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Cesar Chavez’s Legacy Shattered, Social Media Addiction Damages, and Melania’s Robots are Coming for Teachers’ Jobs
73 hours 53 mins; March 28, 2026
Did A 4 Day School Week Doom Oregon Students’ Scores?
17 mins; March 21, 2026
Parents Trust Grades More Than Test Scores… Are They Right?
18 mins; March 14, 2026
Supreme Court Backs Conservative Christian Effort to Overturn Gender Disclosure Ruling
20 mins; March 08, 2026
Impending Teacher Strikes And A New Rule Threatens to Cut College Majors That Don’t Make Money
68 hours 44 mins; February 28, 2026
Student Walkouts, Kicking Undocumented Kids Out of School, and the Cesspool of Misinformation Online
66 hours 31 mins; February 21, 2026
Are Students “Quiet Quitting” School?
65 hours 22 mins; February 07, 2026
Trump Admin Drops Appeal on “Dear Colleague Letter” and New Research Shows Lasting Effects of ICE Terrorism on Children
69 hours 58 mins; January 31, 2026
ICE Terrorism in Minnesota Hits Home and School
57 mins; January 10, 2026
A Teacher-less, AI Instructed School Gains Interest as Elite College Alumni Can’t Get Jobs, Replaced by AI
19 mins; January 03, 2026
Free Reign on Discrimination in Schools as DOJ Guts Civil Rights Act of 1964
18 mins; December 27, 2025
The Latest Casualty of the Anti DEI Hysteria: White Men
59 mins; December 20, 2025
Almost 40% of Students at Stanford are Disabled. What’s Happening with Gen Z?
60 hours 28 mins; December 13, 2025
Are Male Teachers Going Out of Style?
59 mins; November 22, 2025
ICE terrorism hurts student learning… and water is wet
18 mins; November 19, 2025
While the USDOE Trolls us Online, Voters in Colorado Say Tax the Rich to Feed the Kids
59 mins; November 15, 2025
Turning School into Shopping at Amazon, and the Continued Gaslighting of Educators About Antisemitism
68 hours 31 mins; November 08, 2025
Cops pull guns on Black student: AI said his bag of chips was a gun
22 mins; November 05, 2025
Those who can’t do, teach…right?
61 hours 35 mins; November 01, 2025
AI Is Eroding Student-Teacher Trust
18 mins; October 29, 2025
A Dose of Their Own Medicine: CO District Sued for Book Bans
14 mins; October 22, 2025
Trump & McMahon Put Nail in the Coffin of USDOE
17 mins; October 18, 2025
Cash for Attendance: Good Look, or Nah?
62 hours 25 mins; October 13, 2025
Teacher Pay Penalty Hits Record High
16 mins; October 10, 2025
White Affirmative Action: The Classic Learning Test Gains Traction
13 mins; October 08, 2025
USC Doubles Down on Legacy and Donor Admits, Violating New CA Law
14 mins; October 06, 2025
Dumber by Design: Faculty Prepare for An Exodus from the South
66 hours 8 mins; September 27, 2025
Amidst the Chilling Effect: Educator Free Speech, Academic Freedom, and the Weaponization of a Killing w/Gerardo Muñoz
75 hours 12 mins; September 20, 2025
Normalizing the Not Normal: Vaccine Denial, Dismantling Public Ed, and Armed Drones in Schools
65 hours 26 mins; September 06, 2025
Mpls School Shooting, Ten Commandments in TX Schools, and the Fallout from Mahmoud Begins
71 hours 29 mins; August 30, 2025
The BOY Episode - Starting the School Year with Resilience and Trepidation w/Genevieve DeBose
65 hours 29 mins; August 16, 2025
The War on Ethnic Studies Continues, and Takes a Detour Through Palestine
73 hours 23 mins; August 03, 2025
Adulting 101, and do Experienced Teachers Continue to Get Better?
68 hours 45 mins; July 12, 2025
Happy Fascist Friday!
70 hours 45 mins; June 28, 2025
The Kids Aint Reading… Does It Matter?
75 hours 10 mins; June 14, 2025
What’s the Purpose of High School?
