Equity en acción

Dr. Jayme Mathias
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Welcome to “Equity en acción,” a podcast of the Texas Latino School Boards Association (TLSBA), which champions educational equity for the 2.9 million Latinx students in our Texas public schools. Learn more & support our growing movement at tlsba.org!

Episodes

  1. 09/25/2025

    MASBA Past Presidents

    Hear the perspectives of MASBA Past Presidents who helped revive the organization in the early 1990s and who helped prepare the ground for the organization’s advocacy for UIL approval of mariachi! Meet our guests: TLSBA President Hon. Louis Q. Reyes, III “the Godfather” (Seguin ISD, MASBA President 1996 & 2015-2016), Hon. Alberto Martinez (San Diego ISD, MASBA President 1998-2001), & Hon. Dr. Manuel C. Flores (Corpus Christi ISD, MASBA President 2005-2006). (01:48) Introductions (12:57) School Board Service (36:09) The Mexican American School Boards Association (50:45) Words of Wisdom (1:01:59) Words of Hope (1:10:52) Concluding Words

    1h 18m

  2. 09/25/2025

    UIL Approval of Mariachi

    Learn about the eight-year push for UIL approval of mariachi in 2006 to 2014! Meet our guests: MASBA Past President Hon. Joe Muñoz, Texas Association of Mariachi Educators (TAME) members Dr. Noe Sánchez, Michelle Quintero & Joe Solis, former mariachi student Michelle Luevano Orduño, & mariachi supporter Manuel González. (01:52) Introductions(09:53) The Journey Toward UIL Approval(40:36) More Stories of the Journey(1:09:33) The Impact of Mariachi Competitions on Students & Families(1:21:05) Memories of Juan & Belle Ortiz(1:28:01) Concluding Words

    1h 43m

  3. 08/28/2025

    Advocacy for UIL Ballet Folklórico

    Learn about & get involved in the push for ballet folklórico as a sanctioned event of the University Interscholastic League! Meet our guests: Karla Hardaway of Creekview High School in Carrollton, Texas, Founder of the Texas Association for Dance & CultureRonelle Eddings, Fine Arts Department Manager & Director of Dance at Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISDRachel Harrah, President of Harrah LLC, a fine arts educational design consulting company Dr. Yvonne de la Rosa, Executive Director of Teatro de Artes de Juan Seguin in Seguin, TexasAlberto “Beto” Rincon, ballet folklórico instructor in the Seguin ISD and at the Teatro de Artes de Juan SeguinDiscover the Texas Association for Dance & Culture: www.txdanceandculture.org   (00:00) Intro (00:59) The Journey toward UIL Approval of Mariachi (02:55) Meet Our Guests! (08:54) The Texas Association for Dance & Culture (TADC) (20:09) New Relationships on the #BalletFolkloricoJourneyToUIL (35:42) Meet Our Sponsor: Pope Audit Group! www.popeauditgroupllc.com (37:16) Initial Advocacy for Ballet Folklórico before the UIL Board (58:49) The North Texas Ballet Folklórico Contest (01:09:56) Get Involved! (01:16:47) Final Words (01:23:23) Gratitude

    1h 24m

  4. 08/26/2025

    MASBA, TLSBA & SBMLE

    Learn about the Mexican American School Boards Association (MASBA), the Texas Latino School Boards Association (TLSBA), and School Board Members for Latino Equity (SBMLE)! Interested in learning more? Our 2020 work, ¡Viva la Lucha: Personal Reflections on the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Mexican American School Boards Association, is available for free online: jaymemathias.com Discover more about the TLSBA here: www.tlsba.org See where SBMLE is going here: https://masba.us (00:00) Intro (01:20) The Mexican American School Boards Association (MASBA) (06:55) The Texas Latino School Boards Association (TLSBA) (09:17) School Board Members for Latino Equity (SBMLE) (14:25) SBMLE Funding by the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) (16:46) The TLSBA & SBMLE Today (18:17) Gratitude

    20 min
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Welcome to “Equity en acción,” a podcast of the Texas Latino School Boards Association (TLSBA), which champions educational equity for the 2.9 million Latinx students in our Texas public schools. Learn more & support our growing movement at tlsba.org!

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    Dr. Jayme Mathias
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