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We talked to Dreama Gentry, Executive Director of Partners for Education at Berea College, about her advocacy for rural students and her work creating a national dialogue around what educational success looks like for them. She also previewed t
This week, we have an episode with Yolanda Savage-Narva, the Executive Director of Operation Understanding D.C. - a nonprofit D.C. organization working to build a generation of Black and Jewish community leaders who promote respect, understand
In today's episode, Mario Rossero - Senior Vice President for Education at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts - joins us to talk about the importance of arts in education and the role that the Kennedy Center plays in increasing
We sat down with Laura Ross, the 2020 School Counselor of the Year, to talk through her personal journey as a school counselor. Laura is a middle school counselor at Five Forks Middle School in Lawrenceville, Georgia - she talks to us about the
We're back from a fun winter break with an exciting, exclusive conversation you'll only hear on swampED! We sat down with Brian Coleman, 2019 National School Counselor of the Year, and Rodney Robinson, the 2019 National Teacher of the Year to h
Dr. Michelle Asha Cooper, President of the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP), joins Eric and Stephanie for a conversation on addressing the needs of today's higher education students, many of whom are low income, students of color, a
Richard Barth, CEO of the Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP), joins Eric and Stephanie for a conversation on public charter schools and their role in educating and guiding students of all backgrounds. As always, join us for our moment of hope!
Kavitha Cardoza, Education Week and PBS News Hour correspondent, joins Eric Waldo for a timely conversation on the influx of migrant children into American public schools and how educators can best support them.
Yosmin Badie, Regional Manager of the Petey Greene Program, joins Stephanie for a conversation on the importance of educational programming in jails and prisons and what is being done to ensure incarcerated people have access to quality educati
The Executive Director, Washington D.C. for Turnaround for Children, Mike Lamb, joins Eric, Kyle, and Stephanie for a conversation on actionable steps and evidence-based practices that educators and schools can use to create supportive environm
Aaron Ament, President of the National Student Legal Defense Network, joins Eric and Stephanie for a conservation on the Higher Education Act, federal education policies, and student/consumer protection. As always we end with our Moment of Hope
Sarah Hurwitz, former senior speechwriter for President Barack Obama and former chief speechwriter for First Lady Michelle Obama, joins Eric and Stephanie for a conservation about what goes into crafting a great commencement speech. As always,
Colleen Campbell, the Associate Director of Postsecondary Education at the Center for American Progress, returns to swampED studios for a conversation with Eric and Stephanie about her recommendations for Congress on how to fix the student loan
Michele Siqueiros from The Campaign for College Opportunity shares insights from her work in California to get more students to and through college. As always, we end with our Moment of Hope.
Julie Dressner, director of the documentary “Personal Statement”, and Enoch, a student, join us for an eye-opening conversation about the barriers low-income students face accessing higher education. The film follows Enoch and two other seniors
Rebecca Sibilia, CEO of EdBuild, explains why predominantly nonwhite school districts get $23 billion less in funding each year compared to white school districts, even though they educate roughly the same number of students. As always, we end
Roberto Rodriguez, president and CEO of Teach Plus, talks about the importance of educators and how to elevate and advance the teaching profession. As always, we end with our Moment of Hope.
College Signing Day is May 1! Eric and Stephanie celebrate the fifth anniversary of this annual event and how you can get involved. As always, we end with our Moment of Hope.
New America’s Director for Higher Education, Amy Laitinen, shares her unexpected journey into higher ed policy and how she’s holding colleges and universities accountable. Plus, Amy and hosts react to the college cheating scandal. As always, we
Deb Delisle, the Assistant Secretary of Elementary and Secondary Education at the Department of Education during the Obama administration, joins us in swampED studios. As always, we end with our Moment of Hope.
Elisa Villanueva Beard, CEO of Teach For America, talks to Eric and Kyle about her upbringing in the Rio Grande Valley, joining Teach For America, and creating educational opportunities for all students. As always, we end with our Moment of Hop
Third Way’s Wesley Whistle breaks down his latest analysis of the economic benefits a college degree gives students and society at large. As always, we end with our Moment of Hope.
Tiffany Jones from The Education Trust talks with Stephanie about how the solution to increasing college degree attainment goes hand-in-hand with racial equity. As always, we end with our Moment of Hope.
Dan Porterfield, the president and CEO of The Aspen Institute, joins us in swampED studios. He discusses the transformative power of education and bringing more low-income, first-generation, and students of color into higher ed. As always, we e
In honor of National School Counseling Week, we're giving this year's School Counselor of the Year finalists the mic — get to know Roberto Aguilar, Jan Desmarais-Morse, Desiré DeSoto, Nwakaego Edordu Oriji, and Sarah Kirk.
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