Ethical Schools
Episodes
Parent-school relationships in early childhood programs: Family engagement is driven by families
15 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Yasmin Morales-Alexander of Lehman College dispels the myth that Latinx parents don’t engage in the...
The Algebra Project: Math Literacy and Empowerment
08 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kate Belin teaches math at Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School, a progressive public school in the B...
NYC schools: still separate and unequal
02 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Student activists Coco Rhum and Hebh Jamal describe what real integration of NYC schools would look ...
Advice for Secondary School Teachers
26 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This is an encore. We interview Lev Moscow who, for the last 14 years, has taught history and economi...
Multicultural Education: Challenges and Aspirations
18 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We speak with New York State Regent Luis O. Reyes on the evolution of multilingual education in New Y...
Multicultural Education: Challenges and Aspirations
18 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We speak with New York State Regent Luis O. Reyes on the evolution of multilingual education in New York, beginning with the ASPIRA Consent Decree th...
Gender Inclusivity: Where Science and Ethics Intersect
11 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We speak with high school science teachers and trans men, Sam Long and Lewis Maday-Travis, who have d...
Gender Inclusivity: Where Science and Ethics Intersect
11 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We speak with high school science teachers and trans men, Sam Long and Lewis Maday-Travis, who have developed resources and trainings to help biol...
Emotionally Responsive Education: “inviting and containing”
04 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Margaret Blachly of Bank Street’s Center for Emotionally Responsive Practice describes how to fit m...
Emotionally Responsive Education: "inviting and containing"
04 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Margaret Blachly of Bank Street’s Center for Emotionally Responsive Practice describes how to fit materials, curriculum, and relationships toget...
Post-traumatic growth and resilience: Creating safe environments for Central American immigrant children
27 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This is an encore. Our conversation with Stephanie Carnes about Central American immigrant youth was ...
Special education: How students and their teachers are shortchanged
20 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jia Lee, NYC special education teacher and union activist, talks about the unfairness of the Fair Fun...
Reframing masculinity: Stopping violence against women and girls
13 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Quentin Walcott (“Q”), a leading NYC and international anti-violence educator and activist, creat...
Ed schools as allies to new teachers of color
06 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Harriet (“Niki”) Fayne of Lehman College School of Education describes strategies to support ...
Paula Rogovin: Creating a social justice early childhood classroom
30 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We speak with Paula Rogovin, who taught kindergarten and first grade in NYC public schools for 44 yea...
José Jiménez on gender diversity and sexual identity in elementary schools
23 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We speak with José Luis Jiménez, principal of A.C.E. Academy for Scholars, PS 290, in Queens. A que...
Kiersten Greene on technology in schools: “Are we doing our homework?”
16 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We speak with Dr. Kiersten Greene, Associate Professor of Literacy Education at SUNY New Paltz, about...
Ujju Aggarwal on school choice, whiteness as property, and the “right to exclude”
10 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We speak with Dr. Ujju Aggarwal, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Experiential Learning at the...
Jesse Hagopian on bringing Black Lives Matter into schools
02 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We speak with Jesse Hagopian, an editor for ReThinking Schools and a long-time teacher in the Seattle...
Adjoa Jones de Almeida of the Brooklyn Museum on art as experience
25 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We speak with Adjoa Jones de Almeida, Director of Education at the Brooklyn Museum. We discuss the si...
Melissa Rivers on Community-Based Education in Rural Alaska
18 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We speak with Melissa Rivers, Principal of the Scammon Bay School in Alaska’s Lower Yukon, a mile fr...
Mark Santow on Suing Rhode Island for Educational Equal Protection
11 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We speak with Dr. Mark Santow, Chair of the Department of History at the University of Massachusetts-...
Lev Moscow offers advice for secondary school teachers
04 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We interview Lev Moscow who, for the last 14 years, has taught history and economics at The Beacon Sch...
Leo Ackley on teaching in Finland’s consistently superior schools
28 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Amy interviews Leo Ackley, who emigrated to Finland in the 1972. He taught art, history of architectu...
Kym Vanderbilt on ethical early childhood teacher preparation
21 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We interview Kym Vanderbilt, Lecturer and Professional Development Liaison in the Early Childhood/Chi...
Anna Allanbrook on Brooklyn New School: Centering children, marginalizing tests
14 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We speak with Anna Allanbrook, longtime principal of Brooklyn New School (BNS). Learning at BNS is in...
David Kirkland on New York’s State’s Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education Framework
07 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We speak with Dr. David E. Kirkland, Executive Director of NYU’s Metropolitan Center for Research o...
Norman Fruchter on the pioneering alternative high school he and colleagues built in Newark in the 1970s
31 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We speak with Norm Fruchter, long-time educational activist and thought leader, about Independence Sc...
Soledad Hiciano on nurturing and educating immigrant children in an age of deportation and deprivation
24 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We speak with Soledad Hiciano, executive director of Community Association of Progressive Dominicans ...
David C. Bloomfield on why we need a revolution in attitude to see education as a social good rather than an individual property right
17 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We speak with Dr. David C. Bloomfield, Professor of Education Leadership. Law & Policy at Brookl...
Silvia Canales on Relationship-Based College Counseling
10 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We speak with Silvia Canales, who coordinates the college advisory program at Brotherhood/Sister Sol,...
Scarlett Lewis on the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement: A Sandy Hook parent’s SEL program
03 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
“Nurturing, Healing Love” was the message that Scarlett Lewis found on her kitchen chalkboard sho...
Adán Vásquez on The Washington Heights Community Conservatory of Fine Arts: “I could be the one playing the cello!”
26 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We talk with Adán Vásquez, executive and artistic director of the Association of Dominican Classica...
Kids learn through relationships: A conversation with Pedro Noguera about building a culture conducive to teaching and learning
19 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We talk with Dr. Pedro Noguera about public school models that work for students, parents and teacher...
Jason Warwin on The Brotherhood/Sister Sol: Building strong Black and Latinx youth leaders for social change
12 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Warwin is the Co-Founder and Associate Executive Director of The Brotherhood/Sister Sol, an org...
Stephanie Carnes on post-traumatic growth and resilience: Cultural competence and creating safe environments for Central American immigrant children in today’s U.S.
05 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We talk with Stephanie Carnes, a trauma-focused bilingual school social worker in a large public high...
Mark Gordon on the Friends and Relationships Course: Teaching and learning from people with intellectual disabilities about sexuality, interdependence, and inclusion
29 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We talk with Mark Gordon, founder of the Friends and Relationships Course, a program in New Mexico th...
Zoe Weil on humane education: The world becomes what we teach
22 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We talk with Zoe Weil, the co-founder and president of the Institute for Humane Education. She talks...
Deborah Meier on Public Education and Democracy: What makes an ethical school
15 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We talk with MacArthur “genius” award winner Deborah Meier, a founder of the small schools moveme...
Eva Lopez on Act4Change: Applying Theatre of the Oppressed to building social justice in The Bronx
08 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We talk with Eva Lopez about Act4Change, a Theatre of the Oppressed project in the Bronx. Eva Lopez us...
Shirley Edwards on EBC High School: Building an educational community in Bushwick
23 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We talk with Shirley Edwards about EBC High School for Public Service and the creation of an intention...