Description

Adrian and Devin bring you another double-hitter with two great guests, Nadia Combs (School Board Chair, Hillsborough County Schools, FL) and Bishop Althea Greene (School Board Vice Chair, Shelby County Schools, TN), to discuss how school boards have had to adjust to the pandemic and politics in their school districts. Sit back and listen well!

1st Segment: Rise in Attention (2:42)

• How school board races have changed
• Balancing public concern and health needs of district
• Refocusing the attention
• Mental toll on board members due to death threats
• B: The Big City by Pecan Pie

2nd Segment: How School Boards Influence the Day to Day (26:08) 

• How politics can impact the overall educational experience
• Purpose of a school board
• What kind of parental involvement do we need
• B: Sour Apples

Final Messages (52:52)

• Building our schools, not fighting culture wars
• Changing the narrative and incentive for running for school board
• B: Flight to Tunisia

Ending (65:45)

• Next WR: WR#12 (April 9, 2022)
• Next Episode: "Can Black Culture Hurt Us" (April 12, 2022)
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