Podcasts about school closings

Marty speaks with the PPS superintendent about school closings full 578 Fri, 29 May 2026 14:50:38 +0000 PrHqNfBY3kk1a8oO29etYrieh7IeGtjD #emailnewsletter,news Marty Griffin #emailnewsletter,news Marty speaks with the PPS superintendent about school closings On-demand selections from Marty's show on Newsradio 1020 KDKA , airing weekdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. News https://player.amperwavepodcas

We Talk Weekly News is a news and culture radio show delivering powerful analysis, real conversations, and unfiltered commentary on the biggest stories shaping our world today. On WPPM 106.5 FM Philadelphia every Saturday at 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., hosted by celebrity stylist & radio personality Charles Gregory, journalist and media personality Lauren "Sizzle" Settles and health correspondent "Classy Lady" Sparkle Howell. We feature expert guests, political and public figures, celebrities, and community leaders combined with legal and law enforcement analysis and commentary.Since 2013, we've been up close and personal with public figures such as: Actress Entrepreneur Vivica A. Fox, Rapper Doug E. Fresh, Yandy Smith, Rapper Chubb Rock, Les Twins, Celebrity Boxing CEO Damon Feldman, Mayor Cherelle Parker, Chrisean Rock, Actor Darrin D. Henson, Basketball Wives Jackie Christie, Senator Vincent Hughes, Rapper Roxanne Shaunte, Republican Councilmember David Oh, Reality Stars/Entrepreneurs Angela Simmons, Jo Jo Simmons, and Vanessa Simmons; Actress/Comedian Torrei Hart, Rapper Charlie Baltimore, Actor Robert Ri'chard, Activist Tamika Mallory, District Attorney Larry Krasner and the list goes on!We Talk Weekly News takes you beyond the headlines with breaking news, political analysis, entertainment updates, and trending cultural conversations all through a sharp, informed, and unapologetically urban lens. From U.S. politics and policy to global events, celebrity headlines, music, and the viral moments everyone's talking about — this is where news meets culture and perspective meets truth.In this segment, we interview Children First Director of Parent Advocacy and Engagement Inella Ray. Inella Ray is an advocate, educator, and strategist focused on advancing equity for children and families. She is the Director of Parent Advocacy and Engagement at Children First, where she leads Parents Empowered for Change, a parent-led initiative driving education policy reform across Philadelphia and Southeast Pennsylvania. Under her leadership, parent advocates have helped secure more than $200 million in new investments for public schools and expand access to early childhood education. A graduate of Temple University, she also holds a master's from Harvard Graduate School of Education, where she received the Intellectual Contribution Award.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/we-talk-weekly-news--2576999/support.Subscribe to We Talk Weekly News' YouTube channel for full podcast video show episodes:https://www.youtube.com/@WeTalkWeeklyTVFollow We Talk Weekly News across all social media platforms for exclusive content, breaking updates, and behind-the-scenes access:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wetalkweeklyTwitter (X): https://twitter.com/WeTalkWeeklyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/wetalkweekly

Send us Fan MailIn this “that's all” episode, Ernest unpacks the deep recent betrayal of the U.S. Supreme Court, the not-so-surprising decline of Black Republicans in Congress, how progressives are electorally cutting their nose to spite their face, Philly City Council's grandstanding over major school closures, why the the Devil Wears Prada 2 is one of the GOAT sequels, about the end of Love & Hip Hop, and much more!Ernestly Speaking! is executively produced and hosted by Ernest Owens. Check him out at ernestowens.com and follow him @MrErnestOwens on Twitter & Instagram. 

This conversation started 2 years ago, when I ran into Kelly McMahon at a summer conference. Kelly's a kindergarten teacher at Hoover Community School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and I was curious about what that label “community school” means in practice for teachers, students, and the community served by this new model for the area.I've since learned that just because your kids attend Ames Community School District, for example, that doesn't mean they attend a “community school.” Kelly put me in touch with Dave Greenberg and Angelia Ebner, senior policy analysts and community schools program specialists at the National Education Association, who have helped build and support thousands of community schools, as Angelia described it, from “coast to coast and border to border.”And no exploration of the community schools model could be complete without including the story of Sustainable Community Schools in Chicago. Just last year, Major Brandon Johnson announced a near doubling of the number of community schools in the city, bringing the number to 36.I spoke with foundational community organizer, advocate, and elected Chicago Public Schools Board Member, Jitu Brown, about how organizing for Sustainable Community Schools defused the push by elected officials for school closures, privatization, and charter-ization of Chicago Public Schools. For Jitu, the title of School Board member may be new, but he is Chicago born and raised, and he's been organizing around education and all of its related issues since the 90s.While there were just hundreds of community schools in the United States 15 years ago, today there are over 5,000 and growing in nearly every state in the nation. A consistent refrain from every person I spoke with for this episode was that community schools are the future of public education and the alternative to narratives about “failing public schools” that favor privatization as a solution.NEA - What are community schools?NEA - 5 Steps to Kickstarting Community Schools in Your DistrictNEA Community School Measurement Guidance Tool Chicago Sustainable Community Schools Eve Ewing - Ghosts in the Schoolyard: Racism and School Closings on Chicago's South SideYou can read out directly to Angelia & Dave @ NEA:aebner@nea.org | DGreenberg@nea.org

