In this episode, Conor P. Williams breaks down the education policies of the Democratic presidential hopefuls. You’ll hear about the candidate’s education platforms, their positions on the charter school movement, and why civil rights battles are often more successful at the federal level. u003cstrongu003eConor P. Williamsu003c/strongu003e is a fellow at The Century Foundation. Williams was previously the founding director of the New America’s Dual Language Learners National Work Group and a senior researcher in New America’s Education Policy Program. He began his career as a first grade teacher in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Dr. Williams holds a Ph.D in government from Georgetown University, a M.S. in teaching from Pace University, and a B.A. from Bowdoin College. [spp-player url=http://traffic.libsyn.com/voices4ed/30_-_Education_Post_-_Whats_The_Big_Idea.mp3] [spp-tweet tweet=u0022“If you want to lose a civil rights battle, have it at the local level.” – Conor P. Williamsu0022] u003ch1u003eEpisode Details:u003c/h1u003e u003culu003e u003cliu003eWhy the charter school movement needs to clean it’s own houseu003c/liu003e u003cliu003eThe most effective education proposals from the democratic candidatesu003c/liu003e u003cliu003eWhy civil rights battles are often more successful at the federal levelu003c/liu003e u003cliu003eWhy it’s important for teachers to have high expectations for kids living in povertyu003c/liu003e u003c/ulu003e u003ch1u003eLinks Mentioned:u003c/h1u003e u003culu003e u003cliu003eu003ca href=u0022https://www.the74million.org/article/williams-the-2019-democratic-debates-where-no-one-argues-for-fixing-america-with-better-schools/u0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopener noreferreru0022u003eThe 2019 Democratic Debates, Where No One Argues for Fixing America With Better Schoolsu003c/au003eu003c/liu003e u003cliu003eu003ca href=u0022https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/getting-wonky-on-democratic-candidates-education-ideas/id141300917?i=1000442062107u0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopener noreferreru0022u003eGetting wonky on the Democratic candidates’ education ideas on The Education Gadfly Showu003c/au003eu003c/liu003e u003cliu003eu003ca href=u0022https://www.amazon.com/Gardens-Democracy-American-Citizenship-Government/dp/1570618232u0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopener noreferreru0022u003eThe Gardens of Democracy by Eric Liu and Nick Hanaueru003c/au003eu003c/liu003e u003cliu003eu003ca href=u0022https://tcf.org/u0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopener noreferreru0022u003eThe Century Foundationu003c/au003eu003c/liu003e u003cliu003eu003ca href=u0022https://twitter.com/conorpwilliamsu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopener noreferreru0022u003e@conorpwilliamsu003c/au003eu003c/liu003e u003c/ulu003e [spp-tweet tweet=u0022“We don’t need to justify addressing the worst elements of poverty that effect kids using test scores. I don’t think that addressing poverty needs to be linked too tightly to outcomes– it needs to be done because it’s worth doing.” – Conor P. Williamsu0022]
Episode 30: We Chat About Democratic Candidates and Education (feat. Conor Williams)
