Know-It-All: The ABCs of Education Podcast
1) The Juvenile Justice System - A Dangerous Web
The juvenile justice and criminal justice systems ensnare far too many black and brown boys and men. Increasingly, women are caught in this dangerous web too. On this episode of Know-It-All, we are ex...Show More
2) Tackling Mental Health - The Need for School Counselors
There is much discussion about the role that mental health issues have played in schools and communities that have been impacted by recent college campus shootings and other school shootings. On th...Show More
3) The Crusader Against Gun Violence
Eighty-two people were shot in Chicago over the July 4th weekend. Fourteen of those people died. Most of the victims were Black and Latino men. Dr. Roger A. Mitchell has made it his personal crusad...Show More
4) Nutrition and ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a puzzle. While the number of people diagnosed with ADHD is on the rise, there is still debate about whether ADHD is a real disorder, and debate abou...Show More
5) Growing Ph.D.s in Our Own Backyard
Research has demonstrated that diversity among academic researchers, who typically have Ph.D.s, is much needed in order to ensure success and progress in the scholarship they produce. Recent collabora...Show More
6) Do Poor Kids Deserve Lower-Quality Education?
As we approach the 60th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision, an important new study reveals a separate and unequal system of education in this country. This new research indicates ...Show More
7) Is Parental Involvement Overrated?
In a groundbreaking new study - The Broken Compass: Parental Involvement with Children's Education, Dr. Angel Harris and Dr. Keith Robinson have discovered that parental involvement, at least the way ...Show More
8) How to Talk to Kids about Sex
For parents and educators, talking with children about sex can be awkward and uncomfortable. Especially today when so much of the wrong information is readily accessible to kids, talking to them about...Show More
9) School Turnaround for Children in Poverty
High-poverty schools require considerable resources and deliberate action to adequately support children and families, to address the institutional barriers to opportunity children face, and to ensure...Show More
10) Educating Incarcerated Youth
Ensuring access to educational opportunity for children who are incarcerated is critical to ensuring their life success. Successfully delivering high-quality academic programming to students in juveni...Show More