Chris and Amy share their concerns over the pending severe weather this afternoon; youths swarmed Six Flags on opening day, causing fights in Eureka; AccuWeather Meteorologist Tyler Roys shares his predictions & what to be aware of this afternoon; Did you see this?

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Tis the season for illnesses, snow days, days off school, and so many other unexpected reasons for the kids to be home when you need to work. In this episode, I'm sharing what I do from the moment I receive the call (or hear the cough) to still be able to get things done while also navigating having a kid at home (or being sick myself). Listen in for some ideas and to be reminded that you're not alone!   ==========================  

(00:00) Nick reads some of the school closings due to this big silly blizzard.(18:30.731) FLUTO SHINZAWA, who covers the Boston Bruins for The Athletic, joins Toucher & Hardy to give the latest updates on the team.(32:10.084) The Fuppets are BACK in ACTION!Please note: Timecodes may shift by a few minutes due to inserted ads. Because of copyright restrictions, portions—or entire segments—may not be included in the podcast.CONNECT WITH TOUCHER & HARDY: linktr.ee/ToucherandHardyFor the latest updates, visit the show page on 985thesportshub.com. Follow 98.5 The Sports Hub on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Watch the show every morning on YouTube, and subscribe to stay up-to-date with all the best moments from Boston's home for sports!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In the 5 AM hour, Larry O'Connor and Cassie Smedile discussed: STORM TRACKER: A deep freeze follows a winter blast that brought up to 9 inches of snow and sleet to the DMV region. DEEP FREEZE CLOSURES: A massive list of school closings across DC, Maryland, and Virginia as temperatures plummet to near zero. HOCHUL'S HUBRIS: New York Governor Kathy Hochul refuses DHS assistance during the storm, demanding that ICE "back off" instead. INCITEMENT WATCH: Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is under fire for evoking Anne Frank and the Nazis while attacking federal agents enforcing immigration law. Where to find more about WMAL's morning show: Follow Podcasts on Apple Podcasts, Audible and Spotify Follow WMAL's "O'Connor and Company" on X: @WMALDC, @LarryOConnor, @JGunlock, @PatricePinkfile, and @HeatherHunterDC Facebook: WMALDC and Larry O'Connor Instagram: WMALDC Website: WMAL.com/OConnor-Company Episode: Monday, January 26, 2026 / 5 AM HourSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're excited to offer some interviews as bonus content on Getting Hammered with friends of the show on topics we care about. Today, Karen Vaites, an expert on literacy and curriculum, who really knows the nitty-gritty about how students learn, what works, and what we can replicate. We rant a bit about school closings and Randi Weingarten, then get on to the business of moving forward— the Mississippi Miracle, the Southern Surge, and whether skepticism is warranted. We are optimists. There is good news! We're trying to spread the word and help spread the strategy. That's where you come in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Florida could make the difference in next year's congressional elections, which is why many here are concerned about early redistricting and gerrymandering. Brice Claypoole has this report. Then: Distress is spreading amid the immigrant crackdown. Many are unable to go to work, stuck at home, or sick. A group of Sarasota churches is stepping in with help. Ramon Lopez reports.Next: Wilkinson Elementary could be the first public school ever in Sarasota to close. But many more could end up on the chopping block, as Suncoast Searchlight reports.Next: Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo wants to end all vaccination mandates and ban one type of vaccines. His predecessor speaks out against this. We bring you excerpts of a WSLR interview with Scott Rivkees.Finally: It's Hispanic Heritage Month, and the Ringling Museum of Art is providing a big platform to local Hispanic artists. We have the details about Nuestro Vaivén, an exhibition that's much more than just paintings on walls. 

