Talk Out of School

Leonie Haimson, Daniel Alicea
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Talk Out of School

Hosted by Leonie Haimson (Class Size Matters) and Daniel Alicea (Educators of NYC)

  1. 1 DAY AGO

    Trans formative Schools

    Kaliris interviews Alaina Daniels, Co-Founder & Executive Director of Trans formative Schools, which consists of a team of trans and queer teachers working with students to co-construct schools centering trans joy and social justice. They run an after school program located in District 2 that provides gender affirming spaces for students.

    1 hr
  2. The potential impact of Project 2025 and the Presidential elections on our schools

    NOV 5

    The potential impact of Project 2025 and the Presidential elections on our schools

    After a recap of recent NYC education news, Leonie replays the interview from July with Carol Burris, Executive Director of the Network for Public Education, who compares education platforms of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, and explains what Project 2025 would mean for our public schools.

    1 hr
  3. Billionaire-backed bigots on NYC Community Education Councils

    OCT 28

    Billionaire-backed bigots on NYC Community Education Councils

    Community Education Council members from Queens and Manhattan share how they navigate their right-wing council members. They also talk about the Hedge Clippers report that exposes, and also connects, right-wing council members to racist billionaires and how their platforms are funded.

    1 hr
  4. What’s going on with the UFT Welfare Fund?- with Marianne Pizzitola and Ronnie Almonte

    OCT 20

    What’s going on with the UFT Welfare Fund?- with Marianne Pizzitola and Ronnie Almonte

    Daniel speaks to UFT executive board member and high school educator, Ronnie Almonte, and Marianne Pizzitola, President of NYC Retirees, about serious questions surrounding the massive growth of the United Federation of Teacher’s Welfare Fund in the last decade while members are seeing their benefits diminish. The Fund now has a net worth of 800 million because of bulk transfers from the City’s Healthcare Stabilization Fund but teachers and other union members are seeing their healthcare and dental benefits erode. It’s causing quite a controversy within the union among educators and has ramifications for taxpayers and all city workers and retirees.

    57 min
  5. What the hell is happening with Chicago schools?

    OCT 14

    What the hell is happening with Chicago schools?

    After Leonie briefly recaps NYC education news, Cassie Creswell of Illinois Families for Public Schools explains what is happening in Chicago, where Mayor Brandon Johnson and the CEO of Chicago public schools Pedro Martinez are engaged in a bitter budget fight, leading to resignation of the entire school board, just as a new group school board members are about to be elected for the first time in the city’s history.

    1 hr
  6. History of Central Park East

    OCT 11

    History of Central Park East

    Kaliris Salas-Ramirez speaks to Central Park East I founding teacher Lucy Matos, former director of Central Park East II Bruce Kanze, and current CPE I Principal Gabriel Feldberg about CPE’s legacy

    1 hr
  7. Roundtable News Recap with NYC Schools PEP Members - Tom Sheppard and Jessamyn Lee

    SEP 29

    Roundtable News Recap with NYC Schools PEP Members - Tom Sheppard and Jessamyn Lee

    Daniel facilitates a round table discussion with co-host Dr. Kaliris Salas Ramirez and two NYC DOE Panel For Educational Policy Board members, Tom Sheppard and Jessamyn Lee, about this recent historic news week that impacted our city and New York City Public Schools— the indictment of Mayor Adams, the retirement-resignation of Chancellor David Banks and the appointment of new Chancellor, Melissa Aviles Ramos

    58 min
  8. Student privacy concerns with Teenspace and AI

    SEP 23

    Student privacy concerns with Teenspace and AI

    Leonie interviews Shannon Edwards of AI for Families and Beth Haroules of the NYCLU on the serious risks to student privacy from the city's promotion of the Teenspace, an online mental health services company, and the plan to expand the use of AI in the classroom.

    1 hr
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Hosted by Leonie Haimson (Class Size Matters) and Daniel Alicea (Educators of NYC)

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  • Creator
    Leonie Haimson, Daniel Alicea
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2024
  • Episodes
    184
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2023 Class Size Matters
  • Show Website
    Talk Out of School

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