72 hours 0 mins; June 07, 2025
College Board Says “No Racism Here” as it Ends Racial Identification for Key Scholarship Program
75 hours 18 mins; May 31, 2025
Should We Bring Back the Zero? Equitable Grading Today, and Trump Takes Two Ls This Week
78 hours 50 mins; May 24, 2025
News Roundup! Confederates Confederating, Newsom Fails Ethnic Studies, Linda Drops Ball on Student Loan Payments, and Should College Students Go To Class??
70 hours 28 mins; May 17, 2025
They Cheatin! Bombshell Piece Reveals Extent and Cost of College ChatGPT Use
68 hours 13 mins; May 10, 2025
HVAC Systems and Student Achievement, Plus the Latest in Right-Wing Shenanigans
71 hours 0 mins; April 27, 2025
This Week in Education in Fascist America… The Resistance Gains (A Little) Momentum
75 hours 18 mins; April 19, 2025
Throwback! AOTA Show on Flip the Script KPFK 90.7 with Vida Starr in 2019
27 mins; April 12, 2025
The Wickedness Continues from DC, and Lessons on Privatization from Kanye’s School - Passing Period #153
67 hours 21 mins; April 05, 2025
Feds Begin Effort to Force of Outing LGBTQ+ Students, and Trojan Horse Attack Against Ethnic Studies in CA - Passing Period #152
74 hours 55 mins; March 29, 2025
Trump and McMahon Come Off The Third Rope On Public Education - Passing Period #151
72 hours 47 mins; March 22, 2025
Republicans Gut USDOE And Let Us Know Everyone Is NOT Welcome Here - Passing Period #150
69 hours 17 mins; March 15, 2025
#117 - The DEI Backlash w/ Joe Truss! (REPOST)
85 hours 48 mins; March 12, 2025
More Right Wing Shenanigans and AI replacing College Counselors… What Could Go Wrong? - Passing Period #149
72 hours 23 mins; March 08, 2025
Racist Federal Lawsuit Accuses UC of Admitting too Many Black and Brown Students - Passing Period #148
63 hours 57 mins; February 08, 2025
#117 - The DEI Backlash w/Joe Truss!
85 hours 48 mins; February 02, 2025
NAEP Scores, Insane Executive Orders, and an Attempt to Kick Undocumented Kids out of School - Passing Period #147
70 hours 49 mins; February 01, 2025
Trumpism in Education, Week 1 - Passing Period #146
53 mins; January 25, 2025
AOTA Special: Interview with Jesse Hagopian, author of the new book Teach Truth: The Struggle for Antiracist Education
47 mins; January 18, 2025
Los Angeles Fires Update: Community and Schools - Passing Period #144
72 hours 44 mins; January 11, 2025
New Ed Laws in CA and AR Federal Judge Blocks Draconian Book Bans - Passing Period #143
56 mins; January 04, 2025
#116 - Teach Truth: The Struggle for Antiracist Education w/ Jesse Hagopian!
80 hours 12 mins; December 14, 2024
Colleges Write Off Rural Students and Cut Majors, Programs - Passing Period #142
34 mins; December 07, 2024
Recess For The Win And Pro Wrestling Comes to Public Ed - Passing Period #141
55 mins; November 23, 2024
Unification of Church and State: Updates From the Front Lines of the Battle for Public Education - Passing Period #140
62 hours 52 mins; November 16, 2024
The End of Education As We Know It… Or Not - Passing Period #139
63 hours 48 mins; November 09, 2024
Rich Kids Buy Their Way Into USC and Black and Brown Educators Plan to Leave LA Schools - Passing Period #138
66 hours 39 mins; November 02, 2024
#115 - College Uncovered w/ Kirk Carapezza of GBH News!
80 hours 31 mins; October 19, 2024
Novels Are Disappearing From School… Should We Bring Them Back? - Passing Period #137
62 hours 42 mins; September 28, 2024
Teacher Strikes Work, and New Efforts to Fix Math Identity - Passing Period #136
61 hours 13 mins; September 21, 2024
Another School Shooting in America, and Menstrual Ed (almost) Comes to CA - Passing Period #135
65 hours 24 mins; September 07, 2024
Turns Out America’s Schools Are Safer Than Ever - Passing Period #134
62 hours 0 mins; August 24, 2024
Gov. Newsome Urges Schools to Ban Cell Phones in Class Now - Passing Period #133
62 hours 2 mins; August 17, 2024
TItle IX Changes Are Here… Sort Of. And Bold Ideas for Addressing Chronic Absenteeism - Passing Period #132
67 hours 31 mins; August 10, 2024
Give Em Cash And The School Calendar - Passing Period #131
59 mins; August 03, 2024
Student Behaviors Hit the Headlines - Passing Period #130
62 hours 5 mins; July 27, 2024
Integration of Church and State, Coming to a School Near You - Passing Period #129
69 hours 32 mins; July 06, 2024
Periods and Personal Finance Coming to CA High Schools - Passing Period #128
61 hours 12 mins; June 29, 2024
Survey Shows Broad AAPI Support for Teaching About Racism and History - Passing Period #127
47 mins; June 01, 2024
#114 - Fighting Back Against the Attacks on Public Education w/ Dr. Heather Harding!