The Sarasota County Emergency Management folks want you to know: Hurricane season is at its peak - not the time to let your defenses down.Next: ICE is increasingly mining Florida jails for undocumented immigrants to arrest. That leaves in limbo many who have been arrested on minor charges. Suncoast Searchlight brings us this report.Then: Today, the Florida Board of Education discussed how to implement a new law that would allow charter schools to take over public schools and their buildings. We have a report on the first school in Sarasota that may close - in anticipation of "Schools of Hope" enforcement.Finally: He's an illustrator, he wants to publish a book about hats - and he actually makes hats, too. WSLR News was at an exhibition opening in Sarasota featuring Oliver Dominguez's art … and hats. 

The Sarasota school district may end up closing down its first school since 1969. And Wilkinson Elementary is not the only Title 1 school that could end up disappearing, amid shrinking student numbers and budgets for public schools.Next: The Sarasota County Planning Commission has long been seen by activists as a rubber stamp board for developers. But at least one recent appointment could be changing that perception.Then: That same board will be weighing a 1,000-unit project on agricultural land by a prominent developer. We have the details.

In our first hour, we tell you the top things that you need to know today, and we reflect on the fifth anniversary of COVID-related school closings.

In Episode 180 of Ill Literacy, Tim Benson talks with David Zweig, author ofAn Abundance of Caution: American Schools, the Virus, and a Story of Bad Decisions. Heartland's Tim Benson is joined by David Zweig to discuss his latest book, An Abundance of Caution: American Schools, the Virus, and a Story of Bad Decisions. They chat about how everyone from journalists to eminent health officials repeatedly made fundamental errors in their assessment and presentation of evidence regarding COVID and the closing of American schools, and how there was never any evidence that long-term school closures, nor a host of interventions imposed on students when they were in classrooms, would reduce overall cases or deaths in any meaningful way. Get the book here: https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262549158/an-abundance-of-caution/ Show Notes: The Atlantic: David Zweig – “The Disaster of School Closures Should Have Been Foreseen” City Journal: James B. Meigs – “What Were We Thinking?” Commentary: Noam Blum – “School's Out Forever” The Dispatch: Kevin D. Williamson – “The Wrong Kind of Abundance” Education Next: Frederick Hess – “The Junk Science of Pandemic School Closure” The Free Press: David Zweig – “How Covid Lies Destroyed Kids' Lives” The Wall Street Journal: Philip Wallach – “‘An Abundance of Caution' and ‘In Covid's Wake': Failing the Pandemic Test” Washington Examiner: Jesse Adams – “David Zweig proves the fog of war is no excuse for the damage done to children's education in the name of public health” The 74: Greg Toppo – “Journalist David Zweig Calls COVID School Closures ‘A False Story About Medical Consensus'”

Ken Gosselin talks with Brian about more private schools closing and the cost it takes to keep them up and running.

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This week, award-winning writer and scholar Eve L. Ewing discusses her new book Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism. She is interviewed by AWM President Carey Cranston. This conversation originally took place February 10, 2025 and was recorded live at the American Writers Museum.We hope you enjoy entering the Mind of a Writer.AWM PODCAST NETWORK HOMEMore about Original Sins:If all children could just get an education, the logic goes, they would have the same opportunities later in life. But this historical tour de force makes it clear that the opposite is true: The U.S. school system has played an instrumental role in creating and upholding racial hierarchies, preparing children to expect unequal treatment throughout their lives.In Original Sins, Ewing demonstrates that our schools were designed to propagate the idea of white intellectual superiority, to “civilize” Native students and to prepare Black students for menial labor. Education was not an afterthought for the Founding Fathers; it was envisioned by Thomas Jefferson as an institution that would fortify the country's racial hierarchy. Ewing argues that these dynamics persist in a curriculum that continues to minimize the horrors of American history. The most insidious aspects of this system fall below the radar in the forms of standardized testing, academic tracking, disciplinary policies, and uneven access to resources.By demonstrating that it's in the DNA of American schools to serve as an effective and underacknowledged mechanism maintaining inequality in this country today, Ewing makes the case that we need a profound reevaluation of what schools are supposed to do, and for whom. This book will change the way people understand the place we send our children for eight hours a day.EVE L. EWING is a writer, scholar, and cultural organizer from Chicago. She is the award-winning author of four books: the poetry collections Electric Arches and 1919, the nonfiction work Ghosts in the Schoolyard: Racism and School Closings on Chicago's South Side, and a novel for young readers, Maya and the Robot. She is the co-author (with Nate Marshall) of the play No Blue Memories: The Life of Gwendolyn Brooks. She has written several projects for Marvel Comics, most notably the Ironheart series, and is currently writing Black Panther. Ewing is an associate professor in the Department of Race, Diaspora, and Indigeneity at the University of Chicago. Her work has been published in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The New York Times, and many other venues.

