Bust•ED Pencils: Fully Leaded Education Talk
Educated Educators Talking Education
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Offers timely updates on education topics without the jargon, making complex issues accessible.
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Promotes an inclusive vision of public education that advocates for the rights and needs of all children.
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Collaborate with a diverse array of experts & guests.
Dynamic Radio Show & Podcast Dedicated to Public Education
Listen to Tim and Johnny as they bring their funny, edgy, passionate, witty, and gritty style to the show, featuring a diverse array of guests. BustED Pencils delves into the political and commercial influences shaping education policy, offering trending education news without the jargon. Most importantly, they promote a vision of public schools that every child deserves.
“Is it a good day to talk education?
It’s always a great day to talk education.”
See what people are saying about bust-ed pencils:
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Kevin Kumashiro, author of "Surrendered!: Why Progressives are Losing the Biggest Battles in Education"
"Against the accelerating onslaught of disinformation about and attacks on schools and teachers, BustED Pencils draws on the latest research on an expansive range of intersecting topics to paint the bigger picture, reframe the debate, and offer both strategy and hope. Provocative, humorous, and always eye-opening, Tim, Johnny, and their impressive list of expert guests never fail to suggest more and more ways to advance democracy and justice in and through education. I absolutely love learning from their show”
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Julian Vasquez Heilig, Provost Western Michigan University
“BustED pencils is a vital platform that amplifies diverse voices in education, challenging the status quo and inspiring meaningful dialogue. It’s an essential resource for anyone passionate about transforming our education system for the better.”
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Diane Ravitch, historian of education & educational policy analyst
“BustED pencils keeps alive the voices of the resistance to privatization and high-stakes testing!”
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Dave Stovall, Professor of Black Studies at the University of Illinois-Chicago
“BustED pencils is NOT afraid to tell the truth and name the names! Thanks for being true weapon in the resistance!”
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Paul Thomas, PROFESSOR, EDUCATION; ENGLISH AND SECONDARY EDUCATION at Furman University in South Carolina
“Looking for a radio show/podcast about education that isn’t selling you a story? Try BustED pencils, and you’ll not only be informed but you’ll be engaged and entertained.”
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Nancy Carlsson-Paige, Educator & Matt Damon's Mother
“BustED pencils digs below the surface of mainstream education news to expose the underlying issues that shape public education today: privatization, an obsession with testing, and pervasive inequality.”
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Aaron Zommers, senior producer at Civic Media.
“BustED Pencils has forever changed the way I think about educators and education. I knew the life of a teacher was difficult, but I have developed a whole new level of respect for the punk rock innovation of these badass teachers!”
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Peter Greene, Educator and creator of education blog “Curmudgucation”
“Honest and edgy, this is the water cooler where, sooner or later, every important public education thinker comes to shoot the breeze.”
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Cierra Kaler Jones, educator and executive director of “Rethinking Schools”
"The BustED pencils podcast provides a space to share critical stories about education that need to be highlighted – especially at a time when the opposition is trying to erase and distort stories of resistance, hope, and possibility."
