Podcasts about National School Boards Association

In this episode of Mirror Talk: Soulful Conversations, we are joined by Chris Hull, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of OTUS, a Chicago-based edtech company. After 13 years as a middle school educator, Chris recognized the chaos of disconnected EdTech tools and set out to create a seamless platform that empowers K-12 administrators, educators, students, and their families.In This Episode, We Discuss:Chris Hull's journey from middle school teacher to edtech entrepreneurThe inspiration behind founding OTUS and its missionHow OTUS provides a unified platform for teaching, grading, analyzing, and planningThe current state and future of remote learning solutionsHow edtech companies can empower the education system with technology and effective product managementThe secret behind OTUS' rapid growth and successLessons from Chris's experience as both an educator and a father of fourAbout Chris Hull & OTUS Chris Hull was named a “20 To Watch” Educational Technology Leader by the National School Boards Association. Under his leadership, OTUS has expanded to serve 160 school districts, with over 1 million monthly users and an annual revenue growth of 300%. OTUS integrates third-party testing data, such as ACT/SAT and NWEA, allowing educators to make data-driven decisions effortlessly.Connect with Chris Hull & OTUS: 

In this episode of AUHSD Future Talks, Superintendent Matsuda interviews Dr. David Miyashiro, Superintendent of Cajon Valley Union School District. During the talk, Dr. Miyashiro discusses his journey, defining happiness, designing a new high school, staff development, the World of Work, RIASEC, and TED Talks.Dr. David Miyashiro is a forward-thinking, award-winning education leader with a 27-year career spent revolutionizing learning approaches, education models, and school district capabilities in Southern California. As a digital pioneer, he has navigated districts into the hi-tech era, delivering numerous innovation “firsts,” for which he has garnered professional honors. Those include Superintendent of the Year and recognition from the White House and U.S. Department of Education as one of the “Top 35 District Leaders in Personalized Learning.” Districts under his leadership have also won awards, such as the California School Boards Association's Golden Bell Award, the National School Boards Association's Magna Award for Digital Learning, and the California Distinguished Schools Award.

Welcome back to Season Two of the School to Homeschool podcast! We kick off with an incredibly insightful conversation with Dr. Corey DeAngelis, a leading advocate for school choice and a familiar face from Fox News. Corey shares his extensive background in education policy and research, revealing the long-term benefits of school choice, including crime reduction. He also discusses his personal educational journey, including his experience at a magnet school in San Antonio, Texas, and critiques the flawed system of assigning schools based on residential addresses. As Corey anticipates the birth of his first child, his passion for educational freedom becomes even more urgent and personal. This episode also explores the shifting education landscape due to the pandemic, highlighting the rise of homeschooling, private schools, and charter schools as families push back against indoctrination and curriculum misalignments. We examine the increasing tension between parents and school boards, the controversial actions of the National School Boards Association, and the FBI's response to parental protests. Corey passionately argues for the importance of treating parents as partners in their children's education and the benefits of reallocating education funding to better suit individual student needs. We then address the future of school choice, focusing on the rise of homeschooling and alternative education models during COVID-19, and the significant impact of Education Savings Accounts (ESAs). Corey discusses the opposition from teachers' unions and the potential implications of widespread school choice adoption, including increased government regulation on homeschooling. We conclude by emphasizing the power of parental pushback, the importance of parental control in education, and the transformative potential of school choice to foster educational freedom and quality. Listen in to hear about the Parent Revolution and how it continues to inspire and empower families in their educational journeys. The Parent Revolution by Dr. Corey DeAngelis  Mediocrity by Connor Boyack & Dr. Corey DeAngelis Corey A. DeAngelis is a senior fellow at the American Federation for Children and a visiting fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution. He has been labeled the “school choice evangelist” and called “the most effective school choice advocate since Milton Friedman.” He is a regular on Fox News and frequently appears in The Wall Street Journal. DeAngelis is also the executive director at Educational Freedom Institute, a senior fellow at Reason Foundation, an adjunct scholar at Cato Institute, and a board member at Liberty Justice Center. He holds a Ph.D. in education policy from the University of Arkansas. He is the author of The Parent Revolution: Rescuing Your Kids from the Radicals Ruining Our Schools  *Please note that some of the links included in this article are Amazon affiliate links. CONNECT with US Join the Private Facebook Group  Connect and follow along with Janae's Journey on Instagram @janae.daniels Learn more about School to Homeschool

Host Jeremy C. Park talks with David A. Pickler, who highlights his new book, "Pillars of Purpose: Leadership Lessons for Achieving a Life of Significance." David is a wealth advisor, attorney and public education advocate. He is also a philanthropist, focusing his efforts in the areas of public education and the arts. David was a member of the first-elected Shelby County Board of Education, and also served as President of the Tennessee School Boards Association. In 2013, he became President of the National School Boards Association. Upon retirement from elected office, David founded the American Pillars Education Foundation to help protect America's economic interests through programs and services that support high-quality public education including financial literacy and workforce development.​During the interview, David shares his background and passion for supporting public education and serving in the community, and he talks about launching his businesses with a focus on making a difference. He discusses what led him to write the book and shares some of the key takeaways for readers.In Pillars of Purpose, David takes readers on a journey of self-discovery. He shares his personal experiences and the stories of others who have continually strived to live a life of significance. Throughout the book, he provides suggestions to help readers achieve their goals and to become a powerful force for bettering the lives of others.All proceeds from the book support the American Pillars Education Foundation.Visit https://www.pillarsofpurpose.com to learn more and purchase the book.

Discover the crucial role that national organizations play in shaping public education. In this episode, we're joined by Don Hubler, who shares his journey from serving on a local school board to being a member of the Macomb ISD board, MASB Board of Directors, and president-elect of the National School Boards Association.

PEG Conversation With Raymond Lauk: Sharing the Magic!  Storytelling for Leaders Stand Up Comic, Author, Speaker, and Professor.  Biography Dr. Raymond Lauk is an associate professor of educational leadership at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, KY,  where he teaches graduate level educational leadership courses, an undergraduate diversity course and an undergraduate management course in the Business School. Dr. Lauk retired from Illinois public education in 2019, where he spent most of his career as a school district superintendent, business manager, principal, and elementary school teacher in highly diverse communities.  He was also the superintendent overseas at the American School of Brasilia, Brazil.  In 1978, Dr. Lauk was one of Illinois's first elected 18 year-old school board members—so he understands school governance as a school board member and as a superintendent.  His Ph.D., MBA, and Master's Degree in Elementary Education are all from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  Dr. Lauk received his B.S. with Honors degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder.   As a speaker, Dr. Lauk has conducted training for the National School Boards Association, state school boards associations in Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Indiana, and Minnesota, superintendent associations in Illinois and Indiana, and for Brazilian educators and policymakers at the National School of Public Administration in Brasilia, Brazil.  Dr. Lauk works with school leaders and board members to incorporate storytelling into their communications in order to more effectively share the district's hopes, dreams, and aspirations for its students.  He has worked with school districts across the country to ensure students' safety and security when he was the Education Solutions Manager at GE Security from 2006-2009.   A native of Chicago, Dr. Lauk has been trained in storytelling and comedy at Chicago's Second City Theater.  He has performed storytelling and stand-up comedy throughout Chicago, Rio de Janeiro, and Bangkok.  In his spare time he is a runner who has completed 12 Chicago Marathons in the past 15 years.  In 2024, he will be running the Illinois Marathon, Berlin Marathon, and Chicago Marathon.  Dr. Lauk has also been an entrepreneur and was the owner of Dr. Ray's Toffee, a skill he learned as a student teacher in Boulder, CO. Link: http://www.rlauk.com/ 9Donate to support PEG free artist interviews: PayPalMe link Any contribution is appreciated: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/PhantomElectric?locale.x=en_US Support PEG by checking out our Sponsors: Download and use Newsly for free now from www.newsly.me or from the link in the description, and use promo code “GHOST” and receive a 1-month free premium subscription. The best tool for getting podcast guests:  Podmatch.com https://podmatch.com/signup/phantomelectricghost Subscribe to our Instagram for exclusive content: https://www.instagram.com/expansive_sound_experiments/ Donate to support PEG free artist interviews: Subscribe to our YouTube  https://youtube.com/@phantomelectricghost?si=rEyT56WQvDsAoRpr PEG uses StreamYard.com for our live podcasts https://streamyard.com/pal/c/6290085463457792 Get $10.00 Credit for using StreamYard.com when you sign up with our link RSS https://anchor.fm/s/3b31908/podcast/rss --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/phantom-electric/message