(00:00) There’s a snowstorm coming… So we have Nick update listeners with the latest school closing. (16:23) Gary Tanguay joins the show to share what’s been going on in his life, how hosting a political show has its challenges and whether a sequel to his book is coming soon. (35:29) We’re only 3 DAYS AWAY from Super Bowl LIX! Fred, Hardy & Wallach share the latest news leading up to the big game. CONNECT WITH TOUCHER & HARDY: linktr.ee/ToucherandHardy For the latest updates, visit the show page on 985thesportshub.com. Follow 98.5 The Sports Hub on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Watch the show every morning on YouTube, and subscribe to stay up-to-date with all the best moments from Boston’s home for sports!

A Cold Weather Advisory is posted for Metro Detroit until Wednesday and the low temperatures are causing water main breaks and forcing hundreds of schools to close for two days. WWJ's Pat Vitale and Jonathan Carlson have your Tuesday morning news. (Photo: Scene of a water main break on Detroit's west side. Credit: Mike Campbell/WWJ)

MDJ Script 1-8-25.docx1 / 3MDJ Script/ Top Stories for January 8thPublish Date: January 8th Commercial:From the BG Ad Group Studio, Welcome to the Marietta Daily Journal Podcast. Today is Wednesday, January 8th and Happy Birthday to Kenny Loggins I’m Dan Radcliffe and here are the stories Cobb is talking about, presented by Credit Union of Georgia. 1. Winter Storm Expected Friday, Possible Icy Conditions and School Closings 2. Carter eulogized inside U.S. Capitol Rotunda 3. Residents Confront Austell Council Over New Leaf & Limb Fee All of this and more is coming up on the Marietta Daily Journal Podcast, and if you are looking for community news, we encourage you to listen and subscribe! BREAK: CU of GA (06.26.24 CU OF GA FREE CHECKING_REV_FINAL)STORY 1: Winter Storm Expected Friday, Possible Icy Conditions and School ClosingsCobb County is bracing for either snow or freezing rain on Friday, with an 80% chance of precipitation, potentially leading to icy roads and dangerous travel conditions. The National Weather Service indicates uncertainty about whether the area will see snow or freezing rain, with possible snow accumulation of 1-3 inches or 0.10 inches of ice. Governor Brian Kemp urges residents to stay informed and prepared. School closures are possible, with updates from local districts expected. Residents are advised to stay home, but if travel is necessary, they should drive cautiously and be prepared with items like cat litter for traction and blankets for warmth.STORY 2: Carter eulogized inside U.S. Capitol RotundaThe life of former President Jimmy Carter was celebrated in Washington, D.C., with a memorial service in the Capitol Rotunda. Political leaders praised his achievements both as president and in his extensive post-presidential work, including founding the Carter Center and volunteering with Habitat for Humanity. Vice President Kamala Harris highlighted his extraordinary legacy, while U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune commended his selfless service and dedication to good causes. Carter's casket, transported from Georgia, was honored with a military procession. He will lie in state until a national funeral service at the National Cathedral.STORY 3: Residents Confront Austell Council Over New Leaf & Limb FeeAustell residents and Councilwoman Meredith Adams are concerned about a new $15 monthly fee for leaf and limb pickup, introduced to address budget shortfalls after a proposed property tax increase was rejected. The fee, approved by the city council, funds yard waste removal and bulk trash pickup. Adams criticized the fee as a budget-balancing tactic, suggesting instead to cut the police department's 2 / 3budget, which has significantly increased. Residents have voiced opposition, arguing for a more equitable fee structure. Adams advocates for appointing a city manager to ensure departmental accountability and budget adherence.We have opportunities for sponsors to get great engagement on these shows. Call 770.799.6810 for more info. We’ll be right back Break: DRAKE (Drake Realty (Cobb County)STORY 4: Sworn into Second Term, Cupid Addresses CriticsCobb Chairwoman Lisa Cupid was sworn in for her second term, reflecting on the challenges and partisan divisions faced by the Cobb County Board of Commissioners. Despite opposition, Cupid