The Fishbowl: Eyes on Education

Tim and Chris reflect on the incredible guests that have joined us in The Fishbowl over the last year. We highlight some lessons learned and key takeaways. We would love to hear some of your favorite thoughts, topics, or opinions from The Fishbowl over the last year! Let us know what you think!

The Michigan Civil Rights Commission (MCRC) recently released a report on Education Equity in Michigan. This 62 page report addresses some of the inequities present in public education.  Chris and Tim invite Dan Quisenberry and Buzz Thomas into The Fishbowl to discuss the MCRC's findings. Dan is the President of MAPSA and Buzz Thomas is a former state legislator and is the Co-Founder of Thomas Gro...

As we discuss Education in Flint, we wanted to invite someone on the podcast that could describe to listeners what going to Flint Schools used to be like. We are grateful that Marcellus Miller, '96 graduate of Flint Central High School, agreed to join us in The Fishbowl. Marcellus shares his K-12 experience through Flint Community Schools, but he also shares with us his heart and passion for coach...

What a special podcast this one is....the partnership between Kettering University and Carriage Town Ministries is a unique one but so very powerful. Dr. Gatlin and Mr. Stock share their background and talk about their respective institutions and collective partnership through the University Avenue Corridor Coalition (UACC). The UACC has done and is doing amazing work to help revitalize the City....

We are fortunate to have the CEO of the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Flint, Tauzzari Robinson, join us in The Fishbowl. Tauzzari shares with us not only his passion for the work the Boys and Girls Club does, but he gives us some real perspective on how the Boys and Girls Club supports the Flint Community through their work. You won't want to miss this podcast!

As we kick off the second half of the Education in Flint Series, what better group to hear from than the Crim Fitness Foundation. Kerry Downs and Chris Collins share their experience and highlight the great work that the Crim Fitness Foundation does as they partner with schools in Flint and do a great job explaining what Community Education is and how it positively impacts the City of Flint.

Chris and Tim take a look back at the last 4 podcasts with the Flint Area School Leaders and discuss some key takeaways, insights, and experiences from those conversations.   Then they look ahead to the next section of this series where we connected with key partners in education for the City of Flint. We hope you enjoy...as always, please let us know your thoughts!

This episode of the Education in Flint series is the last school leader we talked to, but don't let that fool you...Ms. Latricia Brown is special. When Latricia started at Northridge Academy, she found her school as the lowest performing charter school in Genesee County. Latricia and her team quickly turned that performance around and for the last 8 years they have been the highest performing char...

We are so fortunate to have a MAPSA Administrator of the Year Award Winner, Jeremy Brown from Woodland Park Academy join us in The Fishbowl. Jeremy Brown and his team have done amazing work for the students at Woodland Park Academy. Jeremy shares his insight on his school and how the challenges facing Flint have effected the work being done at Woodland Park Academy. Listen in to hear from an outst...

We are so fortunate to have one of our own join us in The Fishbowl, Patty Wood or as her students know her, Principal Patty from Grand Blanc Academy. Grand Blanc Academy is a member of the CS Partners network. We are fortunate to be able to listen and learn from such a dedicated school leader. Please listen in to hear Patty's background and experience as she has served students from Flint for over...

We have a special guest in The Fishbowl for the first podcast in our Education in Flint series - Tia Doyle, School Leader from Greater Heights Academy. Please listen in as Tia provides her perspective on the work that Greater Heights Academy is doing to uplift education in Flint. Thanks for joining us in The Fishbowl Tia!!

Chris and Tim are back in the Fishbowl after a few week break! We have spent the last few weeks recording a series on Education in Flint, MI. We are so excited to push out this content as we had the amazing opportunity to meet with educators in and around the Flint Community. Our goal with this series is to provide an inside look into the challenges, obstacles, and triumphs of these bold and brave...