The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (09/11/2023): 3:05pm- Monday marks the 22nd anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001. Sean Davis of The Federalist writes of the attacks: “It spawned the worst and most destructive foreign policy in the country's history. The government response to 9/11 birthed the constitutional abomination that is the modern warrantless surveillance state. The Patriot Act enabled the government to weaponize its vast resources against its own people.” You can read the full article here: https://thefederalist.com/2023/09/11/was-9-11-the-beginning-of-the-end-of-the-american-empire/ 3:35pm- Sen. Mike Testa— New Jersey State Senator representing the 1st Legislative District—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to respond to a recent U.S. Justice Department report suggesting that widespread dysfunction at several state-run veterans homes led to unpreparedness and, subsequently, an outsized number of deaths resulting from COVID-19. Will Governor Phil Murphy be held accountable for the state's mismanagement? 3:55pm- While in Vietnam, President Joe Biden told reporters that he would not be in New York City, Washington D.C., or Shanksville to commemorate the 22nd anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001. Instead, Biden will be delivering remarks from Alaska. 4:05pm- On Sunday, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin announced he would be pardoning Scott Smith—the Loudon County father who was unjustly arrested and charged with disorderly conduct while speaking-out against the sexual assault of his daughter during a local school board meeting. The Wall Street Journal Editorial Bord writes: “The press treated Mr. Smith's verbal protest as part of some larger right-wing campaign of violence. The National School Boards Association cited the episode as an example of potential domestic terrorism in a letter to President Biden. Attorney General Merrick Garland followed with a letter asking the FBI and U.S. Attorneys to investigate threats against local school boards that haven't materialized. These actions appear to have been an attempt to fit Mr. Smith into the Democratic Party's portrayal of conservative critics of government as motivated by hatred. But Mr. Smith was understandably angry at the treatment of his daughter. A state investigation later found fault with the Loudoun school board's handling of the event.” You can read the full editorial here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/glenn-youngkins-good-pardon-virginia-scott-smith-threat-public-school-investigation-71376b98?mod=opinion_lead_pos2 4:30pm- Speaking from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, President Joe Biden commemorated the 22nd anniversary of the terror attacks on September 11th, 2001. 4:45pm- In an editorial posted to Fox News, former Navy SEAL and New York Times best-selling author Jack Carr reflected on the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks and the U.S. military's withdrawal from Afghanistan. You can read the full article here: https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/jack-carrs-take-9-11-terror-attacks-hope-lessons-afghanistan 5:00pm- While speaking to the press in Hanoi, Vietnam, President Joe Biden jokingly told reporters that he was “going to bed.” 5:15pm- New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced the issuance of an executive order that will temporarily suspend the right to carry firearms in the state—citing a gun violence epidemic that amounts to a public health emergency. Even far-left politician Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) and progressive activist David Hogg have called-out the governor for violating the U.S. Constitution. During a press conference addressing the executive order, Grisham claimed Constitutional rights are not absolute. Could her actions warrant impeachment? 5:20pm- While appearing on MSNCB with host Jonathan Capehart, New York City Mayor Eric Adams warned that if the crisis at the U.S. Southern border isn't soon resolved he may be forced to move migrants into outdoor tents. 5:40pm- The hunt for escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante continued in Chester County, Pennsylvania on Monday. He escaped from Chester County Prison twelve-days ago and is considered extremely dangerous. Cavalcante is an illegal migrant from Brazil who was convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend in 2021—he was also accused of murder in 2017. According to reports, Cavalcante was recently spotted again at Longwood Gardens. You can read more here: https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania/live/chester-county-prison-escape-danelo-cavalcante-manhunt-updates-20230911.html 5:45pm- Rich socialized with the Philadelphia Phillies this weekend. 6:05pm- Why are portions of the 9/11 report still classified? Ryan King of The New York Post writes: “Top on the minds of many 9/11 family members-turned-activists are federal documents being withheld from the public about Saudi Arabia's alleged involvement, as well as the plea deals being mulled involving some of the attack's masterminds.” You can read the full article here: https://nypost.com/2023/09/10/9-11-families-fighting-for-justice-22-years-later-our-govt-is-helping-the-murderers/ 6:20pm- Monday marks the 22nd anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001. Sean Davis of The Federalist writes of the attacks: “It spawned the worst and most destructive foreign policy in the country's history. The government response to 9/11 birthed the constitutional abomination that is the modern warrantless surveillance state. The Patriot Act enabled the government to weaponize its vast resources against its own people.” You can read the full article here: https://thefederalist.com/2023/09/11/was-9-11-the-beginning-of-the-end-of-the-american-empire/ 6:45pm- Rich speaks with his father, retired Lieutenant with the New York Port Authority Police Department (PAPD) Tony Zeoli, about his book: “Rising from the Ashes: The True Story of 9/11 and Recovery Team Romeo.” You learn more about the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Rising-Ashes-Story-Recovery-Romeo/dp/1073862089

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 2: On Sunday, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin announced he would be pardoning Scott Smith—the Loudon County father who was unjustly arrested and charged with disorderly conduct while speaking-out against the sexual assault of his daughter during a local school board meeting. The Wall Street Journal Editorial Bord writes: “The press treated Mr. Smith's verbal protest as part of some larger right-wing campaign of violence. The National School Boards Association cited the episode as an example of potential domestic terrorism in a letter to President Biden. Attorney General Merrick Garland followed with a letter asking the FBI and U.S. Attorneys to investigate threats against local school boards that haven't materialized. These actions appear to have been an attempt to fit Mr. Smith into the Democratic Party's portrayal of conservative critics of government as motivated by hatred. But Mr. Smith was understandably angry at the treatment of his daughter. A state investigation later found fault with the Loudoun school board's handling of the event.” You can read the full editorial here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/glenn-youngkins-good-pardon-virginia-scott-smith-threat-public-school-investigation-71376b98?mod=opinion_lead_pos2 Speaking from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, President Joe Biden commemorated the 22nd anniversary of the terror attacks on September 11th, 2001. In an editorial posted to Fox News, former Navy SEAL and New York Times best-selling author Jack Carr reflected on the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks and the U.S. military's withdrawal from Afghanistan. You can read the full article here: https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/jack-carrs-take-9-11-terror-attacks-hope-lessons-afghanistan