is committed to addressing disparities within the county and driving change. She emphasized her dedication to progress, acknowledging the difficulties but expressing determination to move Cobb County forward. Cupid, who made history as the first Black person and woman to chair the county, celebrated her Guyanese heritage during the ceremony. Her family and community leaders praised her resilience and leadership, highlighting her commitment to service and faith.STORY 5: Geoff Duncan booted from Georgia Republican PartyFormer Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan has been expelled from the Georgia Republican Party for endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris for president. The state GOP's executive committee unanimously passed a resolution citing Duncan's actions as forfeiting his Republican status. Duncan initially fell out of favor for not supporting former President Trump's efforts to overturn Georgia's 2020 election results. He later endorsed Biden and then Harris, actively campaigning for her. The resolution also accused him of opposing Republican candidates Burt Jones and Herschel Walker. Duncan criticized the party's focus, suggesting they address more pressing issues. The expulsion bars him from future Republican candidacies and party events.We’ll be back in a moment Break: DRAKE (Drake Realty (Cobb County)STORY 6: Kennesaw Parks & Recreation to Host Annual Book SwapKennesaw Parks & Recreation is hosting its annual Book Swap on January 25 from 8 to 11 a.m. at the Ben Robertson Community Center. Residents can donate gently used books, CDs, DVDs, and vinyl records on January 23 and 24, receiving a ticket for each item to exchange during the swap. Items must be in good condition, and certain materials like magazines and VHS tapes are not 3 / 3accepted. Donations are capped at 75 books, 40 CDs, 40 DVDs, and 40 vinyl records. The event is free, and leftover items will be donated. Volunteers are needed for setup and organization.STORY 7: KSU Professor’s Animation Offers New Take on Climate ChangeAt Northlake Mall, visitors can experience "The Paper Ecosystem," an interactive artwork by Kennesaw State University assistant professor Jeremy Speed-Schwartz. This piece, part of the Atlanta Science Gallery's "Resilient Earth" exhibit, uses digital animation to simulate environmental effects based on the number of people in the room. The exhibit, running through April, explores themes of environmental degradation and preservation. Speed-Schwartz's work features nearly 90 stop-motion sequences, creating thousands of unique illustrations. He aims to inspire students to explore animation beyond traditional screens, with potential future installations on campus.Break: Ingles Markets 9Signoff- Thanks again for hanging out with us on today’s Marietta Daily Journal Podcast. If you enjoy these shows, we encourage you to check out our other offerings, like the Cherokee Tribune Ledger Podcast, the Marietta Daily Journal, or the Community Podcast for Rockdale Newton and Morgan Counties. Read more about all our stories and get other great content at www.mdjonline.comDid you know over 50% of Americans listen to podcasts weekly? 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Tis the season for snow days, holidays, sick days, and so many other unexpected reasons for the kids to be home when you need to work. In this episode, I'm sharing what I do from the moment I receive the call (or hear the cough) to still be able to get things done while also navigating having a kid at home. Listen in for some ideas and to be reminded that you're not alone!   Key Takeaways: 00:00 Welcome Back and Happy New Year!   01:08 Not many 5-day weeks in Q1   03:11 My process for handling days with a kid home from school/daycare   07:23 Managing your calendar and choosing your priorities   10:47 Getting creative with support and solutions   13:03 Adjusting your to-do list and expectations   18:41 What will you remember?   21:55 My group program for working moms   Resources + Links: Interested in my group coaching program? Click here to learn more. Let's Connect:   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovemothernurture/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themothernurture   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katelyndenning/   Website: https://www.themothernurture.com/  