Chris is solo in The Fishbowl from a hosting perspective, but he has two very familiar guests to the Fishbowl with him, Dan Quisenberry and Alicia Urbain, from Michigan Association of Public School Academies. Chris, Alicia, and Dan discuss some big news from this weekend regarding return to school plans.

During this podcast, Chris and Tim have a free flowing conversation around several topics. They discuss Tim's dissertation research, current events and the state of affairs for Michigan education, upcoming podcasts, and some great books that they are both reading. Listen in and let us know what you think! 

Chris and Tim are joined in the Fishbowl by Lorraine Cook, a valuable member of the CS Partners team. These some of the articles that are discussed in this episode of What's in the News Wednesday.  https://www.npr.org/2020/06/17/878205853/5-radical-schooling-ideas-for-an-uncertain-fall-and-beyond https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/08/01/schools-reopening-coronavirus-arizona-superintendent/...

Back in May, Detroit Public Schools Community District announced they were raising the starting salary for teachers by 33% to just over $51,000. Chris and Tim discuss what this means for DPSCD and the entire sector of public education in Southeast Michigan.  This link is to the School Finance Research Collaborative that is mentioned  https://www.fundmischools.org/

Chris and Tim are joined in The Fishbowl by a familiar guest, Laura Carpenter - Director of School Operations and Comptroller for CS Partners.  The articles below provide the basis for our conversation today for the 2nd installment of What's in the News Wednesday!  https://www.usnews.com/news/education-news/articles/2020-07-20/florida-education-association-sues-gov-ron-desantis-over-order-to-reope...

Chris and Tim have a returning guest in The Fishbowl, Chris Collins of the Crim Fitness Foundation - Program Manager for the Community Education Initiative within the Flint Community Schools. Athletics has played a large role in all three of our lives, and we thought this conversation regarding the lessons we learned through athletics is timely given the uncertainty surrounding high school athleti...

In light of the news regarding Flint Community Schools hiring their 7th Superintendent in 15 years in the last few weeks, Chris and Tim take a trip down memory lane as Chris recalls some of the history of the great City of Flint. Flint has undergone tremendous population loss over the last 50 years. Flint Community Schools have suffered greatly, as a result. In this episode, we discuss our ideas o...

Chris and Tim discuss several things that made headlines this week. Most importantly, the Michigan House and Senate released their "Return to Learn" Plan with their guidelines and recommendations. Join us in the Fishbowl...we would love to hear your thoughts on today's episode! 

Chris and Tim discuss what role educators can play in helping our nation heal in the aftermath of the tragedy of George Floyd's death. This video clip on Empathy is referenced in the podcast from Dr. Brene Brown - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Evwgu369Jw please take 3 minutes to check it out!

Tim and Chris take a 30,000 ft view of Fall 2020. Will we be back to fully live, in person instruction? Will we continue fully remote learning? What does a mixed-mode or blended start to the year look like? These are some of the questions we address in today's podcast.

What does school look like when Public Health takes priority over Public Education? Join us in The Fishbowl as Tim and Chris talk about what are measures that can be taken at the school level and individual level to ensure our students can safely return to school. We would love to hear your thoughts on this! Share your opinion with us by dropping some comments on today's episode!!!

Chris and Tim are joined in the Fishbowl by 9 guests to discuss the future of education in Michigan.  Lisa Key - Chief Academic Officer at Cornerstone Schools Alicia Urbain - Vice President for Governmental Affairs at MAPSA Dr. Ticheal Jones - Director of School Leadership at CS Partners Nick Orlowski - Director of Professional Learning and Early Warning Systems at Grand Rapids Public Schools Eliz...

Chris and Tim are joined in the Fishbowl by 11 guests to discuss the current state of education in Michigan.  Lisa Key - Chief Academic Officer at Cornerstone Schools Alicia Urbain - Vice President for Governmental Affairs at MAPSA Dr. Ticheal Jones - Director of School Leadership at CS Partners Nick Orlowski - Director of Professional Learning and Early Warning Systems at Grand Rapids Public Scho...