Unraveling Education w/Danielle Ford

In Part 1 of The Superintendent Shuffle, I break down the Clark County School District’s (CCSD) superintendent hiring process, and why it has educators, families, and policy-watchers in Southern Nevada raising red flags. 🔎 You’ll learn: -Why the public erupted (again) over CCSD’s opaque hiring process -How Chiefs for Change reappeared in the background -What insiders are saying about the leading...

After Jhone Ebert was tapped to lead CCSD, the Nevada Governor quietly filled her old State Superintendent seat — triggering controversy, questions, and a whole lot of political maneuvering. In Part 2 of The Superintendent Shuffle, I investigate the power play behind Nevada’s education leadership, including: -Why I filed an Open Meeting Law complaint -How former Nevada State Superintendent Steve C...

This is the real, unfiltered story of how the COVID-19 pandemic hit the education system in Las Vegas, NV and how power, politics, and profit impacted millions of lives. • What really happened behind closed doors? • Why was the community ignored ? •Who was pulling the strings behind the scenes? This is Season 2, Episode 1 of Unraveling Education, a deep dive into the chaos, corruption, and consequ...

Learn what Moms for Liberty really is and who’s behind them, the long history of book bans, the obsession with transgender policies, the WHY behind anti-CRT initiatives, and the REAL agenda that’s propelling all the chaos surrounding public education in America. This episode is a binge of "The Education Wars" by Jennifer Berkshire & Jack Schneider 🔗 https://amzn.to/3WzeAAR Check out...

This is the epic conclusion to "The Jesus Jara Chronicles". Learn about the closed sessions, mediation, and legal scandals that were orchestrated to punish school board members, rip off taxpayers, and get Jesus Jara contracts and huge payouts... 🎥  >>Watch on YouTube<< Support the show

We're really getting into the heat of Jesus Jara's corruption in CCSD now, friends! Learn about the scheme to get Superintendent Jara's contract extended, the time he was fired... and then unfired... and way more! 🎥 >>Watch on YouTube<< Support the show

This episode is all about my experience with the absolute lawless tyrant, Jesus Jara, and the evil and maniacal things he did while he was superintendent of CCSD, the 5th largest school district in the country. 🎥 >>Watch on YouTube<< This episode chronicles Jesus Jara’s employment before during and after my term on the Clark County school board, it includes the chaos he purposely craf...

In this special Election Episode, I’ll explain why I semi-impulsively decided to run for Nevada Board of Education and tell you the details of my race. I’ll showcase 3 candidates who are running for the Clark County School Board, who I believe would bring much-needed positive changes to the district. And we’ll go over some election info and ways to get involved in campaigns! _________ Candidate Do...

My guest for this episode is Mike DeGuire. Mike was a principal in Denver, Colorado for 12 years, where he witnessed privatization agendas play out that led to half of the Denver School District being taken over by Charter Schools. As a researcher, public education advocate, and member of Advocates for Public Education Policy, he’s spent the last few years pushing for major changes to the Denver s...

Joining me in this episode is CCSD educator, Robert Cowles. We discuss the upcoming CCSD Superintendent Search and history, National Superintendent training programs such as: Chiefs for Change, Broad Academy, etc. We both share our thoughts on what qualities the future leader of the Clark County School District should possess, what selection process should be used, and the Nevada State Legislature...

You’ll learn the complete background of AJ Crabill aka "the mysterious stranger" & his sinister agenda for the Clark County School District. Then an update on the happenings in CCSD & the Superintendent Jara saga. I’ll explain the snazzy conference we attended with other school boards across the country, the national vendors we were introduced to, and the "really scary, frig...

This episode contains: the questionable change to board governance a certain Trustee tried to sneak though for approval at a board meeting, I’ll take you through that meeting play by play. Then you’ll learn about that board member’s employment and candidate background. The names of the donors who funded their electron are sure to shock you and leave you with the same questions I had.  You’ll hear...

In this episode you’ll hear about my experience visit Harvard University for school board training, some of the interesting people I met, and how I realized that all of the school board Trustees in attendance were being brainwashed. Quick disclaimer: my feelings and opinions about this training does not reflect my feelings and opinions about Harvard itself. Everything I’m going to share with you i...

This episode will cover the history of school boards and why they are so important to you and to your voting rights. I’ll begin to explain how all public school boards in America are under attack. Then fill you in on the current state of the Clark County School Board and the recent events that have chipped away at the trustees’ power even more. It takes a lot to produce an episode of Unraveling Ed...

In this episode: Racism in Schools, we discuss the horrific racist targeting that happened to Akiko and Jshauntae's children at school, which then led to: - Them organizing the community and launching a movement - Me going viral for being racist, the creation of a district-wide anti-racism policy - & ultimately our friendship We also talk about Racism in general, why most people are so un...

In this episode, I'm going to give you a glimpse of: My background leading up to my decision to run for the School Board W hat it was like as one of 10 candidates in the Primary Election The difference between the primary election and  when it came down to 2 of us for the November general election What happened in the seven weeks between winning the general election and swearing in as Trustee...

Welcome to Unraveling Education, a new podcast from former School Board Trustee Danielle Ford. We'll be investigating the underlying issues harming the public education system, and identifying the key players involved. The video version of this episode can be found on YouTube . Thank you to the Founding Sponsors whose support fueled the launch of Unraveling Education. To contribute to the sho...