The juvenile justice and criminal justice systems ensnare far too many black and brown boys and men. Increasingly, women are caught in this dangerous web too. On this episode of Know-It-All, we are exploring the contours of some of the barriers

Tackling Mental Health - The Need for School Counselors

Jul 24th, 2014 44m

There is much discussion about the role that mental health issues have played in schools and communities that have been impacted by recent college campus shootings and other school shootings.On this week's Know-It-All: The ABCs of Education,

The Crusader Against Gun Violence

Jul 10th, 2014 54m

Eighty-two people were shot in Chicago over the July 4th weekend. Fourteen of those people died. Most of the victims were Black and Latino men.Dr. Roger A. Mitchell has made it his personal crusade to put an end to the senseless violence that

Nutrition and ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)

Jun 19th, 2014 45m

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a puzzle. While the number of people diagnosed with ADHD is on the rise, there is still debate about whether ADHD is a real disorder, and debate about whether people, children especially, with

Growing Ph.D.s in Our Own Backyard

May 29th, 2014 48m

Research has demonstrated that diversity among academic researchers, who typically have Ph.D.s, is much needed in order to ensure success and progress in the scholarship they produce. Recent collaborations between academic researchers and pract

Do Poor Kids Deserve Lower-Quality Education?

May 15th, 2014 47m

As we approach the 60th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision, an important new study reveals a separate and unequal system of education in this country. This new research indicates that the proliferation of charter schools is

Is Parental Involvement Overrated?

May 8th, 2014 44m

In a groundbreaking new study - The Broken Compass: Parental Involvement with Children's Education, Dr. Angel Harris and Dr. Keith Robinson have discovered that parental involvement, at least the way it is currently envisioned, doesn't quite wo

How to Talk to Kids about Sex

May 1st, 2014 48m

For parents and educators, talking with children about sex can be awkward and uncomfortable. Especially today when so much of the wrong information is readily accessible to kids, talking to them about sex has never been more critical.My guest

School Turnaround for Children in Poverty

Apr 24th, 2014 46m

High-poverty schools require considerable resources and deliberate action to adequately support children and families, to address the institutional barriers to opportunity children face, and to ensure students' academic and life success. While

Educating Incarcerated Youth

Apr 10th, 2014 55m

Ensuring access to educational opportunity for children who are incarcerated is critical to ensuring their life success. Successfully delivering high-quality academic programming to students in juvenile detention facilities while also supportin

Montessori Mindset - Letting Kids Lead

Mar 27th, 2014 51m

Maria Montessori believed in children's instinctual ability to teach themselves. My guest, Dr. Jessica Phillips-Silver, shares that belief. Dr. Phillips-Silver is a neuroscientist and expert on healthy brain development in children. She has als

The Gender Dynamics of My Brother's Keeper

Mar 20th, 2014 48m

Kimberlé Crenshaw is the creator of, and the nation's pre-eminent legal scholar on, Critical Race Theory. As co-founder of the African American Policy Forum, she also has focused national attention on the role of gender in the struggle for raci

Replay - Superintendents' Roundtable

Jan 21st, 2014 58m

On today's episode of Know-It-All: The ABCs of Education, we are replaying one of our most popular shows - The Superintendents' Roundtable.Superintendents all over the country are under mounting pressure to ensure high academic achievement fo

Discipline Guidance - U.S. Department of Justice and Youth Advocates

Jan 14th, 2014 46m

On January 8, the United States Department of Justice and Department of Education announced the release of the first-ever joint guidance on student discipline. The guidance provides information to schools and school districts about their obliga

Scholarships as a Tool for Equity

Jan 7th, 2014 45m

College tuition and associated costs are rising, making it more and more difficult for students to enroll in college and stay there through graduation. On this episode, my guests and I will talk about scholarships - traditional and not - as too

Let's Hear It For the Teachers

Dec 31st, 2013 46m

Teachers are the life force of any education system, which makes them easy targets. 2013 has been quite a year for teachers - from standardized testing protests to teacher evaluation showdowns and more. This week's guest is Elizabeth Davis, a

Giving Back the Racial Bribe - replay

Dec 24th, 2013 58m

It's our one-year anniversary! Know-It-All: The ABCs of Education is turning one. For this very special episode of Know-It-All, we are giving back the racial bribe, as Michelle Alexander implored us to do in The New Jim Crow, and as Dr. Martin

Resistance and Protest in Education

Dec 17th, 2013 46m

Protest and resistance have been grassroots tools that communities use to create systemic change. Today, protests in education are demanding common-sense approaches to education and education reform. Students, parents and families, teachers are

The Boy Crisis and the Myth of Male Power

Dec 10th, 2013 52m

Boys are in a state of crisis. At least, that's what my guest, Dr. Warren Farrell, argues. And his argument is compelling. Sixty percent of first-year college students are women. Boys are more likely to be suspended from school or labeled ADHD

Overcoming the Racial Bribe to Address Poverty

Nov 26th, 2013 58m

Hip Hop and Education with Lak Henderson

Nov 19th, 2013 42m

Hip-hop music is ubiquitous. While it has been many things to many people over the years, it has consistently been a vehicle of artistic expression for people who otherwise might not have had such a prominent platform. Hip hop is poetry, music,

The Future of the Arts & Society - Art Basel

Nov 12th, 2013 35m

Arts instruction in school has taken a back seat to standardized tests, STEM programs, and a focus on college and career readiness. Yet there is a consistently vocal public lament over the loss of the arts in school. Many people know intuitivel

The President's Call for Technology in Education

Oct 29th, 2013 46m

President Obama visited Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) last week to discuss his administration's education agenda. He called for high-quality pre-school for every 4-year-old in the country, access to high-speed Inter

Lawyers Roundtable - Education and Civil Rights

Oct 22nd, 2013 48m

I have invited some of my lawyer friends to Know-It-All to talk about the law and education and the work they do every day to ensure that children all over this nation receive a quality education. We'll talk about the school-to-prison pipeline

Poverty and Education - Replay

Oct 15th, 2013 30m

Why is it important to talk about poverty in education? How do we do that in a way that is respectful and meaningful?Many times, discussions about education reform intentionally conflate race and class. There are a few reasons for this, inc