Teacher recruitment and retention is a challenge across the U.S., but the problem is especially challenging for Rural schools. Tune in for a conversation with Teneka Robinson, a K–16 education strategist and researcher focused on STEM teacher pipeline development and workforce readiness, with a commitment to building equitable education pathways for underserved communities. Robinson advises district executives, university leaders, and nonprofit organizations on aligning recruitment, preparation, hiring, induction, and retention systems to sustain educator talent.

Moving the needle on student achievement is heartbreakingly difficult. A highly successful educational intervention, one that districts might spend thousands of dollars per student implementing, might yield an effect size the equivalent of weeks of learning. Unfortunately, most interventions fare even worse, often showing little to no measurable impact despite substantial investments.

As education leaders, we cannot afford to limit our search for solutions to what we conventionally think of as "education interventions." What if one of our most powerful tools for improving student outcomes has been overlooked because it doesn't fit neatly into our current frameworks?

Research shows that test scores and attendance improve when schools install air filters and upgrade ventilation. Tune in as we talk with David Carel about this topic and his important article in The 74.

In the wealthiest country in the world, almost 14 percent of households - that's 48 million Americans, including 14 million children - lack consistent access to affordable nutritious food. How can so much hunger persist in a land of such abundance? Abiding Hunger investigates the four-century history of this contradiction, from the Starving Time of Jamestown into the present day, when all those families relying on food assistance are routinely forced to choose between paying for groceries or other necessities like rent, utilities, and medical care - heartbreaking decisions that have been made even more impossible by recent delays and cuts to programs like SNAP.

In Part 1 of this conversation we spoke with the author of Abiding Hunger, Roger Thurow, who spent decades as a foreign correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, covering humanitarian crises and hunger abroad. Join us for the continuation of this important discussion with Roger!

"When people step forward to make the world a better place, almost anything is possible."

With these words, lifelong activists Annie Leonard and André Carothers introduce this vibrant, diverse, and inspiring collection of 42 protests and nonviolent movements that helped secure so many of the rights we often take for granted today: weekends off, women's right to vote, desegregation, same-sex marriage, cleaner air and water, wheelchair-accessible sidewalks, and so much more.

Protest is an invitation to anyone searching for ways to express their opinions in our complex and constantly changing world: a call to learn about the undeniable impact of peaceful protest, to celebrate what people can accomplish together, and to encourage readers to take action in defense of this essential democratic right. Along with powerful images, the book includes reflections from more than a dozen courageous activists—from Jane Fonda, Rebecca Solnit, and Robert Reich to Dolores Huerta, Nemonte Nenquimo, and Justin J. Pearson.

With protest under threat across the world, Leonard and Carothers remind us that there are many ways to safely engage in and support the right to protest—from organizing an action to supporting environmental action groups in your own community. This book offers inspiration for how to answer that call.

Join us as we talk with Raj Setty, President of Setty & Associates, a full-service Mechanical, electrical and plumbing consulting engineering firm headquartered in Washington DC, with 10 offices, specializing in institutional projects, energy modeling, commissioning and high-performance buildings. Across 10 offices, Setty works on over 200 projects at a given time across the healthcare, laboratory, university, K-12, commercial, local, state, and federal sectors. Tune in as we talk about their expertise in everything from Emergency Preparedness to Forensic Engineering and much more!

In the wealthiest country in the world, almost 14 percent of households - that's 48 million Americans, including 14 million children - lack consistent access to affordable nutritious food. How can so much hunger persist in a land of such abundance? Abiding Hunger investigates the four-century history of this contradiction, from the Starving Time of Jamestown into the present day, when all those families relying on food assistance are routinely forced to choose between paying for groceries or other necessities like rent, utilities, and medical care - heartbreaking decisions that have been made even more impossible by recent delays and cuts to programs like SNAP.

Join us as we speak with the author of Abiding Hunger, Roger Thurow, who spent decades as a foreign correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, covering humanitarian crises and hunger abroad.

Climate change is amplifying existing inequities that disproportionately affect students of color, students from low-income backgrounds, and students with disabilities. What's more, these students — many of whom lack consistent access to clean air and water and safe housing — are at greater risk of exposure to pollution that can worsen asthma and other health issues. They're increasingly and understandably anxious about the climate crisis — as the stakes are high and they will likely bear the brunt of it — and want to know what they can do about it. Join us as we speak with Dr. William Rodick and Rev. Terrance McKinley about this important issue.

From the acclaimed environmentalist, Bill McKibben, Here Comes the Sun tells the story of the sudden spike in power from the sun and wind—and the desperate fight of the fossil fuel industry and their politicians to hold this new power at bay. From the everyday citizens who installed solar panels equal to a third of Pakistan's electric grid in a year to the world's sixth-largest economy—California—nearly halving its use of natural gas in the last two years, Bill McKibben traces the arrival of plentiful, inexpensive solar energy. And he shows how solar power is more than just a path out of the climate crisis: it is a chance to reorder the world on saner and more humane grounds. You can't hoard solar energy or hold it in reserves—it's available to all.