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All of the Above Podcast

All of the Above

Welcome to All of the Above, the show that gives you an un-standardized take on education! We"re your home for news and analysis of all the complex, relevant, and controversial issues impacting our schools today. Hosted by the super-dope duo of history teacher Dr. Manuel Rustin and principal-leader Jeffrey Garrett, two Black male lifelong educators based in Los Angeles. This is the podcast version of our video series. Check out the dopest education show on YouTube and subscribe to our channel at

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00:42:37

Is “Black Lives Matter” Protected Speech, or Grounds...

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2021/05/01

This Week: As schools all over CA moved back to some version of in-person instruction, Manuel and Jeff take on a fascinating and troubling story out of Florida where a teacher was suspended after protesting the removal of a Black Lives Matter flag displayed in her classroom. Amy Donofrio, being represented by the Southern Poverty Law Center, is a teacher at Robert E. Lee high school in Jacksonville, Florida. Ms Donofrio is forcing a showdown about one of the stickiest issues to come out of the

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01:18:28

#70 - Arts & Music Education During and After the...

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2021/04/24

The shift to pandemic pedagogy was especially tough for arts and music educators who suddenly found themselves orchestrating bands and directing ceramics lessons through Zoom. As campuses reopen and the school system turns its attention to so-called “learning loss,” what’s the future of our already underfunded and understaffed arts education programs? This week we’re joined by Benwar Shepard, a veteran music teacher and founder of Bigger Than Us (BTU) Arts, to explore arts education during and after

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00:36:05

A Week of Repeated Trauma - Passing Period #35

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2021/04/17

This Week: Lt. Nazario in Virginia, Daunte Wright in Minneapolis, Adam Toledo in Chicago, a teacher calling a student the N word in Oklahoma, kids in Texas make a slave trading game for their black classmates, 4 members of the Sikh community killed at work in Indianapolis, and the list goes on. This week was a hard one, in so many ways. Manuel and Jeff process a week of repeated traumas, and discuss the implications of all of this mess for schools, including a regrettably terrible tweet from former

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01:13:18

#69 - Racial Equity Work in Schools w/ Joe Truss

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2021/04/10

Last summer’s uprisings for racial justice spurred a flurry of activity and discussion among educators about how to work towards creating a truly equitable and just school system. Not surprisingly, that energy has largely faded away as schools shifted their attention towards reopening and a return to “normal.” This week we’re joined by principal and racial equity coach Joe Truss to reflect back on a year of racial equity work. What progress has been made? How has resistance manifested? Truss shares

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00:37:54

Cameras in Classrooms… Forever? - Passing Period #34

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2021/04/03

This Week: A year ago, the idea that nearly every student would have a laptop or tablet and attend school virtually seemed preposterous. Now, it’s just another day of school. With news about promising vaccine efficacy among children, what role might cameras play in the future of school? Drawing on an article in The 74, Manuel and Jeff explore some of the provocative questions about the future of cameras in classrooms, from evaluation and accountability to breaking down the walls of school and

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01:12:24

#68 - Boosting STEM Outcomes for Students of Color w/...

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2021/03/27

Science! Technology! Engineering! Math! “STEM” has been all the rage in education over the last several years as schools look to prepare students for careers in the rapidly growing tech industry. Unfortunately, as STEM education has grown many of our traditionally marginalized students have been left behind. This week we’re joined by computer science teacher and Justice Code founder Caia Brown to explore how we can boost STEM outcomes for communities that are underrepresented in Silicon Valley. But

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00:36:38

Ethnic Studies in CA Schools, At Long Last - Passing...

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2021/03/21

This Week: After 4 years of work, hundreds of thousands of public comments, and a late rush of right-wing pushback, the CA State Board of Education adopted an Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum this week. The move paves the way for districts and schools across the state to expand the teaching of ethnic studies, and for a future showdown in the state legislature over adding ethnic studies as a requirement for high school graduation. Manuel - who chaired the committee responsible for the development of

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01:02:06

#67 - Teaching Elementary Amid Pandemic and Reopening...

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2021/03/13

This year of pandemic pedagogy has been tough on students of all ages, most notably those in the early grades. As the debate over school “reopening” continues to rage and battlelines are drawn over whether or not students will be confronted with an onslaught of standardized tests this spring, elementary teachers across the nation continue to step up and serve our little kiddos. This week we’re joined by National Board certified third grade teacher and education advocate Meghann Seril to learn about

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00:35:45

To Integrate, or Not to Integrate - Passing Period #32

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2021/03/06

This Week: Under the radar congress removed the last barrier for school districts to use federal funds on transportation services for integrating schools. We’ve long known of the pernicious effects of segregation on kids and communities of color, but is integration the right answer today? What about the damaging effects segregation has on white kids? And what about the harm done to us all by having the vast majority of white people in the country attend segregated schools? Also Manuel and Jeff

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01:15:03

#66 - Black Families and the School System w/...