In this episode of Traffic Safety Thursday on The Valley Today, host Janet Michael and Lt. Warren Gosnell from the Frederick County Sheriff's Office cover a variety of topics centered around traffic safety and local issues. They examined the rationale behind school closures during inclement weather conditions. Goz explained the complexities and safety considerations that go into these decisions, emphasizing the importance of looking beyond individual perspectives to understand the broader implications. Janet asked a specific legal question about 1950s cars without seatbelts, and Goz clarified that vehicles manufactured before a certain date are grandfathered in and not required to have seatbelts. They also discussed the enforcement of speed limits in school zones, particularly focusing on what happens if the school zone lights come on while driving through. Goz elaborated on the procedures officers follow to ensure fairness in enforcement. They touched on the purpose and functionality of speed signs, which collect data to help manage and maintain traffic safety efficiently. Announcements were made about the logistics of the upcoming Middletown Christmas Parade, including street closures and timings. Finally, Goz provided some crucial traffic safety reminders for the upcoming holiday season, urging everyone to slow down, remain vigilant, and avoid distractions to ensure they arrive at their destinations safely.

On this episode, Cynthia Okechukwu, the founder of Black Girls Read Chicago, and I discuss books that make you cry, her love of hardcover books, and what kinds of audiobooks work for both of us. She also gets to share an incredible story of getting a critical book put into her hands at a young age.    Black Girls Read Chicago Instagram  The Read & Run Chicago Gift Guide    Books mentioned in this episode:    What Betsy's reading:  The City and It's Uncertain Walls by Haruki Murakami  How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix  Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman   Books Highlighted by Cynthia: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou  The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai  Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn  The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Souljah The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison  Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origins and Spread of Nationalism by Benedict Anderson Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine    All books available on my Bookshop.org episode page.   Other books mentioned in this episode: Little House Box Set by Laura Ingalls Wilder  Matilda by Roald Dahl  Last Summer on State Street by Toya Wolfe  Original Sins: The (Mis)Education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism by Eve L. Ewing  Ghosts in the Schoolyard: Racism and School Closings on Chicago's South Side by Eve L. Ewing Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson  Running While Black: Finding Freedom in a Sport that Wasn't Built for Us by Alison Mariella Désir Will by Will Smith & Mark Manson The Meaning of Mariah Carey by Mariah Carey  Caucasia by Danzy Senna  It by Stephen King The Help by Kathryn Stockett 

On this episode, Cat Shieh, a Caliornian transplant to Chicago and former ethnic studies professor, discusses her hesitancy when people ask for recommendations and recommend books to her. She's not afraid to drink the haterade, give a hot take, and make me guess what her answer is going to be to my questions. We talk about sad books (about reality) and some of our shared pet peeves about the reading world.    Here is the Claudia Rankine excerpt that Cat read on the episode.    Books mentioned in this episode:    What Betsy's reading:  Ædnan by Linnea Axelsson, trans. Saskia Vogel  Catalina by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio    Books Highlighted by Cat: High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey from Africa to America by Jessica B. Harris NYC Basic Tips and Etiquette by Nathan Pyle A Problem From Hell: America and the Age of Genocide by Samantha Power Hold These Truths by Jeanne Sakata Red State Revolt: The Teacher's Strike Wave and Working-Class Politics by Eric Blanc Pruitt-Igoe by Bob Hansman Transgender 101: A Simple Guide to a Complex Issue by Nicholas Teich White Kids: Growing Up with Privilege in a Racially Divided America by Margaret Hagerman  The Wind Done Gone by Alice Randall   The Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde    All books available on my Bookshop.org episode page.   Other books mentioned in this episode: Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant: A Memoir by Curtis Chan  Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine  I Was Their American Dream: A Graphic Memoir by Malaka Gharib  Authentic Mexican: Regional Cooking from the Heart of Mexico by Rick Bayless  Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer  Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer  The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen  White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism by Robin Diangelo  Ghosts in the Schoolyard: Racism and School Closings on Chicago's South Side by Eve L. Ewing  Strange Planet by Nathan W. Pyle  How to Be An Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi  We Want to Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom by Bettina Love  Serve the People; Making Asian America in the Long Sixties by Karen L. Ishizuka & Jeff Chang  Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen by Jose Antonio Vargas  The Latinos of Asia: How Filipino Americans Break the Rules of Race by Anthony Christian Ocampo

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January 16th, 2024 The Musers have a tradition unlike any other when Michael Irvin calls in to discuss school closings in the metroplex  Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and X Listen to past episodes on The Ticket's Website And follow The Ticket Top 10 on Apple, Spotify or Amazon Music See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This year marked a decade since the nation's largest mass school closure. In 2013, 50 Chicago schools were closed for good, sending shockwaves through the city's Black and brown neighborhoods. As we look back on big stories from 2023, we're revisiting this conversation from June with Eve Ewing, author of “Ghosts in the Schoolyard: Racism and School Closings on Chicago's South Side.” Want some more City Cast Chicago news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Chicago newsletter.  Follow us @citycastchicago You can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 773 780-0246 Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Feminist Book Club: The Podcast! In this insightful episode, Nox and Caroline share their personal experiences as educators, discussing the books that have profoundly impacted their teaching journeys. As a new and seasoned educator, they exchange ideas and insights while examining the flaws within our education system. Books mentioned:  Positive Discipline in the Classroom by Jane Nelsen and Lynn Lott Why Play Works by Jill Vialet We Say No!: A Child's Guide to Resistance by Jana Christy and John Seven A Rule is to Break: A Child's Guide to Anarchy by Jana Christy and John Seven The Anti-Racist Writing Workshop: How To Decolonize the Creative Classroom by Felicia Rose Chavez  Ghosts in the Schoolyard: Racism and School Closings on Chicago's South Side by Eve L. Ewing  Prepare to be inspired, enlightened, and empowered by the insights shared on Feminist Book Club: The Podcast. Support our hosts: Caroline: Instagram  Nox: Blog // Instagram // TikTok // Twitter // YouTube Beyond the Box: Our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday Check out our online community here!  This episode was edited by Niba and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people. Original music by @iam.onyxrose Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

