Ethical Schools

Amy and Jon talk with educational innovators about creating ethical learning environments, helping students overcome the effects of trauma, and empowering young people to make change. Tune in weekly.

Latest Episodes

March 22, 2024 00:34:19
Solving teacher shortages: It’s not just pay (Encore)

Solving teacher shortages: It’s not just pay (Encore)

Drs. Katherine Norris and  Kathryn Wiley, colleagues at Howard University’s School of Education, speak about obstacles to recruiting and retaining teachers and increasing diversity....

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March 05, 2024 00:49:16
What’s real and who/what matters: Sentientism in schools

What’s real and who/what matters: Sentientism in schools

We speak with Jamie Woodhouse, UK educator and thought leader on sentientism.  An ethical worldview informed by evidence, reason, and compassion, sentientism prioritizes the...

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February 13, 2024 00:40:45
Climate change education: Meeting NJ’s mandate hands-on

Climate change education: Meeting NJ’s mandate hands-on

We speak with the New Jersey School of Conservation’s Kerry Kirk Pflugh and Tanya Sulikowski, and Garwood, NJ middle school teacher, K.C. Bree about...

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January 20, 2024 00:39:16
Celebrating students’ “superpowers”: What tests can’t measure

Celebrating students’ “superpowers”: What tests can’t measure

We speak with Dr. Peter Hughes, superintendent of New Jersey’s Cresskill School District, an affluent New York City suburb with large Korean and Israeli...

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January 03, 2024 00:31:31
Cultivating layups, confidence, and community

Cultivating layups, confidence, and community

We speak with Dave Crenshaw, founder and coach of Team Dreamers NY in Washington Heights; Blanca Battino, retired principal of PS 128; and Dr....

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December 28, 2023 00:29:31
Inquiry and interpretation: Learning US history from primary sources (Encore)

Inquiry and interpretation: Learning US history from primary sources (Encore)

We speak with Lee Schere, Director of Teaching and Learning at the Office of K-16 Initiatives of CUNY about the Debating U.S. History Program,...

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