u003cdivu003e u003cdivu003e u003cpu003eToday we connect with Amanda Fernandez, Founder and CEO of Latinos for Education. We discuss the impact of Latino teachers and leaders on education.u0026nbsp;u003cspanu003eLearn more about Latinos for Education: u003ca href=u0022https://www.latinosforeducation.orgu0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003ehttps://www.latinosforeducation.orgu003c/au003e.u003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003e u003c/divu003e u003cdivu003e u003ch4u003eEpisode Notes:u003c/h4u003e u003cdivu003e u003cpu003eu003cstrongu003e(1:00- 8:00)u003c/strongu003e Amanda shares her life story and how her parents are at the core of why she does the worku003cspanu003eu0026nbsp;u003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003e u003cpu003eu003cstrongu003e(8:10-15:30) u003c/strongu003eAmanda talks about the work of Latinos for Education and why she saw the need to create a pathway for Latino leadership in school administrationu003cspanu003eu0026nbsp;u003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003e u003cpu003eu003cstrongu003e(15:50-18:00) u003c/strongu003eShayna and Amanda talk about the difference between “representing” and “speaking for” the community you belong tou003cspanu003eu0026nbsp;u003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003e u003cpu003eu003cstrongu003e(18:00 – 26:00) u003c/strongu003eAmanda discusses the challenges students and schools face from not having enough Latino representationu003cspanu003eu0026nbsp;u003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003e u003cpu003eu003cstrongu003e(26:00 – 32:30) u003c/strongu003eShayna and Amanda celebrate Latino educators and the joy and culture they bring to schools and affirm families and studentsu003c/pu003e u003cpu003eu003cspanu003eu0026nbsp;u003c/spanu003eu003cstrongu003e(32:30- 39:00) u003c/strongu003eAmanda shares the policy work happening to recruit and retain Latino educatorsu003cspanu003eu0026nbsp;u003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003e u003cpu003eu003cstrongu003e(39:00 – 48:30) u003c/strongu003eShayna and Amanda talk about the difference between Latino, Latinx and Hispanic. What it means for Amanda to be white presenting but Latinau003c/pu003e u003cpu003eu003cstrongu003e(48:30- 54:00) u003c/strongu003eShayna and Amanda talk about Black and Brown allyship and shared common ancestryu003cspanu003eu0026nbsp;u003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003e u003chru003eu003c/divu003e u003c/divu003e u003c/divu003e u003cdivu003e u003cdivu003e u003cdivu003eu003cstrongu003eShow Contributors:u003c/strongu003eu003c/divu003e u003cdivu003e u003cdivu003eShayna Terrellu0026nbsp;u003c/divu003e u003cdivu003eAmanda Fernandezu003c/divu003e u003c/divu003e u003c/divu003e u003c/divu003e
S2E27: Believing in our leadership ability (ft. Amanda Fernandez)