The Alpine School District's Board of Education voted unanimously Friday to close Sharon and Valley View elementary schools, effective in the fall of 2023. Rachel Hall, who has a student at Cascade Elementary which will absorb students from Sharon joins Jeff and discusses the frustrations many parents are facing with the Board.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As Chicago Public Schools let out for summer around this time a decade ago, 50 schools were closed for good. It was the largest mass school closure in the nation's history, which sent shockwaves through the city's Black and brown neighborhoods. Eve Ewing is a former CPS teacher and the author of “Ghosts in the Schoolyard: Racism and School Closings on Chicago's South Side.” She talks with host Jacoby Cochran about why it's so important to remember how this happened. Some news: Riot Fest organizers will host an online community meeting this Wednesday at 6pm. We're doing a survey to learn more about our listeners, so we can make City Cast [City] an even better, more useful podcast for you. We'd be grateful if you took the survey at citycast.fm/survey—it's only 5 minutes long. Plus, anyone who takes the survey will be eligible to win a $250 Visa gift card. Want some more City Cast Chicago news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Chicago newsletter.  Follow us @citycastchicago You can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 773 780-0246 Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why does ABC need to be our Momma Bear? Why does ABC need to be our keeper? Grace is sick and tired of the tiramisu of Democrat hypocrisy. She opens her show with Randi Weingarten's attempt to alter the history of about three years ago when she promoted shutting down schools.

Guest: Nicole Jennings live on the closure of two Bellevue schools.//Influencer culture - and the good and bad of it.//New security measures on light rail.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Diamond Sharp's Super Sad Black Girl is a love letter to her hometown of Chicago, where the speaker finds solace and community with her literary idols in hopes of answering the question: What does it look like when Black women are free?Lorraine Hansberry and Gwendolyn Brooks appear throughout these poems, counseling the speaker as she navigates her own depression and exploratory questions about the “Other Side,” as do Sandra Bland, Rekia Boyd, and other Black women who have been murdered by police. Sharp's poetry is self-assured, playful, and imaginative, reminiscent of Langston Hughes with its precision and brevity. The book explores purgatorial, in-between spaces that the speaker occupies as she struggles to find a place and time where she can live safely and freely. With her skillful use of repetition, particularly in her series of concrete poems, lines and voices echo across the book so the reader, too, feels suspended within Sharp's lyric moments. Super Sad Black Girl is a compassionate and ethereal depiction of mental illness from a promising and powerful poet.Join us for this livestream of the in-person book launch event for Super Sad Black Girl with Diamond Sharp, Eve Ewing, Raych Jackson and Jamila Woods. -------------------------------------------------- Speakers: Diamond Sharp is a poet and essayist from Chicago. Super Sad Black Girl is her debut collection of poems. Dr. Eve L. Ewing is a sociologist of education and a writer from Chicago. She is the award-winning author of four books: the poetry collections Electric Arches and 1919, the nonfiction work Ghosts in the Schoolyard: Racism and School Closings on Chicago's South Side, and most recently a novel for young readers, Maya and the Robot. She is the co-author (with Nate Marshall) of the play No Blue Memories: The Life of Gwendolyn Brooks. Rachel “Raych” Jackson is a writer, educator and performer. Her poems have gained over 2 million views on YouTube. She is the 2017 NUPIC Champion and a 2017 Pink Door fellow. Jackson recently voiced 'DJ Raych' in the Jackbox game, Mad Verse City. She voices Tiffany in Battu, an upcoming animation recently picked up by Cartoon Network. Her latest play, “Emotions & Bots”, premiered at the Woerdz Festival in Lucerne, Switzerland. Jamila Woods is a Chicago-bred singer/songwriter and award-winning poet whose inspirations include Gwendolyn Brooks and Toni Morrison. Following the 2016 release of her debut album HEAVN, Woods received critical acclaim for her singular sound that is both rooted in soul and wholly modern. Her 2019 sophomore release LEGACY! LEGACY! featured 12 tracks named after writers, thinkers, and visual artists who have influenced her life and work. She is a Pushcart Prize-winning poet and co-editor of BreakBeat Poets: Black Girl Magic (2018). Watch the live event recording: https://youtu.be/W_yl0SZR050 Buy books from Haymarket: www.haymarketbooks.org Follow us on Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/haymarketbooks

Hour 1 of the A&G Replay for Monday December 26 includes School Closings and Progressives, God's Gift to Pizza, Joe's Life Decision, RobocallsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Kansas City Missouri School District just announced its Blueprint 2030, an ambitious plan of transformation including the closing of ten schools. We'll talk to Jason Roberts, president of the […] The post What's the Teachers' Union Have to Say about the KCMO School Closings? and Ironworkers' Dave Coleman appeared first on KKFI.

