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October 31, 2020May 9, 2022 Trending in Education Chalkbeat, educational research, K12, Kalyn Belsha, Matt Barnum, News, policy, presidential election, Sarah Darville

The State of US K12 Education in Fall 2020 with the Team from Chalkbeat

In a Special Fall 2020 K12 Education episode, Mike is joined by Sarah Darville, Matt Barnum, and Kalyn Belsha from Chalkbeat to talk through trends they’ve been seeing while reporting on K12 throughout the challenging year that is 2020. Chalkbeat is a nonprofit news organization committed to covering one of America’s most important stories: the effort to improve schools for all children, especially those who have historically lacked access to a quality education.

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June 18, 2020May 9, 2022 Trending In Education Adunola Adeshola, awkward conversations, Black, Black Lives Matter, Chalkbeat, Dan Strafford, education, Forbes, George Floyd, Melissa Griffith, race, UPenn

Black Lives Matter Protests and Awkward Conversations About Race

Melissa and Mike begin with a frank conversation about how we’ve been responding to the Black Lives Matter protests and related civic and personal upheaval in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder in Minneapolis.