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The Dropout Nation Podcast: Beyond High School

On this week’s Dropout Nation Podcast, RiShawn Biddle looks at the good news coming out of Education Week’s Diplomas Count report — and explains why improving graduation rates isn’t enough….

On this week’s Dropout Nation Podcast, RiShawn Biddle looks at the good news coming out of Education Week’s Diplomas Count report — and explains why improving graduation rates isn’t enough. In an age in which having some form of higher education is critical to economic and social success for kids and the communities in which they live, we must embark on the second wave of reforms that will provide comprehensive college-preparatory education, overhaul how we recruit and train teachers, expand choice and Parent Power, and lead to better ways of providing teaching and curricula to our kids.

You can listen to the Podcast at RiShawn Biddle Radio or download directly to your mobile or desktop device. Also, subscribe to the podcast series, and embed this podcast on your site. It is also available on iTunesBlubrryZune Marketplace, Stitcher, and PodBean.

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The Dropout Nation Podcast: Emigrating Toward Systemic Reform

On this week’s Dropout Nation Podcast, RiShawn Biddle explains why school reform and immigration reform are critical to helping all children succeed. Nativists opposed to more-expansive immigration wrongly blame America’s…

On this week’s Dropout Nation Podcast, RiShawn Biddle explains why school reform and immigration reform are critical to helping all children succeed. Nativists opposed to more-expansive immigration wrongly blame America’s economic, fiscal, and social ills on undocumented and legal émigrés when they should focus instead on the consequences of the nation’s education crisis.

You can listen to the Podcast at RiShawn Biddle Radio or download directly to your mobile or desktop device. Also, subscribe to the podcast series, and embed this podcast on your site. It is also available on iTunesBlubrryZune Marketplace, Stitcher, and PodBean.

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The Dropout Nation Podcast: Five Summer Questions Every Parent Should Ask

On this Memorial Day weekend edition of the Dropout Nation Podcast, RiShawn Biddle offers five key questions families should ask in order to help their kids stay on the path…

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On this Memorial Day weekend edition of the Dropout Nation Podcast, RiShawn Biddle offers five key questions families should ask in order to help their kids stay on the path to success in school and in life. From asking a teacher for specifics on what their child should work on during the summer, to asking principals if they know the areas of learning Common Core reading and math standards specify for each grade, you can take power for your children as well as for all of our kids.

You can listen to the Podcast at RiShawn Biddle Radio or download directly to your mobile or desktop device. Also, subscribe to the podcast series, and embed this podcast on your site. It is also available on iTunesBlubrryZune Marketplace, Stitcher, and PodBean.

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