83 hours 24 mins; May 18, 2024
The Confederacy is Back in Style in Virginia - Passing Period #126
30 mins; May 11, 2024
#113 - The Promise and Dangers of A.I. in Education with Priten Shah!
74 hours 25 mins; May 04, 2024
Campus Uprisings and the Age Old Question: to Become an Administrator, or Not to Become an Administrator? - Passing Period #125
65 hours 19 mins; April 27, 2024
USC and Ronny D, Leading the Way In White Supremacist Nonsense This Week - Passing Period #124
69 hours 18 mins; April 20, 2024
#112 - The Way Forward for PLCs with Dr. Anthony Muhammad!
86 hours 41 mins; April 13, 2024
The Benefits of Black Teachers and Chicago Reverses Course on Per Pupil Funding - Passing Period #123
66 hours 51 mins; March 23, 2024
Data Shows Benefits of Reading Banned Books, and Learning Loss = $31 Trillion - Passing Period #122
62 hours 34 mins; March 16, 2024
Is Erasing School Attendance Zones the Path to Liberation, or the New Tool to Undermine Public Education? - Passing Period #121
59 mins; March 09, 2024
Childhood in Gaza, Black Hair in TX Schools, and the Right Wing Chilling Effect on Teachers- Passing Period #120
68 hours 29 mins; March 02, 2024
“Surprising” Data about Emergency Credentialed Teachers and Teacher Mental Health - Passing Period #119
56 mins; February 18, 2024
Double Dose of Dartmouth - Unionized Athletes and Bringing Back the SAT - Passing Period #118
74 hours 32 mins; February 10, 2024
$2B CA Settlement To Address Learning Loss Is A Good Thing, Right? - Passing Period #117
58 mins; February 03, 2024
Fewer Cops in Schools… For Now - Passing Period #116
58 mins; January 20, 2024
Sending Homeless Students “Home” in CA - Passing Period #115
63 hours 49 mins; January 13, 2024
New Years Ed News Roundup: Harvard Pres, AI, Cops Banning Books, and Ed Dept Resignation Over Gaza - Passing Period #114
75 hours 52 mins; January 06, 2024
AI and DEI: Oklahoma Bans DEI in Schools, and Stanford Study Says AI Doesn’t Increase Cheating - Passing Period #113
52 mins; December 17, 2023
#111 - Justice, Hope, and Teaching Fiercely w/ Kass and Cornelius Minor!
78 hours 36 mins; December 09, 2023
Christianity and Big Oil Intrude on Science Textbooks, and Silencing Teachers on Palestine - Passing Period #112
59 mins; December 02, 2023
Christianity and Big Oil Intrude On Science Textbooks, and Silencing Teachers on Palestine - Passing Period #112
59 mins; December 02, 2023
The Growing Importance of College, and CA Now Requires Teaching Kids to Recognize Fake News - Passing Period #111
53 mins; November 18, 2023
#110 - The Palestinian Experience in U.S. Schools Today w/ Dr. Sawsan Jaber!
87 hours 21 mins; November 04, 2023
#109 - School leadership in today’s climate w/ UCLA’s Dr. Tonikiaa Orange!
77 hours 39 mins; October 28, 2023
How We Talk About Palestine and Israel in School, and a New Law Requiring Cursive Instruction in CA - Passing Period #110
62 hours 1 min; October 21, 2023
Palestine, Israel, the Manufactured Controversy Around Ethnic Studies, and Where We Go From Here - Passing Period #109
68 hours 16 mins; October 14, 2023
#108 - Dope teaching and doctoral work w/ LaMar Timmons-Long!