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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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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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01:14:51

#61 - COVID School Year Halftime Report

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2020/12/05

We’ve reached the halfway mark of a truly historic, unprecedented, and momentous school year. How do educators feel about how pandemic-schooling has gone thus far? Our Senior Middle School Correspondent Geneviève DeBose joins us to discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly from the fall semester of remote learning. But first, Jeff and Manuel explore recent headlines in education including a story about a student becoming a NASA engineer after erroneously being placed in honors geometry and a report

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01:00:59

#60 - Los Angeles’ Newest Board Member and the Fight...

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2020/11/21

It was a school board race that set national records for outside spending and was characterized by some as a battle between charter and union forces. The dust has settled and attention now turns to the future of the nation’s second-largest school district, LAUSD. Today we’re joined by super-dope educator and incoming school board member Tanya Ortiz Franklin to reflect on the good, the bad, and the ugly elements of running for office. How does she feel about the experience and what is her plan for

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00:33:37

Bye Bye Betsy: Her Awful Record and What’s Next for...

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2020/11/15

This Week: like a 90s ballad, we’ve come to the end of the road for Betsy Devos and company at the US Dept of Ed. Manuel and Jeff give a brief rundown of her ignominious record - everything from guns for grizzlies to her war on public schools - and share their thoughts about what should be top priority for the new administration. Passing Period is an AOTA Podcast Extra that gives us a chance to check-in, reflect, and discuss powerful stories in between our full episodes. Watch, listen and subscribe

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00:30:35

Election Aftermath: What it Means for Education -...

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2020/11/07

This Week: the first post election weekend is here, and it kicks off with big news from the presidential election. Looks like Betsy will be packing her bags, but what does it mean for education? Hardly a word was spoken about education on the campaign trail, and even less coverage has been given to state and local issues. Manuel and Jeff get into it with a full post election education debrief ! Passing Period is an AOTA Podcast Extra that gives us a chance to check-in, reflect, and discuss powerful

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01:14:17

#59 - De-centering whiteness in Educator Training w/...

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2020/10/31

Ivy league dopeness in the building!! Today we’re joined by the faculty director of teacher education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Dr. Christina “V” Villarreal! She shares with us her approach to helping current and future educators de-center whiteness in education as well as the importance of embracing ethnic studies at the graduate level. But first, Jeff and Manuel explore recent headlines in education including a troubling rise in the number of students experiencing homelessness

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00:28:31

Should Students Vote? - Passing Period #23

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2020/10/24

This Week: It’s ten days from election day and the country is buzzing. And so are the nation’s youth, who live with the consequences of elections, but can’t vote. A proposition on the ballot in California could stand to change that, at least for a slice of the state's teenagers. If approved, prop 18 would allow 17 year olds who will be 18 by the time of the general election to vote in primaries and special elections. Will it pass? Should it pass? Manuel and Jeff discuss! Passing Period is an AOTA

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01:12:11

#58 - Cultivating Genius w/ Dr. Gholdy Muhammad

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2020/10/17

Genius level dopeness on the show today!! Celebrated author and educator extraordinaire Dr. Gholdy Muhammad joins us to discuss her framework for culturally and historically responsive literacy. Her book Cultivating Genius is a must-have for educators everywhere and today she shares with us a bit about her framework, her playbook for creating a liberating school system, and her secret for sustaining herself through this work. But first, Jeff and Manuel explore recent headlines in education including

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00:29:48

The Boogeyman Done Took All the Kindergarteners -...

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2020/10/10

This Week: as Halloween approaches, are we staring down an American education horror story? Hundreds of thousands of students - especially kindergarteners - are missing from school, an already concerning teacher shortage could get much worse, and the budget cliff states and districts face from the COVID recession hasn’t even really hit school yet. Manuel and Jeff discuss and do some prognosticating about what might happen, if we don’t take steps to turn this potential horror story into a fairy

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01:04:18

#57 - Anti-racism in the Science Classroom w/ Dr....

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2020/10/03

How can science teachers engage in the growing movement to adopt anti-racist curriculum and teaching practices? After previously discussing math classes and English Language Arts classes, we now take a look at science! We’re joined by Dr. Terence Keel, a super-dope professor with a split appointment in the UCLA Institute for Society and Genetics and UCLA’s Department of African American Studies. But first, Jeff and Manuel explore recent headlines in education including who’s to blame for national

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