COVID' The Education Effect

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COVID' The Education Effect Podcast

Fifty million students attend public schools in the United States. Public education was stressed before the outbreak of Covid-19. Now administrators, educators, and parents are forced to innovate academic instruction, manage emotional stressors (anxiety for kids and themselves), curb education inequality, and provide social services to at-risk students. This series looks beyond data to people with an eye towards solutions to combat public education deficits during coronavirus and beyond.

Episodes

  1. 18/02/2021

    COVID' The Psychological Effect

    The coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated already-stressful events for many. Additionally, the quarantine restrictions have created downstream consequences including social isolation and diminished support networks. Dr. Carter shares her expertise to educate and equip us for what the CDC is calling the Covid-19 Mental Health pandemic. Music: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3831-groove-grove

    50 min

  2. 02/02/2021

    COVID' The Psychological Effect

    We are all struggling with the impact of Covid-19 compounded with calls for social justice, political polarization, and an economic downturn. In this episode, Psychotherapist Ric Mathews discusses the psychological and physiological effects of our prolonged stress and the tools we can use to help balance our emotional well-being.

    31 min

  3. 26/01/2021

    The Epidemic of Homeless Youth

    Over 4 million young adults experience homelessness every year in the US. Their population and underlying factors have increased during Covid-19. Pam Lieber, Program Manager with Sasha Bruce YouthWork - a non-profit providing essential services including shelter and meals to homeless young adults.

    37 min

  4. 22/01/2021

    Poverty and Pandemic

    Poverty and homelessness didn’t start with Covid-19 and will not end with a vaccine. The needs and challenges faced by families living in poverty are exacerbated by coronavirus. Deanna Pruitt with the Terrace Clay Family Support Center is working to address those concerns.

    30 min

  5. 30/12/2020

    The MisEducation of Homeless Youth

    Each year, it’s estimated over 4.million youth and young adults experience homelessness. The inefficiencies of social services, safety nets, even state and federal regulations to protect the most vulnerable in our society are laid bare during Covid-19. Already over-stressed, under-funded, resource-strained; options-deprived Health and Human Service agencies are scrambling to meet the physical and emotional needs of these young people. Music by Nick Tresente

    32 min

  6. 15/12/2020

    Homeless Youth and Their Education

    Each year, over 4 million youth and young adults experience homelessness. For many homeless kids school is a safe harbor. Schools provide shelter, food, healthcare, socialization, and are a respite from uncertainty. What practices exists to combat the myriad of issues homeless kids face getting a solid education within the restrictions of a pandemic? Imagine attempting to participate in online instruction through a cell phone – using public WIFI in a shelter or parking lot.

    16 min

  7. 08/12/2020

    The Education Gap - Part 2

    In this last episode on The Education Gap, we explore a personal point of view on inequality in public education. Lee Granados is a parent of two school-age children in Washington DC. For added education cred, Lee is also a former teacher. She has firsthand experience with the education gap between private and public, suburban and urban, and even with schools within the DC public education system. She is a fierce advocator for education equality – no matter your zip code. Groove Grove by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3831-groove-grove License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    32 min

  8. 02/12/2020

    The Education Gap - Part 1

    In this two-part series, you will hear diverse voices working to close the achievement gap with advocacy research, nation policy, and local activism. Failure to appropriately educate our kids to excel in careers of the future will be on us. Groove Grove by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3831-groove-grove License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Marc Porter Magee is CEO and Founder of 50Can, an advocacy focused on education equality. Madeline Hafner is Executive Director of (M-SAN) a coalition of suburban-urban school districts working to eliminate education gaps.

    54 min
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Fifty million students attend public schools in the United States. Public education was stressed before the outbreak of Covid-19. Now administrators, educators, and parents are forced to innovate academic instruction, manage emotional stressors (anxiety for kids and themselves), curb education inequality, and provide social services to at-risk students. This series looks beyond data to people with an eye towards solutions to combat public education deficits during coronavirus and beyond.

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