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The effects of educational disparity play out during the entire lifetime of the student. On top of that, it effects us all in various ways. This is the discussion that explains how to avoid the pitfalls of class-based educational disparity and how each person can limit it's effect while the systemic process catches up. Hear what Chelsea Robberson of Lealyn Growth thinks is the key to it all. 

Even though we don't intend, parents and teachers often use grades as a mental health measurement tool. I spoke to Dr. Roseanne Capanna Hodge (DrRoseann.com) about how mental health affects today's students and how class-based educational disparity may increase or decrease the impact.

While STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) is easily recognized as a focus for many schools, class-based educational disparity affects how schools focus on it. A major overlooked concern though, there are considerable gender gaps for women when it comes to STEM. And for many, that's on top of the class-based educational disparity. I speak to Dr. Richa Chandra of TheWisestWomen.com to uncover some of multiple ways women are impacted by the disparities in the education system.

The discussion about class-based educational disparity usually centers around test scores, grades and finances. Those easy to pinpoint hard concept overtake the idea and benefit the arts have for our kids. In this episode,Nina Meehan unlocks the important role the arts play in the emotional and mental development of our children. Additionally, we discuss the role the arts play in our culture as a whole.

When education is approached like a product in a store, what does it do to the educational system as a whole? Or...how much do we even care? We explore the school funding process with Jackie Matisse Peng and raise questions about how a "my child is fine" mindset helps grow class-based educational disparity.

Jacie Zook, a teacher who prefers to work at Title 1 schools, doesn't spend her energy thinking about class-based educational disparity. Instead, all of her attention is focused entirely on the needs of her students. Hear why she chooses to place her focus on the students, the hope she tries to instill and obstacles she has to overcome in order to do it.