A discussion of school choice and educational freedom with noted subject matter expert Corey DeAngelis. For more about Corey: https://www.federationforchildren.org/00:00:00 [ALLEN WEST]Hey, greetings, everyone. Lieutenant Colonel Allen West and welcome to Steadfast and Loyal.[MUSIC]00:00:52 [ALLEN WEST]Hey, folks. Welcome back to Steadfast and Loyal. Without a doubt, education, freedom and educational policy is going to be one of the big issues when we look around, especially in our inner city communities.And you see young people that cannot do math or reading at grade level, that does not set them up for success. And it's interesting that we just had this decision from the Supreme Court on affirmative action.Well, we need to get back to teaching our kids the right way because that's how you open up the doors of the equality of opportunity.So here to talk to us on this issue of school choice, educational freedom, parental choices, Corey de Angelis, Corey is a senior fellow at the American Federation for Children. He is also the executive director at the Educational Freedom Institute and Angel, an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute, a senior fellow at Reason Foundation, and a board member at Liberty Justice Center. Corey received his PhD in education policy from the University of Arkansas, Whoop Sui. He holds a BA and an MA in economics from the University of Texas at San Antonio.Corey, thanks so much for joining us here at Steadfast and Loyal. You know, I think that this is going to be one of the preeminent issues going into the 2024 election. And I believe what elevated education as an issue was out of COVID when all of a sudden parents looked down and said, what is going on because the kids and the parents were locked in the house together.And then you have the buffoon Terry McAuliffe in Virginia who said that parents do not have a right and deciding what their children are being taught. And that activated mothers and fathers to get out and be involved in school board meetings. How do you see this issue continue to play out?00:02:44 [COREY DEANGELIS]Yeah, I think you're absolutely right.The teachers unions overplayed their hand and awakened the sleeping giant, which happens to be parents who just want more of a say in their own kids education.I mean, you had the teachers unions threatening safety strikes in 2020. Yeah. You had them deleting tweets saying that the push to reopen schools is rooted in sexism, racism and misogyny.You had the Chicago Teachers Union doing interpretive dance.Videos about how it was not safe enough to go back to work, even though their board member was in vacationing in Puerto Rico in person while railing against going back to work.I mean, it just became so obvious the hypocrisy in front of everybody's eyes for several years, but I think it's deeper than that. It's parents like you mentioned started to see that there was another dimension of school quality that is much more important, arguably more important than anything that could be captured by a standardized test, which is whether the school's curriculum aligns with families, values, kids, families don't want to send their kids to institutions where they feel like they're being brainwashed for 13 years, and to hate their parents and to hate their country.And so these parents, a lot of them who had their kids in a rated public schools started to say, hold on a second here. I'm gonna push back at the school board meetings. And I'm going to make my voice heard. And you know what they found out when they did that? They don't want to be like the the school boards don't want to listen. They're going to label them as domestic terrorists for pushing back at the school board meetings.I mean, the Biden administration colluded with the National School Boards Association to send a letter to the UN, to the DOJ to investigate parents. They did create an FBI threat tag for parents at school board meetings as domestic terrorists. No, the better answer is from the bottom up. School choice allowing families to vote with their feet to schools that are aligned with their values.That creates more competition for the public schools to actually listen to parents instead of labeling them as terrorists. And the study after study has shown 26 to 29 studies find that private school choice competition. Allowing the money to follow the child is a rising tide that lifts all boats, leads to better outcomes in the public schools, and now we've had nine states in two years, all states controlled by the Republican Party in both.No picking winners and losers. Everybody's eligible, regardless of income background, regardless of ZIP code. You can take your kids education dollars to a public school if you want. If you like your public school. If you can keep your public school, unlike with your doctor. But if not, you can take that money to a private school charter school or home school. And I think this is going to continue because it's the right thing to do.The polling has shown that it's it's surged in recent times, with 71% of support. American supporting school choice in June of 2023, up seven points since April of 2020. And it's become a political winner, too, and it's become a GOP litmus test issue. Red states are going all in on school choice.00:05:46 [ALLEN WEST]Well, it's interesting because when you go back and look at Ron de Santis's first run at the gubernatorial election down in Florida, where he barely won, I mean less than 1% against the former mayor there in in Tallahassee, it was the educational freedom.It was the school choice that made the difference in the cross tabs afterwards. The exit polls showed that. There were single Black mothers who voted for Ron DeSantis because he said I will not relegate your child to a failed public school.So let's talk about some of these states. Because why is it then, you know, you and I here in Texas and you know what I'm about to ask you?We've got a Republican legislature, we got a Republican governor who continues to say that school choice is a priority for him. But we just finished the legislative session and and it did not get any type of attention.00:06:34 [COREY DEANGELIS]That it's because the house has historically had too many rhinos that have been bought off by HB and the teachers unions.To oppose educational freedom and their main so look, the Senate in Texas in 2017, they passed an education savings account before it was cool to do so before the whole battles about CRT and politically divisive concepts in the classroom before COVID Texas Senate, they passed what I what I want to say is I believe it was Universal Education savings account. And it was blocked by the house then as well.And then in the regular session, the house was the Chamber again to block school choice. The argument that they put forward is totally ridiculous. They say that, well, we have rural areas in Texas and because we have rural areas, that gives us an excuse to vote against our party platform issue and to and to vote to trap kids in failing government schools, even though Texas in 2022 and their March the March primaries, they put it school choice on the ballot Proposition 9.Yeah, 88% of Texas Republican primary voters supporting school choice. And that was up 9 percentage points since they last did it in 2018.So the Texas Republicans have surged in support of school choice. It's always been monumental support, but it's become a breaking point recently where I think legislators are gonna have to react.And during the special session, that's expected, that's going to be called by Governor Greg Abbott, who's made it an emergency item this year. And he's also campaigned across the state and pushed in dozens of cities to support education, freedom and to to call for education savings accounts to be passed. He's calling for a special session that's expected to come. Sometime soon the the fake Republicans in the Texas House are going to have primary candidates breathing down their necks.I hope they just do the right thing and vote for parents to support education freedom. But the argument that they lay out is that one they'll say because I'm in a rural area, the public school is the only option, they'll say.But then in the next sentence, in the next breath with a straight face, they'll try to tell you that this will decimate and destroy our fantastic rural public schools.Well, you know what? If they're so fantastic, you should have nothing to worry about.But then two. If the public school is the only option and public schools are funded based on how many people are the kids are there, you should be the last person making this argument.No one's going to leave if it's. If it's true that you only have public schools in your area well.You should be the last person saying that's going to defund your schools, because if the if the kids aren't going to go anywhere else.The worst case scenario for you is that nothing. Changes, but the reality is you pull voters in Texas, University of Houston, University of Texas, Austin. They've split it down between rural, suburban and urban. And if anything, the rural voters are most supportive of school choice policies, including vouchers, including education savings accounts.The UT Austin polling found a 16% percentage point jump in support since June of 2017 to June of 2023.So there's a huge shift in Texas legislators should respond to that shift, even though it's it's always been popular.It's just so enormously popular now that we've reached a breaking point that Texas needs to get it done this year, especially with the governor on board the Senate easily passing the Bill 18 to 13 in the regular session.I think the the temperature in the capital is that the House needs to do something. Hopefully they go all in too and do universal school choice. But anything would be a victory if it includes the mass, the vast majority of Texas families.00:10:22 [ALLEN WEST]Yeah, because in a way, you kind of get that sensing that, you know, Governor Abbott says that I'm all in for this school choice thing.But I got my little henchman over here and the speaker of the House of the Texas House and you know, he's the reason why we can't get it done to me.If you're the governor, you should be able to look at this figure house that you know, point the finger.You, you're going to make this happen, you're going to get it done.Now, one of the concerns and maybe you can help us understand this, a lot of parents are saying we don't want the government intervention to follow the money. Is that a concern that you have?00:10:55 [COREY DEANGELIS]Yeah, I have a couple of responses to that and I actually got into school choice as a liberal with libertarian tendencies where I don't want government intervention in the private sector.And my quick response to that is this is the very definition of making perfect the enemy of the good. The government can already regulate private and home education.They have historically and in Oregon in 1922, in Oregon, they outlawed private education. You had to go to the government school to get your kids indoctrinated with the leftist ideology at the time. Thankfully, in 1925, the US Supreme Court and Pierce versus Society of Sisters struck down that bigoted law where the court famously said, thankfully, that the child is not the mere creature of the state.Only if Joe Biden could figure that out. The kids don't belong to the government.mThe child is not the mere creature of the state.So we have Supreme Court precedent on that, but that wasn't because of a school choice program that they that they called it in home and private education. It was because they had authoritarian people, politicians who are authoritarian, authoritarian tendencies in office, who passed policies to restrict the individual liberties of of parents and to attack parental rights.And so with school choice, you you strike against the likelihood of those things happening in at least three ways. One you have fewer kids in the government school system being indoctrinated to like big government socialism, those kids might vote to regulate home schooling tomorrow if they if we don't have school choice.So this is an exit. It's a it's a opening, the floodgates allowing for some exit options. To maybe have kids be educated in religious schools or other more conservative schools, but then two, when you have more people using private and home education through school choice politics is all about organized special interest, right? And coalitions. Well, if you have more people benefiting from the program, well now you.You can fight against those future calls for regulation and the best way to do so is if you have a lot of people on your side fighting against any authoritarian overreach, and I think this is part of the Florida story that you pointed out, that DeSantis barely win won in 20/20/18 in this first memorial race.00:13:10 [ALLEN WEST]Yeah, I guess Angie Gilliam.00:13:11 [COREY DEANGELIS]Because of school choice moms and why? Because partially because Florida already had a tax credit scholarship program for low income.Families disproportionately were minority families. Disproportionately were lower income families. I think the average household income for families using that program was only about $30,000 a year, and those same parents came out in support of DeSantis because his opponent Gilliam, didn't support that program.And so that really school choice can turn voters into single issue voters. And who would have historically not voted for the Republicans who are more likely to embrace freedom of expression and well, that now you have a political center that can turn into a a safeguard against authoritarian overreach in the future, and that worked for Florida and Florida. You have to santis Fast forward to 20221 by 20.Just imagine if Gilliam was in charge of Florida, it would have been closed down. You wouldn't have had as much school choice. It would have been totally different and that would have affected the other states because a lot of states look to Florida and say and and they were able to say, well, they open, they were OK, well, maybe we'll open too.And so we might have been locked down as a country. Even longer than we were. And then three when when more people use school choice and you get a bigger coalition using it as well. The concept becomes more mainstream. And if the concept is more mainstream, the rest of society is less likely to see that this is a that this is some icky thing that only a few people are doing, and therefore we got a call to regulate it.So the more that the rest of society is OK with this idea of private and home education, that should reduce the chances of government overreach in the future.Again, this isn't a silver bullet. But is the best solution that we have at the moment and was as the great economist Thomas Sowell once famously said, there are no solutions. There are only trade-offs.And the people who are fear mongering about school choice, they're looking at one potential cost of school choice that could happen in the future while ignoring the guaranteed monumental cost of cementing the status quo.And if school choice was really a ploy to have the left take over private education, why the heck are all the Democrats voting against it? Why are the teachers unions who are who control the Democratic Party, so against school choice? If if it's really just a plot to to infiltrate leftist values into private schools, that that's not what that's not. That's not the game of school choice. And my last thing I'll say about it is in states like Texas and others that have passed these monumental policies. Arizona being one of the first.They have explicit language in the bill saying that the if you accept the funding, you won't be a state actor, so you won't be a a government school. You won't turn into a government school and that the government cannot control the creed curriculum admissions policy.These and and and otherwise of the private schools, so there's not all school choice bills are created equal on this front.And one way that that, that comes to light is understanding that you should have anti regulation language in the bill as well. So instead of pushing against school choice. With fear mongering.I suggest those who are concerned about it push for amendments. If the bill doesn't have that, that important language included, and I'm at American Federation for Children. My organization and the Institute for Justice as well, we both have in our model legislation to have anti regulation language.00:16:39 [ALLEN WEST]You know, and also I would say education policy and that issue was important in the Virginia election because all of a sudden you get a clean sweep of the governor, Lieutenant governor and attorney general.Let's also focus on the impact of these superintendents that they have out there and some of the the school board policy, I think filing we have awakened to realize how important school boards are but also you see a lot I think here in Texas the superintendents don't want to lose their, quote, UN quote fiefdoms out there.00:17:10 [COREY DEANGELIS]That's right.00:17:10 [ALLEN WEST]And so they're standing up against this school choice. How do we combat that education administrative state?00:17:18 [COREY DEANGELIS]I mean, look, in Texas, I've listed the Superintendent salaries. You have at least a handful of them making more than the President of the United States over $400,000 a year.So you know, yeah, I mean superintendents are in all states. So I don't think they're the only force at play here that's blocking it in, in, in excess, but it is true that you know, they they have superintendents, unions, they have administrators, unions, they have teachers unions.So it's all these employees unions caring about the interests, interests of adults over the well-being of children, and I think shining a light on that fact helps people get on the side of the parents and the children. And it helps legislators as well to see what's really going on. Just to just showcase the lies that are being spread by by the defenders of the status quo, I mean the main argument they'll make is that this will destroy the public schools and one you can point to all the evidence shows the opposite. It makes them better. They just don't want to compete.They don't want to have to up their game in response to the competition. That's what's really going on. So showing all that evidence showing that it's popular with voters showing how there's been a huge shift showing that other states have done this and other states haven't destroyed their public education system, and also going to show them that we support public education too.If you like your public school again, you can keep your public school and and actually shown in the evidence, so just pointing out where the interests lie, and it is really important and and at the end of the day, politicians do respond to logic but they more importantly respond to power dynamics, and at the end of the day.Whenever a bill comes up and the politicians hearing all from one side getting a flood of emails because the Superintendent said and emails to all their employees and says Ohh you need to vote for this or you need to to e-mail your legislators to vote against the school choice policy because you're not gonna have a job next year.All the fear mongering that they employ. Boy parents, they're not full time advocates usually right? They they have to raise their kids. They have the job of their own to do. And so I think what's changed the past couple of years is parents have kind of become an interest group themselves. You have Moms for Liberty, for example, and they're saying that it's so important.00:19:33 [ALLEN WEST]But, but they're a hate group. Moms for Liberty is a hate group . . .00:19:35 [COREY DEANGELIS]Ohh yeah, that just goes to show you how threatened the status quo is right now.00:19:35 [ALLEN WEST]Group. Now you know.00:19:41 [COREY DEANGELIS]They are losing control over the minds of other peoples child. Children and that's causing them to lose their minds because they truly see the government school system as a way to raise other people's kids.That is totally backwards. That's why you have Joe Biden tweeting out that there's no such thing as as other people's kids, it's societies, kids, or whatever the actual quote was. It's total communist garbage.And the vast majority of parents and the overall electorate don't buy it for a second. It's only a a very radical left group that actually believes kids belong to the government, but then they try to to to paint groups like Monster Liberty that are threatening their power structure. Or as hate groups? That's all they have is to label everything they don't like as an evil thing. Instead of grappling with the logic of the arguments, I think if we continue to take the high ground, grapple with the logic of the arguments. We have logic on our side with school choice. We have morality on our side with school choice, and now we also have political power on our side with school choice because parents are fed up with it.They care about their kids more than anybody else, particularly more than bureaucrats sitting in offices hundreds of miles away, and they've had enough.They've stood up, they've gone to the school board meetings, but they're going to the ballot box too. I mean, in in in 2022, in the midterms. A lot of people were talking about the red wave. There wasn't a red wave that we were expecting. There wasn't a blue wave, obviously, but there was a school choice wave yeah, 76% of the candidates supported by my organization, the American Federation for Children and our state affiliates won their races in 2020 and we didn't just plan the easy ones. We targeted 69 incumbents and state legislatures and took out 40 of them.That's the hardest thing to do in politics. To unseat a sitting legislature. And we took out 40 of 69 and then also you don't have to take my word for it. You can look in The New Yorker magazine right after the midterms.The Liberal author lamented that education freedom candidates fared depressingly well in the midterm.00:21:50 [ALLEN WEST]That tells you something.00:21:50 [COREY DEANGELIS]They're so that.00:21:52 [ALLEN WEST]You know it's interesting because one of the things the military teaches you, you always find the gaps. You always find the the openings to exploit your your adversary with and and I think something happened in North Carolina that, you know, I don't believe we have exploited to the fullest. When you have a Republican legislature that passed a school. Would you have a Democratic governor that comes out and declares a state of emergency because of still absolutely mind blowing?We should have been hammering this to say that Democrats feel it's a state of emergency for your child to have access to a quality education they would rather have your child be locked into these schools where they cannot get out. They rather have your child not able to read or do math at grade level, you know where is that concerted? Maybe you know your federation will take it up that concerted message. Because I got to tell you, most times Corey on our side, we suck at messaging. We can have the high ground, we can have all the truth, all the facts. We don't message it properly.How can we message something like this to show that the Democrats don't care about the education of your child?00:23:06 [COREY DEANGELIS]Yeah, I'll just start out by saying Roy Cooper, the Democratic governor of North Carolina is a freaking hypocrite. He sent his own kid to private school, and now he fights as hard as possible. And what? Where was the state of emergency over the failing government schools and the closed government schools for for quite a while, you'd think you'd call a state of emergency over that. But no, he's more worried about his campaign contributors, the teachers unions. It's a state of emergency for their power structure. It's it's not a state of emergency for children and I think that's really important to point out.But look, as far as messaging, well, I think first of all, in North Carolina, they're going to get to universal school choice because Trisha Cotham switched to left the Democrat Party. Became a Republican, and now both Chambers in North Carolina have a enough votes precisely enough votes to override.The hypocrite, Governor Roy Cooper's expected veto of school choice policy, so they've all signed on in both chambers and needed every single one of them.Yeah, it became a litmus test issue in North Carolina for their Republicans, even a Democrat who who switched parties is voting for it. You think Texas Republicans, if they actually followed what their voters wanted?In Republican areas, they'd be able to get universal school choice done as well, but so I think it's going to get across the finish line in North Carolina.And then as far as messaging, I think it's important to one highlight the political victories we've we've really tried to message on the logic of school choice and we've won on that message. We know we're doing the right thing. We know there's no good arguments against it. It's all a bunch of fear mongering BS that doesn't stand up to the actual evidence. So we've won the logical battle. We need to convince legislators that this is a political winner too, because again, politicians respond to polling, they respond to organized interest. And that's just the reality of the world we we live in, whether we like it or not.So I think that messaging is important and then also. I've kind of I think, myself I I don't wanna toot my own horn too much, but I've tried to make a concerted effort to change how we talk about the idea of school choice. Because when you say school choice, I mean you get everybody who's already with you because they know they support it. Yeah, but it's not very transparent because like, what does that actually mean, right, is it? Does it mean that, well, I can choose a school and pay for it?,It's like, OK, yeah, I I have that. Or does it? So it it gets confusing really quickly to a lot of people who are in politics. And then it has been demonized by people who don't like it. So you're not going to be able to convince people who are already so hard dead set against it if you say the word school choice. Whereas the what the term I have introduced is something called funding students instead of systems fund students, not systems, and that is beneficial in a couple ways.One, it's more transparent. It's it's the idea of the funding following the student. It's and how can you argue with the funding following the student? How can you if you want to argue with me when I say fund students, not systems. You're in a weird predicament where you're trying to explain why we should fund the system and not the student.And it really goes to show you're not for the kids, you're for the buildings and the government institution as opposed to the family. And so that rhetorical technique puts the other side on defense. And if you're explaining you're losing and then analogies are important in politics too, because you got to communicate in sound bites.00:26:22 [ALLEN WEST]Got to do it.00:26:29 [COREY DEANGELIS]And when I talk about funding students instead of systems, that idea is already at play with everything else, with pre-K with the head start program. The funding follows the student. Parents can choose different private pre-K providers, even religious ones with higher education.Democrats support Pell grants, right? And those are vouchers that you can use at public or private, religious or non religious university. So you can point out their logical and consistency when they say things like public funds for public schools. It's like, OK, but you support taxpayer dollars public funds for private colleges and pre kates and grocery stores, food stamps, and snap. You can use that at HEB or Walmart. It doesn't have to go to a residentially assigned government provider of groceries where you get government cheese, thankfully.And so when you can point out all of these Medicaid dollars, you can use Medicaid dollars at a private, even religious hospital if you want. Section 8 housing vouchers can be used at private providers of housing. I mean, it's you.The list goes on and on and on. That again, the Democrats support all these other things, but then they don't support it. They support for for college pre-K they don't support it for the in the in between years of K to 12 education and it all has to do with power dynamics.Yeah, choice is the norm for higher Ed and pre-K, but choice threatens and entrenched special interest that superintendents, the administrators, the teachers unions, and they fight as hard as possible against any change to the status quo and that just really it blows the mind of a lot of Democrats who haven't thought about it that way.And it really makes sense that this is about power dynamics. It's not about logic and so some, at least independents start to sway towards the parents. We saw this with Glenn Younkin in Virginia, where a state that went ten points to Biden, and in 2020, the year before the election in 2021, it went six points to Glenn Younkin with education voters. And that those type of voters were the #2, that was the number two issue in the election ended up winning by two points overall around that number and it was on the issue of parental rights and that's another point of messaging that instead of just talking about it in terms of school choice or funding students as opposed to systems using the umbrella term of parental rights, I mean, school choice is part of it.00:28:54 [ALLEN WEST]Of course.00:28:56 [COREY DEANGELIS]Having more of a say at the school board meeting as part of it. And then that exposed. This is the lefts opposition to parents in general and then having a right over there directing their kids lives and their kids education and most people aren't communists who think kids belong to the government.They think that parents are in the best position to make those decisions, so when you get them to slip up on the left like Terry McAuliffe did, which, you know, he let the mask slip.This this is a great political technique and and messaging technique that I think all Republicans should follow the the Glenn Younkin blueprint for political success and talk about things in, in terms of parental rights.00:29:38 [ALLEN WEST]Well, without a doubt, what you have to do, you don't win on defense. You have to put them on defense. You have to go on offense and you have to be relentless and that's why the messaging is so important. That's why I like what you say, fund the students, not the system. And and I'll leave you with this, and you can choose to use it if you want. But when the left talks about how math is racist. You should make a meme or some type of message out there that says the left thinks that math is racist.Ask these women and you should show those women who were featured in the movie Hidden Figures that were so instrumental in us going to the moon because what they're doing is that soft bigotry of low expectations that absolutely disgust me. Where can people follow you? Where can people stay in touch with all that you're doing?00:30:25 [COREY DEANGELIS]Hey, you can follow me on Twitter.It's just at DeangelisCorey, and I'm at the American Federation for Children.If you want to help us in the fight for education freedom, you can actually take the education freedom pledge, which can be found at education, freedom pledge.com, or for sure you can just go to eddfreedompledge.com where you can let us know. And let legislators know that you support politicians and policies to expand education, freedom and parent rights and we'll keep you in the loop with any bills that are moving in your state that you can support as well.00:30:58 [ALLEN WEST]Well, thank you so much for joining us here. Steadfast and Loyal and God bless you and I appreciate everything you're doing to make sure that we educate our children and not indoctrinate them.00:31:08 [COREY DEANGELIS]Thank you so much for having me.00:31:09 [ALLEN WEST]My pleasure, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you so very much for taking the time to be with us today on the Steadfast and Loyal program.And special thanks to Corey DeAngelis for joining us and helping us to understand how critical and important the issue of school choice is for the future of the United States of America.And if you like this program, please click the like button, share it with others and until next time, Steadfast and Loyal.00:31:38 [MUSIC] This is a public episode. 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Jeremy Shorr is a STEM education and workforce consultant and futurist who is passionate about innovating the instructional experience for learners of all ages. Jeremy has been recognized as one of the National School Boards Association's “20 to Watch”, as the Ohio Technology Administrator of the Year, the Ohio Educational Leader Innovator, one of the Center for Digital Education's “Top 30 Technologists, Transformers and Trailblazers”, as one of the Crain's Cleveland Business “Forty under 40”, ISTE's Making It Happen award, and was recognized by Ohio Governor John Kasich for service to Ohio's students. Jeremy is a Certified Educational Technology Leader (CETL), a Google Certified Innovator, an Apple Distinguished Educator (ADE), a Raspberry Pi Certified Educator, and received his MBA in Executive Leadership. Jeremy was an Educational Policy Fellow with the Institute for Educational Leadership in 2015-2016. Jeremy, his wife Kimberly, and his daughters Lila, Lucy, and Luna live in Twinsburg, Ohio. You can find him on Twitter @JeremyShorr and on LinkedIn @jshorr. TOOLS: 0:00 - Intro  0:41 - Problem solving cards: Designers Critical Alphabet: https://www.etsy.com/listing/725094845/, Pip Decks, Storyteller Tactics: https://geni.us/saPM,  Creative Whack Pack: https://geni.us/Bjn7x 14:47 - EXPLR Classroom: https://www.explr-media.com/ 25:46 - Anker USB charger: https://geni.us/ORfA 31:45 - Elgato USB-C Stream Deck: https://geni.us/zbxo   Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/uwS7TTaVX0s   For show notes and transcript visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/jeremy-shorr-stem-education-consultant/

