All Of The Above Podcast

As ethnic studies becomes a high school graduation requirement in California and national battles over teaching about race and racism continue to rage, what does the road ahead look like for expanding this critical discipline? And as more regions adopt courses in ethnic studies, what considerations need to be made for it ending up in the hands of educators who are untrained, who haven’t studied the discipline themselves, or who seek to undermine the curriculum? Veteran ethnic studies teacher and decorated leader Roxana Dueñas joins the show to help us explore these issues! But first, Jeff and Manuel take a look at recent headlines in education including the debate over vaccine mandates for students and a look at what the research says about gifted and talented education. → Get your Teach the Truth T-Shirt here! → View this episode on YouTube! AGENDA 0:00 - Welcome! 6:40 - The long history of vaccine mandates in schools 24:50 - G.A.T.E. debate heats up 47:26 - Ethnic Studies in K-12 w/ Roxana Dueñas 1:24:48 -