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Educator, scholar, and activist Julia Sass Ruben is shaking up New Jersey politics.   She has upended the way the Democratic Party machine usually chooses candidates, and maybe something a little closer to democracy will come to New Jersey!  This follows a mass parent initiative she started several years ago..
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Talented new teachers struggle to finance expensive teacher education.  The answer exists – provided by a wealthy donor.  These teachers.organize to have her wishes honored.
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Hear activist and publisher Paul Cobb on his involvement in historic struggles against racism in schools and community.
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Can academics be activists?  Does it mess with their objectivity?   Professor Steven Danley mixes academics and activism for himself and his students with some interesting results.
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There is considerable evidence now that state interference in local schools and colleges most heavily impacts Black and Brown students.   San Francisco City College is again being affected by the decisions of state regulatory agenicies.  Hear about it on today’s show
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Two educators from the Navajo Nation fill us in on the complexity of Navajo education.
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