In this delightful episode of the pod, we're joined by the innovative and inspiring David Miyashiro. We dive into the keys to creating happy kids, engaged in healthy relationships on a path to gainful employment. David shares his insights on developing vocational identity, exploring diverse careers, and empowering students to find their passions. Join us for an inspiring conversation that will leave you feeling grateful for the incredible work happening in our schools and communities. Let's get ready to spread some positivity and make a difference together! Transcript available at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LainieRowell.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ About Our Guest: Dr. David Miyashiro is a forward-thinking, award-winning education leader with a 17-year career spent revolutionizing learning approaches, education models, and school district capabilities in Southern California. As a digital pioneer, he has navigated districts into the hi-tech era, delivering numerous innovation “firsts,” for which he has garnered professional honors. Those include Superintendent of the Year and recognition from the White House and U.S. Department of Education as one of the “Top 35 District Leaders in Personalized Learning.” Districts under his leadership have also won awards, such as the California School Boards Association's Golden Bell Award, the National School Boards Association's Magna Award for Digital Learning, and the California Distinguished Schools Award. Website: cajonvalley.net Twitter: @DavidMiyashiro Instagram: @miyashirod About Lainie: Lainie Rowell is an educator, international consultant, podcaster, and TEDx speaker. She is the lead author of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Evolving Learner⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and a contributing author of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Because of a Teacher⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Her latest book, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Evolving with Gratitude⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, was just released. An experienced teacher and district leader, her expertise includes learner-driven design, community building, online/blended learning, and professional learning. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/lainierowell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Twitter - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@LainieRowell ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@LainieRowell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Evolving with Gratitude, the book, is now available! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Purchase here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also get bulk orders for your staff (10 copies or more) at a discounted price! Just fill out the form linked below and someone will get back to you ASAP! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/ewgbulkdiscount⁠⁠

