67 episodes
Advocacy Bites Save Our Schools NC
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4.7 • 23 Ratings
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A Podcast about two accidental education advocates, what they've learned and how you can get involved in making your corner of the world a better place, whether you have one minute or one hour.
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67 The Futurama's Last Stand?
Renee and Susan discuss the final report of this year's Futurama Committee (spoiler alert: there's a lot of "we should think about" and almost no "we should do" in the report).
Show notes: Committee report: 86920 (ncleg.gov) -
66 Behind the Potted Plant: Advocating while Autistic
Helpful tips for neurodivergent advocates. Susan talks about her personal experiences as a neurodivergent person in education advocacy and together, Renee and Susan talk about how everyone can do something in the work.
Resources: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1S5eipnnnSSIHGbUvdTEFqIrWiETFdD_o/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111501771460639390946&rtpof=true&sd=true
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65 A Field Guide to Misinformation: Know Your Tropes.
Susan and Renee discuss common tropes used around public education.
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64 Michele, Oh Hell.
Susan and Renee sound the alarm (again) over Michele Morrow, the extremist running for NC Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Show notes: https://saynotoextremistso.wixsite.com/my-site-1 -
63 Another Turn on the Leandro-Go-Round
Renee and Susan review the most recent developments in the Leandro case, why none of it is ok and why we're still hopeful and determined anyway.
Show notes:
Video of the February 22 rally: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32uHt16uX_8
Roundup of press coverage of the Leandro hearing: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1C6If03hz7vkVGZqXygZHULAgpzXB_UUxaJlJ8cMgqmg/edit -
62 The One With the Miscellaneous Updates
Susan and Renee talk about what to expect in the upcoming legislative short session, what happened at the most recent meeting of the Futurama Committee, and what's at stake in the primary elections.
Show notes: https://www.ncleg.gov/Committees/CommitteeInfo/HouseSelect/218/Documents/17303
Customer Reviews
A State Treasure
Thankful for Renee and Susan’s work to keep us informed on the state of education in NC. This podcast is a valuable resource to stay updated on what topics need attention and ways we can do the advocacy work in our own districts.
#WCPSS Excellent resource & very informative
Informative podcast packed with helpful information about public schools in North Carolina. Well done! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Fantastic coverage on NC public schools!
If you’re looking for pro-public education analysis of NC’s school system and the policies governing it, look no further! Renee and Susan will keep you up to date with what is happening in NC education policy, while also giving you action steps that you can take to advocate for all students!