Education X Podcast

Candace and Cuitlahuac give you their hot take on the candidates for Austin ISD Board of Trustees and reflect on their endorsements.

Austin ISD At-Large Trustee Candidate Noelita Lugo

Austin ISD District 8 Trustee Candidate Jared Breckenridge

Austin ISD District 2 Trustee Candidate John Mckiernan-González

Austin ISD District 2 Trustee Candidate Ofelia Zapata

Austin ISD At-Large Trustee candidate Leticia Caballero

Austin ISD District 5 Trustee candidate Lynn Boswell

Austin ISD District 5 Trustee Candidate Piper Stege Nelson

Austin ISD District 5 Trustee candidate Jennifer Littlefield

Austin ISD At-Large Trustee Candidate Mike Herschenfeld

James Butler, Austin ISD SEL Mindfulness Specialist & 2014 Austin ISD Teacher of the Year, joins Candace and Cuitlahuac to lead a moment of mindfulness and anchors that experience for a conversation about the importance of mindfulness and how its practiced in the district. The group discusses how mindfulness fits in with current school discipline practices, and James takes a moment to reflect on h...

First, Candace brings you the job descriptions for the new Chief-of-Staff and Chief of Governmental Relations and Board Services positions in Austin ISD, then highlights coronavirus transmission data at schools that are reopening. Cuitlahuac breaks down what it's like at the schools that are re-opening by centering teachers' voice and discusses with Candace some things parents should consider when...

Roxanne Evans, a former education reporter & member of the editorial board for the Austin American Statesman, a former Austin ISD parent, ad a media and public relations professional with more than 25 years experience, lays out the district's repeated failed attempts to integrate schools.

08 April Clark - LEED accredited licensed Architect April Clark breaks down the Design Information and Education Specifications Austin ISD uses to build new schools. Candace and Cuitlahuac talk about their experience on the Campus Architectural Team of a new school construction. And April shares share her personal journey through the permanent closing of her children's campus. Ed Specs https://www...

Candace and Cuitlahuac give their hot take on how Austin ISD is going to involve or not involve themselves in learning pods, break down changes at the top of the district administration with new positions and new people in leadership, and weigh in on the debate over zoom cameras and teachers being suspended for posting Black Lives Matter in their virtual classrooms. We also reflect on why we start...

Mercedes Perry, a former Austin ISD Parent Support Specialist, talks about that role, describes the Dual-Capacity-Building Framework for Family-School Partnerships www.dualcapacity.org , discusses PTAs, parent choice & her lived experience in Austin’s segregated schools.

We sat down with Diana to talk about the hard choices parents are making, unintentional defunding of public education, increasing the opportunity gap, and resources for families along the socio-economic spectrum.

Candace and Cuitlahuac break down the comments made by Austin ISD Trustee Rev. Dr. Jayme Mathias towards the district's equity office, his subsequent nonpology, and statements made by Board President Geronimo Rodriguez and Trustee LaTisha Anderson.

Dr. Stephanie Hawley defines equity, shares the framework her office uses, and breaks down their plans moving forward. Visit https://www.austinisd.org/equityoffice for more information and to stay updated on details for the next Equity Summit

Candace & Cuitlahuac give their hot take on the latest news. Mississippi Learning? Georgia On Our Mind. What the delayed start means for Austin ISD and our first impression of Superintendent-Designee Dr. Stephanie Elizalde. We also reflect on what we’ve learned from our first four episodes.

Marisa Flores-Gonzalez shares her three week long email odyssey that starts with looking for a pod for her son in south west Austin and now involves work with city council offices and organizations across the community already supporting public schools and centering the families with the most needs. 

Dr. Angela Ward manages the child centered implementation of Cultural Proficiency & Inclusiveness, and Restorative Practices for the Austin Independent School District and we are celebrating a 10 year milestone. She shares her knowledge of what culture and cultural proficiency are, describes the obstacles she faces, and spells out how community members can take advantage of opportunities to en...

Arati Singh At-Large Member of the Austin ISD Board of Trustees talks about the effect learning pods could have on district enrollment and how funding for public-education is currently at risk, now during the pandemic and beyond. Cuitlahuac Tonatiuh Guerra-Mojarro and Trustee Singh disagree on the process the Board is using to pick the next district's next superintendent, and this SPECIAL EDITION...

Co-Hosts Candace Hunter, founder of Teacher Boot Camp and publisher of the Parent Edition , joins Cuitlahuac Tonatiuh Guerra-Mojarro as he tries to drink water from a fire hydrant. Candace helps break down new TEA Guidelines released just hours before recording, talks re-opening plans, and how parents can stay in-the-know. Candace then expands on some news; the district dissolving the committee th...