Dr. Tucker brings a unique perspective with a lifetime of learning experiences overseas and in the United States. Having grown up traveling back and forth between Africa and the United States he experienced a variety of learning environments. He credits his mom, his first homeschool teacher, teachers at an international school, and numerous Missouri educators for his decision to pursue a career in education. His experiences have influenced his commitment to designing learner-centered educational experiences.He currently serves as the Superintendent of Liberty Public Schools. During his time in LPS, the District opened EPiC Elementary (2022 National Blue Ribbon School), partnered with industry to create Kansas City Tech Academy, established the UnSchool Challenge, and rolled out several micro schools including HMS by Design, EDGE, North Nation By Design, and Warren Hills Reimagined. These innovations evolved through a commitment to answering the question, “What does it mean to be learner-centered?” and always thinking about what lies at the edge of vision. In 2017 Liberty Public Schools was accepted into the Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools. League districts pioneer innovative learning and leadership practices that lead to improved outcomes for students and that help prepare them for learning for life.Moving closer to the “edge of vision,” Dr. Tucker has led the LPS community in designing a Graduate Profile, establishing a Vivid Vision, development of an equity-centered strategic plan, and advanced Real World Learning networks across the Kansas City metropolitan area.Dr. Tucker was identified as a “20 to Watch” educator for 2016–2017 by the National School Boards Association. In 2019, Dr. Tucker was named the 2019 Missouri Superintendent of the Year.This episode is brought to you by AILeader.info, where you can learn all about AI specifically in a place designed for educators through 3-minute masterclasses.  Understanding what we mean by Artificial intelligence and how rapidly it is evolving. How do we leverage our data in a better way? How might we leverage artificial intelligence Jobs that could be created vs jobs eliminated. It's about how we do our jobs. It's important to have our Leveraging group think and group feedback to get to the sentiment of Making qualitiative data quantifiable Interoperability of systems - Could AI help our systems communicate Word Clouds Valuable skill that could be lost? Did I really capture everything? Allowing people to get their hands dirty with the feedback. How do we make sure that people have the ability to live in both GIGO garbage in garbage out. Machine learning in the computer Don't want to miss the critical thinking piece where they just take the CSV file without understanding how things are working. AI is not an emerging field, It's accelerating. It's probably worth recognizing we're all learners. We're fairly progressive Care for the present and enabling the future. At times we're learning or leading. how does this fit into my content area or my grade level? ChatGPT How do I integrate this into my classwork? Is there any difference between a teacher using ChatGPT and and Teachers Pay Teachers OER district, using available-online curriculum. Really understand the validity of the resource Traditional Resource Adoption vs. OER resource adoption. Curricular teams have choice Professional development, how to navigate that. How teachers will look at educational resources and professional development Field trips for admin & teachers to learn from other industries. What do we learn from other industries? For what experiences is there no substitute? Starts with human elements, and then we slide in the academic areas. Engagement - how do we ensure that everyone is engaged? Improving 2 way communication and engagement opportunities. How to connect with Jeremy - LPS53.org, follow on jtucker.tm OER expert - Jeannette Westfall - We're so grateful to our sponsor AI Coach by Edthena. AI Coach enables your teachers to go through coaching cycles based on their own needs. The virtual coach guides teachers to reflect on their teaching, set a goal, and create an action plan… all based on gathering classroom evidence. It gives support between PD days  and other coaching cycles.Get a free trial for your teachers here.

For its part, the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) is unapologetic — either for its support of the National School Boards Association (which called on the Biden administration to treat parents speaking out as “domestic terrorism and hate crimes” in 2021), or for its advocacy of political goals that the vast majority of Texans don't share. What makes it worse is that taxpayers are funding the Texas Association of School Boards and its bad ideas. The membership dues that each school district pays to TASB are used, in part, to hire lobbyists who advocate for more spending and less...Article Link

Representation at the national level has always been important to Michigan school board members and MASB. In this episode, we talk with new Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer John Heim, Ph.D. from the National School Boards Association about his background and how the association is moving forward and pivoting to serve its members.

Landmark Legal Foundation has obtained records relating to Attorney General Merrick Garland's directive that the DOJ investigate individuals attending school board meetings. In this discussion, Landmark's Assistant General Counsel, Mike O'Neill, describes what they found after news that the National School Boards Association contacted the US Department of Justice, encouraging them to consider investigations of parents who protest at local school board meetings.

Linda Duncan earned her bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Kentucky and graduated from the University of Louisville's Rank I Administration and Supervision program. She taught at Southern High School and was a teacher and assistant principal at Fairdale High School. She has served two terms as an at-large director on the Kentucky School Boards Association and is a member of the National School Boards Association.[1]

In Japan on Monday, President Joe Biden seemingly departed from previous American policy regarding Taiwan, announcing that the U.S. would militarily defend the tiny island nation if China were to invade.Walter Lohman, director of The Heritage Foundation's Asian Studies Center, says Biden's statement was a huge mistake."We want to keep the Chinese guessing about what the United States would do," he says of the long-standing policy of "strategic ambiguity."Lohman joins the show to discuss what the implications of this seeming shift in policy would be, and what Beijing's aims are regarding Taiwan.We also cover these stories:Following Democrats' claims that new election laws in Georgia would depress voter turnout, more Georgians are voting ahead of Tuesday's primaries than ever.Biden says he doesn't think monkeypox will be as serious as COVID-19.An early draft of a letter sent to the president by the National School Boards Association suggests the group planned to ask that the Army National Guard and military police be sent to certain school districts to handle parents protesting mandatory masking and controversial curriculums.State Farm insurance company is encouraging employees to donate books on transgenderism to local schools and libraries in Florida and elsewhere around the country. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Chrisanne Gayl is an education leader with over twenty years of policy experience at the federal, state, and local levels. As Chief Strategy and Policy Officer, Chrisanne oversees Trust for Learning's overall grant-making efforts and leads its policy strategy. Chrisanne served as a Senior Advisor at the U.S. Department of Education, where she was responsible for developing new policies and programs to expand high-quality learning opportunities and supportive services for the nation's children. She has also worked as the Director of Federal Programs for the National School Boards Association and as an education advisor to the governor of California. Chrisanne has testified in front of Congress and has authored numerous publications. She holds a Master's degree in Public Policy from Georgetown University and received her undergraduate degree from Colby College.

