Jerome being on her podcast, and bringing a little magic to the last podcast episode of 2021!

Wishing you wonderful holidays from the Carlisle family! To friends and family, please click this link to see the digital images, and to hear yours truly on the ukulele! 

Anette visits with passionate bird nerd, friend, and attorney Vicki Wilmarth, who only recently took up birdwatching in January of 2019. Vicki and Anette talk about taking up birdwatching, why they both enjoy it, how much they both enjoy the Birds of the Texas Panhandle Facebook group, and also discuss the Christmas Bird Count , an annual event across the globe. Vicki started her own birding blog,...

Anette and Maria ask two questions for listeners in a variety of situations. Maria is host of the Impact Learning podcast, and a friend of Anette's visiting Texas.

Anette's Podcasting Fellowship coach and now friend, Maria Xenidou, visits Texas and talks about her week in the Texas Panhandle! Fun times all around!

Anette interviews long-time public servant, fellow Borgan, and friend, Senator Kel Seliger. Serving as mayor of Amarillo, as a Texas Senator for 17 years so far, and even as president of the Student Council at Borger High School, Kel recently announced he will be stepping down once his term is up. Kel Seliger was first elected to the Texas Senate in 2004. Senate District 31 spans 37 counties from...