Putting Students First

By: League of Education Voters
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  • In this League of Education Voters podcast, we interview students, policymakers, partners, and thought leaders to spotlight education policies, research, and practices so that together we can create learning environments where every Washington student feels safe, supported, and a positive sense of belonging.
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Episodes
  • Journalist Ebony Reed on the Black-White Wealth Gap

    Journalist Ebony Reed on the Black-White Wealth Gap
    Sep 16 2024
    Yale School of Management professor Ebony Reed, a seasoned journalist who is also the Chief Strategy Officer at The Marshall Project, a news outlet focused on the justice system, discusses the intersection of race and money, how the current Black/white wealth gap compares to the gap after the Civil War, and how we should talk to our kids about wealth. Ebony’s new book, co-authored with Louise Story, is Fifteen Cents on the Dollar: How Americans Made the Black-White Wealth Gap.
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    25 mins
  • Bill Dussault on the History of Special Education Law and What Needs to Happen Now

    Bill Dussault on the History of Special Education Law and What Needs to Happen Now
    Jul 16 2024
    Game-changing disability rights attorney Bill Dussault discusses how Washington state’s special education law came to be, how Washington’s law impacted federal policy and the creation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, what needs to happen next with Washington’s special education system, and what we in the community can do to help make the necessary changes happen.
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    29 mins
  • Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah on the Power of Student Voice

    Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah on the Power of Student Voice
    May 14 2024
    Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, New York Times bestselling author and Adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia University, discusses whether you can be a fan of consumer sports like the NFL and still criticize them, how we can disrupt America's systemic racism, unchecked capitalism, and mass incarceration, and why it's important to value and respect the leadership of our youth.
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    26 mins

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