Democrats across the U.S. responded to Tuesday's tragic school shooting in Texas by demanding that new gun control laws be passed that would crack down on Americans' God-given, Constitutionally protected, Second Amendment rights. Pro-life activists are eagerly awaiting the expected Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade. But a “Summer of Rage” and protesting has been promised by pro-abortion activists. The Texas Association of School Boards has announced it is leaving its membership with the National School Boards Association. The Babylon Bee claims to be satire but seems to be prophetic. Walmart has officially apologized for releasing a “Juneteenth” themed ice cream after woke backlash from critics on social media. Inc Authority:  https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1362415&u=2425692&m=89102&urllink=&afftrack= StartEngine: https://startengine.referralrock.com/l/1TTAPPTAPPI09/HoneyFund:  https://www.honeyfund.com/Fine Tuxedos : https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=643568&u=2425692&m=30842&urllink=&afftrack= 

Democrats across the U.S. responded to Tuesday's tragic school shooting in Texas by demanding that new gun control laws be passed that would crack down on Americans' God-given, Constitutionally protected, Second Amendment rights. Pro-life activists are eagerly awaiting the expected Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade. But a “Summer of Rage” and protesting has been promised by pro-abortion activists. The Texas Association of School Boards has announced it is leaving its membership with the National School Boards Association. The Babylon Bee claims to be satire but seems to be prophetic. Walmart has officially apologized for releasing a “Juneteenth” themed ice cream after woke backlash from critics on social media.  Inc Authority:  https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1362415&u=2425692&m=89102&urllink=&afftrack=  StartEngine: https://startengine.referralrock.com/l/1TTAPPTAPPI09/ HoneyFund:  https://www.honeyfund.com/ Fine Tuxedos : https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=643568&u=2425692&m=30842&urllink=&afftrack= 

Annie speaks to National Director of Research at the American Federation of Children Corey DeAngelis about parents protesting school boards and being classified as domestic terrorists and the latest revelation that the NSBA requested the National Guard be present at certain school districts board meetings.  DeAngelis is also an Adjunct Scholar at the Cato Institute and Senior Fellow at Reason Foundation. © 2022 KFTK (Audacy). All rights reserved. | iStock / Getty Images Plus

On Wednesday's Mark Levin Show, President Biden has attacked every aspect of American productivity from fertilizer to energy production. Democrat policies have killed jobs and increased the cost of goods. Inflation is out of control at a 40-year high and despite the manipulated calculations, when the GDP comes in, we'll likely will see that the U.S is in a recession. Then, what would Donald Trump do to resolve these shortages? Trump would be on the phone with manufacturers, foreign leaders, and government agencies to roll back red tape. Yet, Biden blames everyone for our misfortune and praises himself for doing a good job. Later, China screwed us with the pandemic and Democrat Governors set the stage for Marxism at all costs to stop Trump while Marc Elias spearheaded legal challenges to circumvent constitutional election law. Churches, synagogues, and mosques were closed, and abortion clinics were allowed to stay open. BLM rioters looted our cities while barbershops were shut down. In breaking news, Rep's. Jim Jordan and Mike Johnson released a letter regarding the FBI's tracking and labeling of dozens of parents as insurrectionists. Following the infamous Merrick Garland memo last October, written at the behest of the National School Boards Association, whistleblowers have revealed that the domestic terrorism division of the FBI has used a tip line and threat tags to target concerned parents. This impedes a parent's Constitutional right to speak and advocate for their children. Afterward, US Senate Candidate Dave McCormick calls in to discuss his campaign. McCormick added how he will challenge his Democrat opponent in the general election.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Parents designated as domestic terrorists for arguing with school boards may soon be codified in American law. The designation came after the US Department of Justice prompted and received a letter from the National School Boards Association complaining of parents' behavior at board meetings. Now, a bill in the Judiciary Committee would cement the language as law.Co-hosts Bob Frantz and Patrick Wood deliver their thought-provoking next podcast for Citizens for Free Speech.Citizens For Free Speech website https://www.citizensforfreespeech.org/Find them on Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/cffsFind them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/citizensforfreespeechSupport the show (https://obbmdfw.locals.com)

What is the National School Boards Association and what impact does it have on the bigger public education picture? We talk with Don Hubler, MASB Board member and recently elected Secretary-Treasurer for the NSBA Board of Directors, about the direction the organization is headed in, Michigan's role through elected representation and active involvement, and overall engagement at the federal level.

In the digital age, it's important to teach students how to use technology as a tool in order to learn and not be left behind. When applied in tandem with design thinking, we can start to teach students how to solve problems in a new and innovative way. Jon Corippo co-founded and developed a series of instructional lesson frames called EduProtocols that are designed to engage students in learning through the 4 C's:   1. Critical thinking 2. Collaboration 3. Communication 4. Creativity   EduProtocols were created to address the need for students to engage in deeper learning using technology as a tool instead of an automation device. Since then, hundreds of classrooms have been converted to Four Cs centered instruction.   Jon is the brains behind the extremely popular Eduprotocols. He has been recognised as a County Teacher of the Year, a National School Boards Association 20 to Watch Educator, an Apple Distinguished Educator, a Google Certified Innovator, and a Microsoft Innovative Educator. Jon has a decade of experience in K-8 education, including building a 1-1 project-based high school and serving in two county offices as Assistant Superintendent and IT Director. Jon is very pleased with his work as CUE's Chief Learning Officer and Executive Director. Jon has trained over 60,000 educators through CUE professional learning.   0:00 Introduction 0:51 Introducing Jon Corippo 3:55 Jon's experience travelling around the world as an educator 5:51 The problem with the idea of " real teaching" 12:40 The innovation gap analysis model 15:02 Jon's career as an educator and what changes he implemented over the years 26:35 How Jon's experience as a student motivated him as an educator 29:43 Discussing the relationship between assessment and mental health 35:52 What are some short term changes schools should adopt in assessment? 40:59 Jon's advice for educators who want to transition to a new system   Leading Teams That Work Better Together Workshop: https://designingschools.org/workshops   Connect with Jon Corippo:   Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joncorippo/ Website: https://www.eduprotocols.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jcorippo   Connect with me, Dr. Sabba Quidwai:   Website: https://designingschools.org/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabba-quidwai/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/askMsQ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/designing_schools/

In the Roman Catholic Church, it is considered a mortal sin to support abortion in any manner. If you are in a state of mortal sin, you need the Sacrament of Confession for your sins to be forgiven before you present yourself to receive communion again. Joe Biden claims to be a “devout” Catholic, but that has not stopped him from being pro-murder of the pre-born, nor from openly defying Church teaching on the matter. The World Health Organization (WHO) received fierce criticism for calling Down syndrome a “severe birth defect.” A 14-state coalition has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the Biden administration demanding the government provide records on any FBI surveillance of parents. The lawsuit comes after the National School Boards Association suggested the Department of Justice treat parents concerned about the direction of schools as potential domestic terrorists. Black-clad protestors screamed and heckled at a college student and Jeff Younger, the father of a child at the center of national disputes over transgenderism, forcing police to rush the student and Younger to safety. Harvey Weinstein has been forced to issue an apology, and I bet you would be surprised to find out why.My Patriot Supply: https://mypatriotsupply.com/?rfsn=4146636.103ca0  Blue Coolers: https://shareasale.com/u.cfm?d=669629&m=83450&u=2425692&afftrack= Pre-Order The Woking Dead: How Society's Vogue Virus Destroys Our Culture: https://www.amazon.com/Woking-Dead-Societys-Destroys-Culture/dp/1637583680/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2IMZL8JRKL6B9&keywords=aj+rice%2C+post+hill&qid=1645080317&s=books&sprefix=AJ+Rice%2Cstripbooks%2C152&sr=1-1 

In the Roman Catholic Church, it is considered a mortal sin to support abortion in any manner. If you are in a state of mortal sin, you need the Sacrament of Confession for your sins to be forgiven before you present yourself to receive communion again. Joe Biden claims to be a “devout” Catholic, but that has not stopped him from being pro-murder of the pre-born, nor from openly defying Church teaching on the matter. The World Health Organization (WHO) received fierce criticism for calling Down syndrome a “severe birth defect.” A 14-state coalition has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the Biden administration demanding the government provide records on any FBI surveillance of parents. The lawsuit comes after the National School Boards Association suggested the Department of Justice treat parents concerned about the direction of schools as potential domestic terrorists. Black-clad protestors screamed and heckled at a college student and Jeff Younger, the father of a child at the center of national disputes over transgenderism, forcing police to rush the student and Younger to safety. Harvey Weinstein has been forced to issue an apology, and I bet you would be surprised to find out why. My Patriot Supply: https://mypatriotsupply.com/?rfsn=4146636.103ca0   Blue Coolers: https://shareasale.com/u.cfm?d=669629&m=83450&u=2425692&afftrack=  Pre-Order The Woking Dead: How Society's Vogue Virus Destroys Our Culture: https://www.amazon.com/Woking-Dead-Societys-Destroys-Culture/dp/1637583680/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2IMZL8JRKL6B9&keywords=aj+rice%2C+post+hill&qid=1645080317&s=books&sprefix=AJ+Rice%2Cstripbooks%2C152&sr=1-1 

Remember last year when the National School Boards Association sent a letter to the Biden Administration saying that parents who speak out at school board meetings are a domestic terrorism threat? Attorney General Garland used this letter to direct the FBI to target disruptive parents who speak out about masking or the use of the anti-America and racist CRT in our schools. It turns out, the request to brand parents domestic terrorists might have started with--wait for it--the Biden Administration! Thanks to an open records request from a group called Parents Defending Education, we now know that, according to a member of the School Boards Association, it was Biden's own Education Secretary who asked the group to write the letter to the White House. It was shameful when the Justice Department decided to target parents for exercising their god-given right to speak out against their government, but it is absolutely despicable that our own government, the Biden Administration, came up with this unconscionable dirty trick.