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2021/02/27

The relationship between the public school system and Black families has a long, tenuous history. After decades of marginalization and miseducation, how can public schools do right by Black families to better engage and strengthen the school-to-home connection? We’re joined by the super dope duo of Dr. Tonikiaa Orange and Dr. Tunette Powell, hosts of “Conversations for the Soul” on Facebook Live, to explore the dynamic between the public school system and Black families. But first, Jeff and Manuel

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00:31:42

The N Word Means What?!?!?! - Passing Period #31

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2021/02/21

This Week: Tik Tok strikes again, as an AP US History teacher in Florida is caught on video white washing the behavior of slave owners to a black student, and claiming that the n word means ignorant. Just ignorant. Nothing else, under any circumstances. Just ignorant. Lord help us all. Also Manuel and Jeff dig into a listener’s perspective (shout out to Ms. Reilley) about the role of whiteness in the renewed effort to reopen schools throughout California’s most COVID impacted communities. Passing

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01:02:13

#65 - Building a Revolutionary School Culture w/ Amen...

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2021/02/13

How can school leaders build and sustain an effective, humanizing, and empowered school culture on their campus? To help answer this question, we take a look at the work being done at a public high school in one of the most marginalized and underserved communities in Los Angeles. We’re joined by the founding principal of the University Pathways Public Service Academy in Watts, Amen Rahh, to discuss how his school built a revolutionary school culture. But first, Jeff and Manuel explore recent

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00:36:54

Black History Month Insanity, Again - Passing Period #30

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2021/02/07

This Week: It’s the first week of Black History Month, in the first celebration of this month post the racial reckoning of 2020. So you’d think we’d be in for none of the usual shenanigans in our nation’s schools, right? Oh, if only. Teachers in Wisconsin asks the kids to consider how they would punish a disobedient slave, and a school in Utah explains how families are allowed to opt out of Black History Month. Also, the city of Los Angeles plans to sue the nation’s second largest school district to

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01:07:49

#64 - Education Policy, Re-openings, & Segregation w/...

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2021/01/30

With new leadership at the Department of Education and an increasingly heated national debate over opening schools for in-person learning, what should be the top policy priorities for the new administration? We’re joined by lecturer, policy analyst, and one of Connecticut’s dopest educators Robert Cotto, Jr. to explore the most pressing matters in education policy. But first, Jeff and Manuel explore recent headlines in education including an update on the teacher wage penalty and the very short life

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00:30:14

Dreaming Big: School in the Spring and Summer of 2021...

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2021/01/23

This Week: Amidst the talk of “learning loss” and “COVID slide” plans are being made for what school should look like as we (hopefully) prepare for some version of normal in the fall. But what should we do? Manuel and Jeff dream BIG about what the next 8 months can look like in schools. Also, the Biden administration plans to get kids back in school in their first 100 days. Manuel and Jeff enter a friendly wager about whether that’ll happen here in the epicenter of COVID spread in America, Los

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00:30:00

Big Bucks Behind Reopening - Passing Period #28

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2021/01/16

This week: Despite an increasingly deadly pandemic, the governor of California is offering BILLIONS of dollars for schools to go ahead and reopen for in-person instruction. What do these financial incentives--along with new post-pandemic budget proposals--say about what our priorities should be when students eventually return to the schoolhouse? Jeff and Manuel explore the latest developments in the ongoing battle over reopening. Passing Period is an AOTA Podcast Extra that gives us a chance to

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00:43:16

Goodbye 2020, hello white nationalist coup??? -...

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2021/01/10

This Week: Remember a week ago? We were all so thankful 2020 was gone and 2021 was here to save us. Then, white nationalists staged a coup attempt going full Kyle-Rittenhouse-vigilante-style insane, and looted the US Capitol building while Congress hid beneath their desks. W...T...F? Manuel was teaching that day, so he and Jeff get into what did happen and what should happen in the classroom as schools across America start the second semester. Passing Period is an AOTA Podcast Extra that gives us a

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01:17:55

#63 - College Sports, Higher Education, and Justice...

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2021/01/02

The pandemic rages. Schools remain closed. But college sports? The show must go on! In the wake of a national uprising for racial justice and a tragic global pandemic, how do we advance justice for our student-athletes right now and ensure that their educational needs are being met? We’re joined by pro ballplayer-turned professor Dr. Eddie Comeaux to explore the intersections between college athletics and educational & racial justice. But first, Jeff and Manuel explore recent headlines in

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01:06:32

#62 - SEL in the Era of Pandemic Schooling w/ David...

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2020/12/19

Social and emotional learning (SEL) is all the buzz in education, but what does it look like in the wake of remote learning and pandemic schooling? David Adams, the Senior Director of Strategy at the Urban Assembly and super-dope SEL specialist, returns to our show to help us explore how schools should approach SEL in a way that makes sense for these times. But first, Jeff and Manuel explore recent headlines in education including a set of policy recommendations from district leaders for the

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00:38:42

Purple and Red: The Push to Reopen Schools in 2021 -...

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2020/12/13

This Week: You’ve seen the map. It’s a sea of COVID red and purple, and yet there seems to be renewed momentum to push for the reopening of schools in the new year. Why? Is this even something we should consider? And what does this mean for kids and educators? Also, as the fall semester comes to a close, Manuel and Jeff discuss what to do about the always sticky question of grading. Passing Period is an AOTA Podcast Extra that gives us a chance to check-in, reflect, and discuss powerful stories in

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