Educate U.S‪.‬ Leon Media Network

In this episode, Nick, Stacey & Patrice look back at the past year of 'Educate U.S.' as they reach the one year anniversary of their show.
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In Brownsville, Brooklyn, young leaders are tackling community issues. Join us to learn more about Kevin, one of the Young Leaders at the Ella Baker Institute's Young People's Leadership Cooperative after school program, as he joins Stacey & Patrice.
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Our guest this week is Lori Heisler, who has been in education for over 20 years, as a teacher, a Dean, and an Asst. Principal. She is currently a coach and consultant, who specializes in creating more equitable and inclusive classrooms, as well as helping schools become more trauma informed.  Lori serves in her local chapter of Moms Demand Action, an organization that focuses on ending gun violence through responsible gun ownership and advocating for stronger gun laws to ensure the safety of everyone. 
Here are a few resources mentioned in this episode -
Research on Gun Violence & Prevention:
https://momsdemandaction.org/
https://everytownresearch.org/
https://giffords.org/
https://www.bradyunited.org/
https://actionnetwork.org/groups/csgv
https://as.vanderbilt.edu/medicine-health-society/gun-violence-research/
Text READY to 64433  to join the millions of Americans who are fighting back against the gun lobby's dangerous agenda.
Follow Lori at https://www.loriheisler.com or on Linkedin at https://www.linkedin.com/in/loriheisler/
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From efforts to defund public schools to a new bill allowing religious figures to work in public schools, Florida continues to make headlines with their education laws. To make sense of all this, we are re-joined by Lissette Fernandez and Dr. Vanessa Brito from Moms For Libros. To learn more about Moms For Libros, visit their website or Linktree.
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Friend of the pod, Akil Bello, returns to chat about the current realities in college admissions and higher education. Akil is the Senior Director of Advocacy & Advancement at FairTest, a consultant & analyst for education policy, and a strategic advisor for the College Admissions Futures Co-Laborative. Articles mentioned in this episode -

https://akilbello.com/2024/02/29/cutting-room-the-misguided-war-on-test-optional/https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2024/04/26/nyc-opt-out-rate-doubled-in-the-wake-of-the-pandemic/?utm_source=Chalkbeat&utm_campaign=0fa935ecd7-Tennessee+How+Tennessees+legislature+handled+educa&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_9091015053-0fa935ecd7-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D&mc_cid=0fa935ecd7&mc_eid=57211a336c
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Nick & Patrice are joined by Kim Parker, Director of Social trends research at the Pew Research Center. Kim breaks down the recent data that Pew has collected on America’s teachers. Kim oversees research on emerging social and demographic trends, manages major survey projects, and writes and edits reports. Prior to joining Pew Research Center, she worked as a research associate at the American Enterprise Institute.
To learn more about Kim’s work at the Pew Research Center, click here.
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