Sparking Equity

Advancing Education Success Initiative
Sparking Equity

Sparking Equity brings to you the most creative thinking and best strategies for ensuring that all students succeed, with a focus on low-income students and students of color.  Join hosts Pedro Noguera and Lande Ajose as they explore key issues such as restoring arts and music education in schools, how to engage parents in their children’s education in a positive way,  coping with mental health challenges on college campuses, and what's next on the student loan relief battleground.   Executive producer and correspondent for Sparking Equity  is veteran education journalist Louis Freedberg, director of the Advancing Education Success Initiative.  Sign up at link below so we can keep you posted on future podcasts on some of the most exciting developments in educationhttps://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/gVZTFcZ

Episodes

  1. 3 DAYS AGO

    What Higher Education Must Do To Take on Climate Change

    In this episode of Sparking Equity, host Lande Ajose explores the critical role higher education can play in addressing the climate crisis while advancing equity. Joined by Eloy Ortiz Oakley, President and CEO of the College Futures Foundation, and Jamie Marisotis, President and CEO of the Lumina Foundation, this thought-provoking discussion delves into actionable strategies for colleges and universities to empower underserved communities, foster climate literacy, and turn knowledge into mean...

    28 min

  2. NOV 25

    Are Big Changes in Store for Education After Trump Victory?

    The November 5th elections are expected to have an impact on almost every aspect of government and public policy, including education. In this episode, hosts Pedro Noguera and Louis Freedberg take a deeper dive into what promises President-elect Trump and the GOP have made regarding both pre K through 12 education and post secondary education. Our guests are conservative scholar and analyst Frederick Hess, director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, ...

    28 min

  3. OCT 30

    Rethinking Civics Education

    The youngest voters in the U.S. have historically turned out in lower numbers than any other age group. And unfortunately analyses of the Nov. 5 elections suggest that they turned out in lower numbers than in the 2020 elections. One reason that many educators point to i that traditional civics and American government classes typically fail to engage young people in the democratic process. That is especially the case for students of color and low-income students. ...

    25 min

  4. SEP 5

    How Compton is Putting Students on Path to Prized STEM Careers

    One of the most formidable challenges in education is how to reverse the disproportionately low representation of Black and Latino students in STEM courses and careers. Remarkably, Compton Unified in Los Angeles County, a district that two decades ago was under state control, is showing how that can be done.In this podcast, the second in a two-part series, our host, renowned educator and scholar Pedro Noguera, Dean of the Rossier USC School of Education, and veteran journalist Loui...

    22 min

  5. JUN 14

    Challenging Stereotypes, Compton Schools Defy the Odds

    Ben Herald, a former reporter at Education Week, set out across America to document what is happening in school districts located in once largely white suburban communities. His book Disillusioned: Five Families and the Unraveling of America's Suburbs documents his disturbing findings.When he got to Compton, he found a rare example of a school district in a formerly all white suburb that is offering hope to students of color and their families. Under the leadership of Superintendent Darin Bra...

    21 min

  6. APR 10

    How One School District Is Making Equity Work

    In many school districts around the country, just the term "equity" can arouse passion and conflict. Too often there is a mistaken belief is that achieving equity for all kids means some kids have to give up something so that others can benefit. That's not the case in the Hacienda La Puente School District, where the district under the leadership of Superintendent Dr. Alfonso Jimenez has implemented a comprehensive equity strategy -- and is getting results, and without any conflic...

    22 min

  7. JAN 5

    What is Education Equity?

    What is Education Equity? In this episode of "Sparking Equity," host Pedro Noguera talks with his son Joaquín Noguera to demystify a term that has become hugely, and unnecessarily, controversial in numerous school districts throughout the nation. In some school districts, superintendents have become fearful for even using the term for fear of inviting blowback or fierce criticismPedro Noguera is dean of the USC Rossier School of Education in Los Angeles while Jo...

    18 min

  8. 11/23/2023

    Confronting the College Mental Health Challenge

    One positive development that emerged from the pandemic is that it focused attention on the mental health challenges many students face -- and how these are a major determinant of college success.There is also greater awareness that low-income students and students of color have greater unmet mental health needs compared with many of their peers. Too often they attend campuses that are least equipped to offer them the support and services they need.In this episode, host Lande Ajose talks with...

    30 min

  9. 11/10/2023

    Beyond Conflict: Engaging Parents in Schools

    In this episode of "Sparking Equity, " host Pedro Noguera, dean of the USC Rossier School of Education, focuses on attacks on schools around issues such as mask mandates and critical race theory -- and how parents and caregivers can be involved in schools in positive ways that contribute to their children's success. Pedro talks with Carl Cohn, esteemed educator and former member of the California State Board of Education and Joann Mickens, executive director of Parents for Public Schools...

    36 min

  10. 10/19/2023

    Facing the Crisis of College Affordability

    Last June, the U.S. Supreme Court dealt a blow to the hopes of tens of millions of students and former students hoping to have their college loans cancelled or reduced when the court rejected President Biden’s debt relief program. In this episode of Sparking Equity, Lande Ajose, managing director of the Waverley Street Foundation and a champion of college access for all, talks with students about how college debt can have an impact on major life decisions. But all is not lost. President Biden...

    30 min
  11. Why Arts and Music Must Be Restored to the School Curriculum

    09/13/2023

    Why Arts and Music Must Be Restored to the School Curriculum

    Over many decades, the school curriculum has been whittled down to focus on core academic subjects, often at the expense of arts and music education. The shift has been most pronounced in schools serving low-income students and students of color. In this pilot episode, education leader Pedro Noguera, Dean of the USC Rossier School of Education, makes the case for a robust arts and music curriculum. He talks to renowned actor John Lithgow and "Hamilton" star Daveed Diggs about the ...

    43 min
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About

Sparking Equity brings to you the most creative thinking and best strategies for ensuring that all students succeed, with a focus on low-income students and students of color.  Join hosts Pedro Noguera and Lande Ajose as they explore key issues such as restoring arts and music education in schools, how to engage parents in their children’s education in a positive way,  coping with mental health challenges on college campuses, and what's next on the student loan relief battleground.   Executive producer and correspondent for Sparking Equity  is veteran education journalist Louis Freedberg, director of the Advancing Education Success Initiative.  Sign up at link below so we can keep you posted on future podcasts on some of the most exciting developments in educationhttps://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/gVZTFcZ

Information

  • Creator
    Advancing Education Success Initiative
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    11
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2024 Sparking Equity
  • Show Website
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