Part I: We End at the Beginning—Who We Are and Why We Decided to Start This Podcast

Part II: How Big Is the Mess? The Incredible Truth About the Lack of Data about the Shortage

Part III: The Man Who Studied the Size of the Mess- An Interview with Dr. Paul Bruno

Part I: Teacher Pay Is Bizarre!-The Oppressive and Misunderstood History of Teacher Pay

Part II: Take This Mess and Shove It!–A Discussion with a New Teacher Who Chose to Leave the Profession

Part III: More Angles on the Topic-A Conversation About Teacher Pay with Dr. Paul Bruno

Part I: 8 years, 50 grand, & Your Soul-The High Cost of Becoming a Teacher

Part II: Take This Mess and Shove It!–”Induction” is a Dirty Word

Part III: Real Talk–Candid Conversations about The Teacher Pay and Preparation Mess

Part I: Stuffing the Mess Into a Can–Outsourcing Teacher Expertise to Canned Curriculum

Part II: The High Cost of Fighting Back–The Brave Story of an ESL Teacher Who Fought Hard Against Harmful Canned Content

Part III: Real Talk–Candid Conversations About the Canned Curriculum Mess

Part I: Reading Instruction is the BEST Evidence of the Mess-An Introduction and Trina's Story

Part II: Amanda's Story

Part III: Heart Wrenching First Hand Accounts–The Reality Struggling Readers Face in the U.S. Public Education System

Part IV: There’s No Excuse for This Mess–Shining a Light on Folks Doing Right by Our Kids

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Part I: It's SO Much Worse Than You Think–The Jaw Dropping Truth about How Unsafe and Chaotic K-12 Schools Have Become

Part II: Teaching in Turbulent Times–Our Reaction to the SNL Skit “Y’all Won"

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Part I: Exclusive Inclusivity? Bad Ideas Abound in K-12 Educational DEI Frameworks

Part II: Title IX? What’s That? The Unbelievable Truth Behind the Sexual Violence Problems on K-12 Campuses

Part III: Real Talk–Candid Conversations about Gender Equity in K-12 Education

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Part I: The Belly of the Beast–The Special Mess of Special Education

Part II: Real Talk–A Discussion with a Former Special Education Teacher: Why She Left the Field After 20 Years

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Part I: Big Money, High Stakes—Why Standardized Testing Benefits Corporations but Not Students

Part II: Piling on the Pressure—How Assessments Contribute to Mental Health Issues

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Part I: Real Talk-Candid Talk About Prep Time and the Myth that Teachers Have a lot of Time Off

Part II: Screaming Into the Abyss-Trying to Rally the Troops Around Students of Concern

Part III: Dying Early Deaths-The Physical and Psychologial Toll on Teacher Health

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Part I: Death by a Thousand Cuts-What Teaching May Look Like in the Coming Decades

Part II: Sycophants and the Cult of Personality-How K-12 Leadership Cuts Teachers out of the Real Work

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Part I. Why Must We Leave it to Lead It? The Novel Idea of Creating Space for Teacher Leadership Over Our Own Profession

Part II. You Made this Mess Now Clean it Up-Forcing Congress to Fix K-12 Schooling

Part III. The Angels are In the Details-Candid Conversations with Teachers About The Solution Framework

Episodes Coming Soon!