Have You Heard heads to New Orleans, where there’s a rebellion brewing against the city’s decade-long experiment with urban education reform. We speak to the unlikely leader of the revolt to find out why residents of the Big Easy say that changes are being made “to them, not with them” and how this uprising could be heading to a city near you.
https://soundcloud.com/haveyouheardpodcast/2-a-rebellion-in-new-orleans
Jennifer Berkshire is the creator and editor of the popular blog EduShyster.com, where she chronicles the end of public education with a wry eye, and is also the Northeast Regional Progressive Education Fellow. Aaron French is the creator and former host of EDUCATION ON TAP, a podcast produced by Teach For America.