On this episode, Betsy and I discuss:

• the importance of including** rural spaces** in academic research & conversation
• how rural education is not fully included in academic conversation and why this is so problematic
• our shared childhood growing up in rural South Carolina, and Betsy's experience working for a housing non-profit in rural Alabama
• the deep entrenchment of systematic racism that Betsy found in rural Alabama school districts
• race, space, and place and how they interact and co-construct
• how to help & participate in reform while avoiding the 'white savior complex'
• what we can do to show appreciation for our teachers
• #SCforED , and the education reform march that took place in South Carolina's capital on May 1st

Learn more about the #SCforED march to the State House: https://www.thestate.com/news/politics-government/article229863299.html

Teacher Appreciation: https://www.weareteachers.com/what-teachers-really-want/

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