K-12 Public Education Insights: Empowering Parents of Color — Trends, Tactics, and Topics That Impact POC

"Send me a Text Message!" What are the skills necessary to be considered a critical thinker? Mastering these skills is vital to become successful in all aspects of life in order to compete in the current knowledge economy. This episode includes a discussion about what critical thinking is, how it could be taught, and ways for parents to support their kids in the development of critical t...

"Send me a Text Message!" The skills required for the 21st-century workplace are identified and discussed in this episode. All children need to develop these skills in order to compete in the workforce of the future. What are schools doing — and what can we do — to teach and reinforce these work and life critical skills? Love my show? Consider being a regular subscriber! Just go to https...

"Send me a Text Message!" This episode reveals a little bit about my personal background, why education attainment is so important for me and how my experiences raising my kids in the public school system became the genesis for how I took a deep dive into education research and advocacy in order to support parents who may be struggling with the same challenges.  Love my show? Consider be...

"Send me a Text Message!" The politicalization of curriculum restrictions has taken a toll on student learning and teacher curriculum choices. In many ways, book banning has had a negative impact on the K-12 educational system, pitting parents, educators, and school administrators against each other. Why is book banning gaining so much momentum right now? What’s a parent to do?  Love my...

"Send me a Text Message!" Understand the impact of academic slowdown from the effects of the pandemic on children of color and their families, the toll on the K-12 educational system, and the practical actions you can take as a parent to regain academic growth and progress. Love my show? Consider being a regular subscriber! Just go to https://tinyurl.com/podcastsupport .  Support th...

"Send me a Text Message!" Discover the background and key facts about social emotional learning (SEL), how it applies to the K-12 educational system, and the practical actions you can take as a parent to stay abreast of the practices being implemented regarding SEL . Love my show? Consider being a regular subscriber! Just go to https://tinyurl.com/podcastsupport .  Support the show...

"Send me a Text Message!" Discover the background and key facts about critical race theory (CRT), how it applies to the educational system, and the practical actions you can take as a parent to stay abreast of the decisions being made on this important topic. Love my show? Consider being a regular subscriber! Just go to https://tinyurl.com/podcastsupport .  Support the show  Thanks...