Notice how when things start to go bad for the left, the entire system of institutions colludes to protect them? Jesse Kelly has a perfect recent example of this. He also reveals new information about how a key member of the Biden administration colluded with the National School Boards Association to weaponize the Department of Justice against conservatives. Plus, Marjorie Taylor Greene joins the show with an update on the DC Gulag, while Christina Pushaw provides takeaways from Governor Ron DeSantis' state of state address.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kimberly Fletcher is the Founder of “Moms for America” which is an organization & national movement of mothers reclaiming our culture for truth, family, freedom and the Constitution. Kimberly Fletcher joins Mike to discuss how the National School Boards Association coordinating with the White House and the Department of Justice who sent the notorious letter that compared concerned parents to domestic terrorists has lost a little over $1 million. Does President Biden care about the concerns of parents across America regarding our school curriculums? How do we stop the crazy agendas such as Critical Race Theory in our schools? Do Teachers Unions have too much power?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“There's been too much politicization of what is and is not domestic terrorism.” In this episode of Kash's Corner, we discuss the National School Boards Association calling on the Biden administration to protect its members from “angry mobs,” whose actions have been likened to “domestic terrorism.” And we also take a look at the case of Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller who has been charged with six violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) for publicly criticizing military leaders in a series of viral videos for their handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal.

As parents across Utah and the nation show up at their school board meetings in record numbers, Kim brings candid discussion of the most talked about issues in public education. Joined by Jonathan Butcher, Heritage Foundation Education Fellow, they discuss the origins of Critical Race Theory, the damage it does, and whether the school children of Utah are exposed to it. They discuss the weaponization of the DOJ against parents at the demand of the National School Boards Association. Learn about the most promising new education choice models, including Utah's own Tax Credit Scholarship and Educational Savings Account, the Children First Education Fund.

As parents across Utah and the nation show up at their school board meetings in record numbers, Kim brings candid discussion of the most talked about issues in public education. Joined by Jonathan Butcher, Heritage Foundation Education Fellow, they discuss the origins of Critical Race Theory, the damage it does, and whether the school children of Utah are exposed to it. They discuss the weaponization of the DOJ against parents at the demand of the National School Boards Association. Learn about the most promising new education choice models, including Utah's own Tax Credit Scholarship and Educational Savings Account, the Children First Education Fund.

The Boys are curious as to why the director of the NIH is calling for calm, and the chief of the National School Boards Association was given a post in the Biden administration. Enes Kanter went after Nike for their utilization of “slave labor camps” in China, and he invited LeBron James and Michael Jordan to visit them. Natural gas imports have increased following the democrat-driven pipeline shutdowns, and Chicago is named the “Rattiest City” for the seventh year in a row. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez believes nearly ten people died during the “insurrection” of January 6th, and a judge admitted a teen in Loudoun County was sexually assaulted. A maskless President Joe Biden coughed into his hand, and then proceeded to shake hands while out in public. U.S. officials say Iran was behind the drone attack on the U.S. base in Syria, and a study found interrupting your coworkers is good for morale.

MVC&R are comforted that counseling will be available to the unvaccinated, and the National School Boards Association threw Attorney General Merrick Garland under the proverbial bus. Thousands of migrants marched through Mexico, breaking through a wall of police officers trying to stop them. The totally woke MLB has a nightmare scenario on its hands, as it will be Texas and Georgia in this year's World Series. A GOP lawmaker was locked out of Twitter after calling Biden transgender official Rachel Levine “a man,” and a dad goes off on a school over COVID treatment of his 7-year-old daughter with down syndrome. Not surprisingly, Dr. Anthony Fauci changes the story again, and #ArrestFauci trends on Twitter as the doctor faces criticism for virus research. CBS News has figured out kids behave better with strong father figures in their lives, and “broken heart syndrome” is on the rise among women. There have not been any outbreaks among college football game attendees, but the director of the CDC still wants you to mask up.

Dear Friends,Continuing our conversation from last week, we look at the pushback to the National School Boards Association letter sent to the Biden Administration, which suggested some of the protesting parents should be classified as “domestic terrorists.” As the story continues to unfold, we focus on Scott Smith from Loudoun County, VA., whose fifteen-year-old daughter was raped in an “inclusive” restroom at her school.It's a tragic story, but one that merits our attention.Thank you for joining us in the conversation.Philip & D. Paul This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit enteringstageright.substack.com

Dear Friends,Don't miss this week's Podcast #28 - And Then They Came for Me! We've drawn freely from Martin Niemöller's classic line—"Then they came for me, and by that time no one was left to speak up”—as the National School Boards Association has enlisted the help of the Department of Justice in “quieting” the passionate voices of parents confronting CRT/gender ideology in numerous school boards across the country.Join the conversation by leaving a comment and passing this important podcast along to a friend or two.As always, thank YOU for joining us on Entering Stage Right! Philip & D. Paul This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit enteringstageright.substack.com

Attorney General Garland Abuses Power He Doesn't Have to Threaten Parents GianCarlo Canaparo / @GCanaparo / Mike Howell / @mhowelltweets / October 05, 2021   Attorney General Merrick Garland issued a memo on Monday that essentially directs the Department of Justice and the FBI to intimidate parents who oppose the teaching of critical race theory in schools. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images) COMMENTARY BY GianCarlo Canaparo@GCanaparo GianCarlo Canaparo is a legal fellow in the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation. Mike Howell@mhowelltweets Mike Howell is senior adviser for executive branch relations at The Heritage Foundation. A lawyer, he previously worked in the general counsel's office at the Department of Homeland Security and, before that, for the chief oversight committees of the House and Senate. Attorney General Merrick Garland issued a memo on Monday directing the Department of Justice and the FBI to “launch a series of additional efforts in the coming days designed to address the rise in criminal conduct directed toward school personnel.”  The Garland memo looks like an effort to use the FBI to threaten and silence parents who are outspoken opponents of critical race theory in schools. That alone would be a stunning partisan abuse of power.  What Garland has done, however, is even more disgraceful. Maybe Garland doesn't actually intend to use the FBI to go after parents—maybe he knows that he doesn't have that power. In that case, he's trying to trick parents into thinking that he does. This tactic, he hopes, will suppress parents' free speech, and throw a bone to a powerful ally of his political party. Even a few FBI agents questioning parents may be enough to convince others that standing up for their values is not worth the risk.   To understand what Garland is doing with this memo, you'll need a short primer on the background facts and government legalese. Starting with the facts: What is this “rise in criminal conduct” against school officials?  You won't find any evidence cited in Garland's memo. You won't find any evidence in the FBI's crime data either. This claim is parroted from a letter sent to President Joe Biden by the National School Boards Association—a powerful leftist group representing many of the school boards around the country pushing critical race theory curricula. That letter made vague claims about “threats and acts of violence” against school board members from parents who oppose critical race theory. The letter complained about “disruptions” by angry parents but managed to find only one example of violence against a school official (likely a security guard), which was handled by local law enforcement. Most of the letter is the National School Boards Association clutching its pearls, aghast that justifiably angry parents are zealously advocating for their children's interest. The tactics thus far employed certainly are nothing compared to the riots of the summer of 2020 that destroyed over a billion dollars in property and resulted in multiple deaths. Those tactics were not decried by the National School Boards Association and its liberal friends. In fact, the current vice president organized financial support to the criminals engaged. The National School Boards Association is not really concerned about an isolated instance of violence adequately handled by local law enforcement. It is much more upset that it is powerless to stop parents from exercising their First Amendment rights to push back against critical race theory in the classroom. And so, in a move that is nearly a reflex among many leftist organizations, it asked the government to lend it some of its law enforcement power to shut up its meddling critics. Garland was only too happy to oblige. In doing so, he has made a hypocrite out of himself and Biden. When Biden announced Garland's nomination, he promised to uphold the independence of the DOJ from the political influence of the White House. Garland promised the same, saying: I have spent my whole professional life looking up to Ed Levi and the other post-Watergate Attorneys General who stood up on behalf of the Department against impermissible pressure and influence. If I am confirmed as Attorney General, I intend to do the same. There is no clearer example of political influence seeping into the DOJ than a demand letter to the president from a leftist advocacy group turning into a DOJ memorandum in less than a week. But Garland's weaponization of the DOJ has a problem: There is no conceivable basis for federal law enforcement action against these parents. Unlike Attorney General Eric Holder, who twisted and abused the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act to silence pro-life advocates, Garland can't find any law that he can similarly mangle to silence parents. If he could, he would have put it in the memo. But the parents don't know that. And here enters the government legalese. Garland's memo fails to cite any basis for law enforcement action by the DOJ or the FBI, but it hides that with a morass of official language that says nothing more than that federal law enforcement will provide some advice to local school boards.  FBI agents and federal prosecutors (who have nothing better to do, apparently) will travel the country giving school boards the phone number of their local police and the web address of the FBI's internet tip line. After the sound and fury calms, nothing beside remains. What do we make of all this?  First, there is no reason to bring federal law enforcement into this; local authorities have this under control. Second, Garland has demonstrated, disappointingly, that he is beholden to powerful leftist political groups and perfectly happy to let them use the threat of federal government's law enforcement power to suppress their critics' right to free speech. The promised impendence of the DOJ is a farce. Third, it is more important to Garland to spend scarce law enforcement resources appeasing liberal interest groups than on more pressing national concerns. Fourth, some good news, parents need not be afraid. It is their constitutional right to push back in legal ways against schools teaching children critical race theory. Go forth to the school boards and make your voices heard. Have an opinion about this article? To sound off, please email letters@DailySignal.com and we'll consider publishing your edited remarks in our regular “We Hear You” feature. Remember to include the URL or headline of the article plus your name and town and/or state.  The Daily Signal depends on the support of readers like you. Donate now