The Kansas City Missouri School District just announced its Blueprint 2030, an ambitious plan of transformation including the closing of ten schools. We'll talk to Jason Roberts, president of the Kansas City Federation of Teachers and get his reaction. Then, Dave Coleman is business manager of Iron Workers Local 10. Why do they call iron […] The post What’s the Teachers’ Union Have to Say about the KCMO School Closings? and Ironworkers’ Dave Coleman appeared first on KKFI.

This week Alice and Kim catch up on all the books they read during their summer break. Plus, they share some new memoirs and social history titles. Follow For Real using RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. For more nonfiction recommendations, sign up for our True Story newsletter, edited by Kendra Winchester and Kim Ukura. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Nonfiction In the News David McCullough, Best-Selling Explorer of America's Past, Dies at 89 [New York Times] New Books Bright: A Memoir by Kiki Petrosino A History of Delusions: The Glass King, a Substitute Husband and a Walking Corpse by Victoria Shepherd What the Children Told Us: The Untold Story of the Famous “Doll Test” and the Black Psychologists Who Changed the World by Tim Spofford A Good Country: My Life in Twelve Towns and the Devastating Battle for a White America by Sofia Ali-Khan Books We Read on Summer Break The Ugly Cry: A Memoir by Danielle Henderson Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi Amity and Prosperity: One Family and the Fracturing of America by Eliza Griswold The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789 by Joseph J. Ellis The World as It Is: A Memoir of the Obama White House by Ben Rhodes The Colony: Faith and Blood in a Promised Land by Sally Denton Crying in H Mart: A Memoir by Michelle Zauner Reading Now The Scandalous Hamiltons: A Gilded Age Grifter, a Founding Fathers Disgraced Descendant, and a Trial at the Dawn of Tabloid Journalism by Bill Shaffer Ghosts in the Schoolyard: Racism and School Closings on Chicago's South Side by Eve L. Ewing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Part 4 -- PAINE Reveals: The 'Next' Scamdemic in Fall Could Lock Down Election to Keep You from Voting & Keep These Criminals in Power; WH Doc Yanked from Podium When Asked About School Closings; BlackRock CEO Tells Americans to 'Bend Over' Sign up for Hot Wire on Paine.tv and Get the Intel that's Too Hot For Anywhere Else on Paine.tv Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Part 3 -- PAINE Reveals: The 'Next' Scamdemic in Fall Could Lock Down Election to Keep You from Voting & Keep These Criminals in Power; WH Doc Yanked from Podium When Asked About School Closings; BlackRock CEO Tells Americans to 'Bend Over' Sign up for Hot Wire on Paine.tv and Get the Intel that's Too Hot For Anywhere Else on Paine.tv Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Part 2 -- PAINE Reveals: The 'Next' Scamdemic in Fall Could Lock Down Election to Keep You from Voting & Keep These Criminals in Power; WH Doc Yanked from Podium When Asked About School Closings; BlackRock CEO Tells Americans to 'Bend Over' Sign up for Hot Wire on Paine.tv and Get the Intel that's Too Hot For Anywhere Else on Paine.tv Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Part 1 -- PAINE Reveals: The 'Next' Scamdemic in the Fall Could Lock Down Elections to Keep You from Voting and Keep These Criminals in Power; WH Doc Yanked from Podium When Asked About Fall School Closings; BlackRock CEO Tell Americans to 'Bend Over'; Fauci Returns. Yikes Sign up for Hot Wire on Paine.tv and Get the Intel that's Too Hot For Anywhere Else on Paine.tv Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Part 6 -- PAINE Reveals: The 'Next' Scamdemic in Fall Could Lock Down Election to Keep You from Voting & Keep These Criminals in Power; WH Doc Yanked from Podium When Asked About School Closings; BlackRock CEO Tells Americans to 'Bend Over' ]Sign up for Hot Wire on Paine.tv and Get the Intel that's Too Hot For Anywhere Else on Paine.tv Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Part 5 -- PAINE Reveals: The 'Next' Scamdemic in Fall Could Lock Down Election to Keep You from Voting & Keep These Criminals in Power; WH Doc Yanked from Podium When Asked About School Closings; BlackRock CEO Tells Americans to 'Bend Over' Sign up for Hot Wire on Paine.tv and Get the Intel that's Too Hot For Anywhere Else on Paine.tv Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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