Hear the truth from seasoned educators.
We know that public education matters—and that real change means strengthening, not dismantling, our schools. Together, we’re fighting for a system that truly serves students, teachers, and communities.
Please explore our themes below to unwrap the problems in our current education system today.
The Podcast Themes
An Introduction to the Mess
The Teacher Pay Mess
The Teacher Preparation Mess
The K-12 Governance Mess
The Canned Curriculum Mess
The Reading Instruction Mess
The Climate and Culture Mess
The Special Education Mess
The DEI Mess
The Teacher Health Mess
The Teacher Autonomy Mess
Cleaning Up the Mess
Cleaning Up the Mess:
The Solution Framework
In this theme, we discuss our solution framework, which requires an act of congress, but will ensure that our nation’s children receive a high quality eduation.
Please sign and share our petition to the K-12 Education subcommittee in congress to save public schooling and our precious and fragile democracy!