The Politics of Possibility - Advancing Educational Equity for the Social Good

The Politics of Possibility - Advancing Educational Equity for the Social Good

The Edmund W. Gordon Institute and the Black Education Research Center at Teachers College, Columbia University invite you to explore The Politics of Possibility: Advancing Educational Equity for the Social Good, a landmark 4-part discussion series to process the current landscape, build collective strategies and equip communities with tools for educational justice. Each 60-minute episode convenes education equity leaders in policy, research and practice in conversation with co-hosts Ezekiel Dixon-Román, Ph.D. (The Gordon Institute) and Sonya Douglass, Ed.D. (BERC) around a key topic, tool or talking point in educational equity. Join the coalition by subscribing, listening and sharing. We are laying out the blueprints to build a new house. This season is proudly supported by The Nellie Mae Education Foundation and AERA: Division L - Educational Politics & Policy. Visit https://gordon.tc.columbia.edu/all-events/education-equity-series for more information! The views expressed in this episode are solely those of the speaker to whom they are attributed. They do not necessarily reflect the views of the faculty, administration, staff or Trustees either of Teachers College or of Columbia University.

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August 24, 2026 • 33 secs

Hello, coalition members! Many of you noticed the critical role that superintendents across America play in their students' lives, as demonstrated in Episode 2: Implications for Schools and Districts in the Post-Civil Rights Eraby the wonderful Wilmer Chavarria of Winooski School District in Winooski, Vermont. We are glad to spotlight a podcast that dives into the many situations and roles that superintendents navigate - and t...

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Are we witnessing the total abandonment of federal leadership in American public education? In this powerful inaugural episode of The Politics of Possibility, co-hosts Dr. Ezekiel Dixon-Román and Dr. Sonya Douglass sit down with two heavyweights in educational policy and research: Dr. Peggy G. Carr (former Commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics) and Dr. Pedro A. Noguera (Dean of the USC Rossier School of Educa...

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At a time when school boards are banning books and states are outlawing honest histories, what does it mean to design an education system built for true human liberation? In this inspiring third episode of The Politics of Possibility, co-hosts Dr. Ezekiel Dixon-Román and Dr. Sonya Douglass confront the frontlines of the battle over what American children are allowed to learn. They bring together a powerhouse trio representing the h...

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What happens to communities when the democratic rules governing our public education system are intentionally rewritten? In this urgent second installment of The Politics of Possibility, co-hosts Dr. Ezekiel Dixon-Román and Dr. Sonya Douglass host a high-stakes dialogue tracing the deep intersections of local school practice, structural policy trends, and right-wing political strategies. Superintendent Wilmer Chavarria of Winooski ...

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How do we move past simply documenting the crises facing public education and instead organize to dismantle them? In this profound and strategic season finale of *The Politics of Possibility*, co-hosts Dr. Ezekiel Dixon-Román and Dr. Sonya Douglass sit down with three of the nation’s most influential architects of equity, justice, and community organizing: civil rights icon Angela Glover Blackwell (Founder in Residence at Pol...

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The Edmund W. Gordon Institute and the Black Education Research Center at Teachers College, Columbia University invite you to explore The Politics of Possibility: Advancing Educational Equity for the Social Good, a landmark 4-part discussion series to process the current landscape, build collective strategies and equip communities with tools for educational justice. Each 60-minute episode convenes education equity leaders in policy...

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