# 042 - Saule Omarova loves how banks were run in the USSR. So, Biden nominated her to run ours... into the ground. Plus, Terry McAuliffe doesn't think parents should have a say in what their kids are being taught. And finally, the National School Boards Association wants to treat you like a domestic terrorist if you question their indoctrination of your children.This show is listener supported. Please give a gift today so I can continue churning out content. Visit:fairlyimportant.com/supportHere are the articles I mentioned in today's episode:Comptroller of the Economy - Biden's nominee to regulate banks really, really hates . . . banks | The Wall Street JournalParental Rights Battle in VA: McAuliffe Rejects Parents' Input in What Schools Teach Their Children | CBN NewsNational School Boards Association asks Biden admin to look into angry parents as possible 'domestic terrorism and hate crime' threats | The Post MillennialPlease subscribe to the podcast and review the show!Leave a review here!Leave a comment about the episode at:fairlyimportant.com/episode42I'm on Twitter!Follow me on Twitter.I'm on Parler too! Yes, it still exists!Follow @FairlyImportant on Parler!I'm also on Gettr!Follow me there!Checkout the website: fairlyimportant.com Support the show

After each summer, teachers measure and address the summer slide - learning loss over the summer. But what about the “pandemic slide” where each student's unique 18 month learning experience has left gaps in what they know and don't know. How should teachers understand, measure and address this much larger, and more differentiated issue? Our guest today offers tips for teachers, administrators, parent teacher groups, and parents to help support our students over the summer and return to learning in the fall. About Our Guest: Chris Hull, Co-Founder and CPO, Otus Chris is the Co-Founder and CPO at Otus. Otus is the first edtech platform to centralize learning management, assessment, and data for educators, students, and families. Chris was named a “20 To Watch” Educational Technology Leader by the National School Boards Association. Otus serves 160 unique school districts with over 1,000,000 monthly users, and has grown revenue by 300% annually.   This show is brought to you by K-12 Clothing. K-12 Clothing is a PTA-Dad created business focused on providing high-quality school apparel while increasing access to educational resources through fundraising in schools. Learn more at https://linktr.ee/k12clothing  

It is a gift when we encounter leaders like Anna Maria Chávez, who inspire us all to level up our dreams and strive to contribute to the greater good. Anna Maria Chávez is Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer at National School Boards Association, an organization with over 90,000 elected school board members. Imagine the magnitude this role has had during the pandemic and she took it on in June 2020! Staying true to who she is as an authentic leader, Anna has led NSBA as she has done so for other organizations, with authenticity and a desire to make an impact. Inspired by her mother who served on the school board, Anna shares how important serving on a school board is in our communities. We have in our power to create lasting change, and this discussion with host Natalie Benamou and Anna Maria Chávez will inspire you to pay it forward so that the next generation of leaders knows what is possible. How to Lead Authentically: ● Stay focused on what's important. ● Be a mentor and pay it forward. ● Leaning in and taking a chance doesn't have to be starting your own business but it does mean living your authentic self. ● Leadership is about transformation and innovation. Thank you to Anna Maria Chávez for this interview, for your leadership at the NSBA and all the ways you are paving the way forward for us all. Resources mentioned in this episode: LinkedIn: Anna Maria Chávez Website: NSBA Anna Maria Chávez Executive Director and CEO National School Boards Association Natalie Benamou is the CEO of HerPower2 Lead and HerCsuite™ an online platform for Executive Women. HerCsuite™ is an online membership platform where executive women meet, engage and thrive together in personalized board of directors advisory circles. If you have any questions about this episode, reach out to Natalie at HerCsuite™. LinkedIn: Natalie Benamou HerPower2 Lead HerCsuite™ This podcast is sponsored by Aaptiv, our favorite health and wellness app with over 4,000 videos. Listeners can get your free 30 day trial here Credits: Thanks to Julie Deem and the Business Podcast Editor for editing our podcast! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hercsuite/message

It is a gift when we encounter leaders like Anna Maria Chávez, who inspire us all to level up our dreams and strive to contribute to the greater good. Anna Maria Chávez is Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer at National School Boards Association, an organization with over 90,000 elected school board members. Imagine the magnitude this role has had during the pandemic and she took it on in June 2020! Staying true to who she is as an authentic leader, Anna has led NSBA as she has done so for other organizations, with authenticity and a desire to make an impact. Inspired by her mother who served on the school board, Anna shares how important serving on a school board is in our communities. We have in our power to create lasting change, and this discussion with host Natalie Benamou and Anna Maria Chávez will inspire you to pay it forward so that the next generation of leaders knows what is possible. How to Lead Authentically: ● Stay focused on what's important. ● Be a mentor and pay it forward. ● Leaning in and taking a chance doesn't have to be starting your own business but it does mean living your authentic self. ● Leadership is about transformation and innovation. Thank you to Anna Maria Chávez for this interview, for your leadership at the NSBA and all the ways you are paving the way forward for us all. Resources mentioned in this episode: Girl Scouts National Council on Aging Ban Bossy LinkedIn: Anna Maria Chávez Website: NSBA Anna Maria Chávez Executive Director and CEO National School Boards Association Natalie Benamou is the CEO of HerPower2 Lead and HerCsuite™ an online platform for Executive Women. HerCsuite™ is an online membership platform where executive women meet, engage and thrive together in personalized board of directors advisory circles. If you have any questions about this episode, reach out to Natalie at HerCsuite™. LinkedIn: Natalie Benamou HerPower2 Lead HerCsuite™ This podcast is sponsored by Aaptiv, our favorite health and wellness app with over 4,000 videos. Listeners can get your free 30 day trial here Credits: Thanks to Julie Deem and the Business Podcast Editor for editing our podcast! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/natalie109/message

Miranda Beard, past president of the National School Boards Association and news anchor discusses how to see past differences, get all the good ideas at the table, and move our country forward.

On the Brave Educator post, author, poet, Hip Hop artist, and education advocate Tim'm West will share a story, converse with someone he loves and continues to learn from, and he will close with poetry. All are encouraged to submit questions on topics covered on the podcast to braveeducator@gmail.com. When possible Tim'm will answer these questions on a future podcast.The conversation between Tim'm and his friend and colleague Eliza Byard, Executive Director of GLSEN is a dialogue about both of their experiences in classrooms and schools navigating a world where being who you are isn't always safe. As both leaders await the Supreme Court's ruling on Title VII, which will determine whether or not protections on the basis of sex will extend to cover both sexual orientation and gender identity, they discuss the power of visibility of LGBTQ+ teachers, and also experiences as students with or without the mirrors and windows LGBTQ+ educators can meaningfully provide. The podcast also concludes by extending the conversation to family and community by noting that "stay at home" orders during COVID-19 have put many LGBTQ+ youth at risk, especially when families are disapproving. The episode ends with Tim'm reading "apparent" from his 4th collection "pre|dispositions".Dr. Eliza Byard is the Executive Director of GLSEN (the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network), an organization known worldwide as an innovative leader in the education, youth development and civil rights sectors fighting to end bias-based bullying, violence and discrimination in K-12 schools and promote a culture of respect for all. For more than a decade she has shepherded the growth of GLSEN's public education and advocacy efforts; student organizing and youth leadership development programs; professional development training for educators; research and program evaluation capacity; in-school programming such as No Name-Calling Week, which the National School Boards Association termed “one of the most used and celebrated bullying-prevention programs in the country”; and GLSEN's award-winning Think B4 You Speak Ad Council campaign. Byard has crafted advocacy strategies that have won bipartisan support for GLSEN's issues and widespread acceptance of the urgency and importance of LGBT issues in K-12 education. She serves on the Board of Trustees for America's Promise Alliance, the Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Board for Sodexo, the Steering Committee of the National Collaboration for Youth, and the LGBT Suicide Prevention Task Force of the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention. You can follow Dr. Byard on Twitter at @EByard.

A VISIT WITH  TWO  NSBA..NATIONAL SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION..PRESIDENTS: EDUCATION DURING COVID: Gonna be a great conversation with current president Professor Charlie Wilson and Immediate Past President Beth Branham, Esq. JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD AND ENJOY OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL ONSITE "ACCESSIBILITY, COMPLIANCE & EQUITY (AC&E)"

Miranda Beard discusses equity, the power of words, entrepreneurship, and turning the pain of discrimination into fuel to achieve your dreams. As the former president of the National School Boards Association and anchor of a Washington DC area affiliate news show, Miranda has a powerful voice. But she didn't always see it that way. Discover her journey of finding her voice then using it to empower children across the country.

Listen to Dr. Latasha Hadley and National School Boards Association past president Mirnada Beard, experts on community involvement in early education

Listen to Dr. Latasha Hadley and National School Boards Association past president Mirnada Beard, experts on community involvement in early education

THE NATIONAL SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION VISITS  COACHELLA VALLEY CA. SCHOOL DISTRICT Coachella Valley Superintendent , rock star and frequent guest,Dr Darryl Adams and NSBA's Ann Flynn on Innovative Staregies & Practices to prepare students for life

Today's guest is Burck Smith, the CEO and founder of StraighterLine. StraighterLine solves the #1 issue facing students today – the skyrocketing cost of college – with high quality online courses that prepare students for success. Ten years before launching StraighterLine in 2009, he co-founded SMARTHINKING, the largest online tutoring provider for schools and colleges. Burck has written chapters for three books on education policy for the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). He is a member of the American Enterprise Institute's Higher Education Working Group. Prior to starting SMARTHINKING, Burck was independent consultant and journalist whose clients included the Gates Foundation, Microsoft, Computer Curriculum Corporation, the CEO Forum on Education and Technology, the Milken Exchange on Education and Technology, Teaching Matters Inc., Converge Magazine, Wired Magazine, Wired News, University Business, the National School Boards Association and more. In the early 1990's, he wrote articles on a variety of subjects including creating community telecommunication networks, electronic access to political information, telecommunications deregulation and the ability of utilities to serve as telecommunications service providers. Burck holds a Master's Degree in Public Policy from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government and a B.A. from Williams College. www.straighterline.com