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Current Events/News: Real life “Face Off'' in NJ, Fair Funding Formula, Snow Storms across the country, Origins of Covid maybe shady, Trump should be in jail, Future of GOP Topic: Generational Trauma Connect with Spicy Pecan… IG @spicypecanpodcast https://linktr.ee/SpicyPecan Who do you know that has an INCREDIBLE story to tell? Email @ spicypecanpodcast@gmail.com #spicypecanpodcast
Current Events/News: Real life “Face Off'' in NJ, Fair Funding Formula, Snow Storms across the country, Origins of Covid maybe shady, Trump should be in jail, Future of GOP Topic: Generational Trauma Connect with Spicy Pecan… IG @spicypecanpodcast https://linktr.ee/SpicyPecan Who do you know that has an INCREDIBLE story to tell? Email @ spicypecanpodcast@gmail.com #spicypecanpodcast
Current Events/News: Real life “Face Off’’ in NJ, Fair Funding Formula, Snow Storms across the country, Origins of Covid maybe shady, Trump should be in jail, Future of GOP Topic: Generational Trauma Connect with Spicy Pecan… IG @spicypecanpodcast https://linktr.ee/SpicyPecan Who do you know that has an INCREDIBLE story to tell? Email @ spicypecanpodcast@gmail.com #spicypecanpodcast
Jia Lee, NYC special education teacher and union activist, talks about the unfairness of the Fair Funding Formula, the school-to-prison pipeline, and the tendency of schools to re-traumatize vulnerable students. She also highlights the contrast between NYC Chancellor Carranza’s call for more culturally responsive classrooms and the City’s newly-mandated MAP tests, and the gap between what the United Federation of Teachers does and what it could do.
Mike, Colleen, and Amanda sit down on a Very Special Episode of the Democast to talk about education funding and student activism, share coping strategies for the nightmare hellscape that is 2018, shout out state House campaigns, play "What Did Millennials Kill This Week," ask the audience for a suggestion, and admire Mike's intense vocal fry. Music: "Generation to Generation" by Tinmouth, licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US
In 2015 and 2016 POWER created and led a statewide coalition of faith and policy advocacy groups to call to attention the racial disparity in the education funding. Through this, POWER was able to create a bi-partisan supported Fair Funding Formula that was signed into law by Gov. Tom Wolf in June 2016.
In 2015 and 2016 POWER created and led a statewide coalition of faith and policy advocacy groups to call to attention the racial disparity in the education funding. Through this, POWER was able to create a bi-partisan supported Fair Funding Formula that was signed into law by Gov. Tom Wolf in June 2016.
In this month’s podcast, hear the final part of our conversation with new NAHT Edge Director James Bowen on the upcoming report on ‘Supporting SENCos, schools, and children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities: making the reforms work for everyone,’ which is due to be released on 6 May. The new fair funding formula is examined in the news bulletin and multi-academy trusts come under scrutiny. Finally, hear the latest on NAHT and NAHT Edge’s courses for April, including a fascinating insight into Ofsted, and pick up some professional pointers from the top tip.