Integrated Schools
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We are a movement of parents and caregivers committed to integrating our children, driving new narratives about education, and advocating for justice in our public schools
TOMORROW! TUNE IN! @lorettajross comes on the pod to talk to Dr Val and Andrew about the art and practice of Calling In...
December 2, 2025 at 2:01 PM
TOMORROW! TUNE IN! @lorettajross comes on the pod to talk to Dr Val and Andrew about the art and practice of Calling In...
Give the gift of belonging, courage, and a future where every kid gets to learn together.
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December 1, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Give the gift of belonging, courage, and a future where every kid gets to learn together.
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tinyurl.com/ISGivingTuesday 💛📚
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tinyurl.com/ISGivingTuesday 💛📚
LOVING REMINDER!!! You don't have to buy ANYTHING today
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Instead, you can contribute to the nonprofits that are supporting collective liberation and justice work... and you can do that this Giving Tuesday (or really anytime if you are feeling it!)
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💛📚 tinyurl.com/ISGivingTues...
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Instead, you can contribute to the nonprofits that are supporting collective liberation and justice work... and you can do that this Giving Tuesday (or really anytime if you are feeling it!)
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💛📚 tinyurl.com/ISGivingTues...
November 28, 2025 at 7:11 PM
LOVING REMINDER!!! You don't have to buy ANYTHING today
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Instead, you can contribute to the nonprofits that are supporting collective liberation and justice work... and you can do that this Giving Tuesday (or really anytime if you are feeling it!)
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💛📚 tinyurl.com/ISGivingTues...
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Instead, you can contribute to the nonprofits that are supporting collective liberation and justice work... and you can do that this Giving Tuesday (or really anytime if you are feeling it!)
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💛📚 tinyurl.com/ISGivingTues...
What happens when ICE starts appearing at your child's school? Hear Keri Rodrigues' emotionally charged story about navigating this chilling reality on *The Integrated School Podcast*. It's an episode you won't want to miss. 🎧 Tune in integratedschools.org/podcast/s12e...
November 26, 2025 at 4:15 PM
What happens when ICE starts appearing at your child's school? Hear Keri Rodrigues' emotionally charged story about navigating this chilling reality on *The Integrated School Podcast*. It's an episode you won't want to miss. 🎧 Tune in integratedschools.org/podcast/s12e...
🚨 Our children's future is at stake! In this powerful episode of *The Integrated School Podcast*, we explore 'The Attack On American Childhood.' What are we missing when we talk about education separately from the challenges families face?
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November 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
🚨 Our children's future is at stake! In this powerful episode of *The Integrated School Podcast*, we explore 'The Attack On American Childhood.' What are we missing when we talk about education separately from the challenges families face?
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👥 When schools don't engage with parents, it leaves space for harmful rhetoric. *The Integrated School Podcast* discusses the real impact on families with National Parents Union's Keri Rodrigues and how we can ensure our voices are heard.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
👥 When schools don't engage with parents, it leaves space for harmful rhetoric. *The Integrated School Podcast* discusses the real impact on families with National Parents Union's Keri Rodrigues and how we can ensure our voices are heard.
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Feeling overwhelmed by the demands of parenting in today's world? You’re not alone. Join the conversation with National Parents Union's Keri Rodrigues on how parents can navigate these challenges in the latest episode
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November 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Feeling overwhelmed by the demands of parenting in today's world? You’re not alone. Join the conversation with National Parents Union's Keri Rodrigues on how parents can navigate these challenges in the latest episode
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What does it mean to leave your heart in someone else's hands? 🎧 In our latest episode, listen to Keri Rodrigues' from National Parents Union on her personal journey from parent to advocate. Discover why emotional intelligence can be just as crucial as a degree
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November 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
What does it mean to leave your heart in someone else's hands? 🎧 In our latest episode, listen to Keri Rodrigues' from National Parents Union on her personal journey from parent to advocate. Discover why emotional intelligence can be just as crucial as a degree
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🎧 What if one of the keys to improving our education system lies with parents? Join us in the latest podcast episode as Keri Rodrigues from the National Parents Union
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November 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
🎧 What if one of the keys to improving our education system lies with parents? Join us in the latest podcast episode as Keri Rodrigues from the National Parents Union
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Join Dr Val and Andrew today in their discussion with @nationalparentsunion advocate and President Keri Rodridgues @radiokeri to get fired up about movement building and building a tent that can fit us all
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November 19, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Join Dr Val and Andrew today in their discussion with @nationalparentsunion advocate and President Keri Rodridgues @radiokeri to get fired up about movement building and building a tent that can fit us all
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TOMORROW! 🎪
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Tune in wherever you get your podcasts!
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@nationalparentsunion 📣
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Tune in wherever you get your podcasts!
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@nationalparentsunion 📣
November 18, 2025 at 2:45 PM
TOMORROW! 🎪
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Tune in wherever you get your podcasts!
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@nationalparentsunion 📣
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Tune in wherever you get your podcasts!
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@nationalparentsunion 📣
Equity isn’t just getting everyone in the door. It’s making sure the door leads somewhere meaningful for every child. #EquityInAction
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Tune in to our last episode here or wherever you get your podcasts
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The Integrated Schools Podcast
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Tune in to our last episode here or wherever you get your podcasts
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The Integrated Schools Podcast
November 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Equity isn’t just getting everyone in the door. It’s making sure the door leads somewhere meaningful for every child. #EquityInAction
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Tune in to our last episode here or wherever you get your podcasts
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integratedschools.org/podcast/s12e...
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The Integrated Schools Podcast
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Tune in to our last episode here or wherever you get your podcasts
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integratedschools.org/podcast/s12e...
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The Integrated Schools Podcast
Really excited to share our winter book club pick!
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Demystifying Disability by Emily Ladau!!
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Head to integratedschools.org/book-club/ to register for anyone of our 4 sessions and order/find/reserve your copy of the book today!
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Demystifying Disability by Emily Ladau!!
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Head to integratedschools.org/book-club/ to register for anyone of our 4 sessions and order/find/reserve your copy of the book today!
November 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Really excited to share our winter book club pick!
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Demystifying Disability by Emily Ladau!!
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Head to integratedschools.org/book-club/ to register for anyone of our 4 sessions and order/find/reserve your copy of the book today!
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Demystifying Disability by Emily Ladau!!
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Head to integratedschools.org/book-club/ to register for anyone of our 4 sessions and order/find/reserve your copy of the book today!
You're never a statistic." Listen as Tiece Ruffin shares her incredible journey from a gun violence survivor in inner-city DC to a first-generation college student. Tune in to the latest episode of The Integrated School Podcast.
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November 15, 2025 at 5:03 PM
You're never a statistic." Listen as Tiece Ruffin shares her incredible journey from a gun violence survivor in inner-city DC to a first-generation college student. Tune in to the latest episode of The Integrated School Podcast.
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Retention doesn’t start with policy only — it starts with people feeling seen, supported, connected. Thanks, Gavin Gabriel. #KeepTheTeachers Listen to the entire episode here or wherever you get your podcasts
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November 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Retention doesn’t start with policy only — it starts with people feeling seen, supported, connected. Thanks, Gavin Gabriel. #KeepTheTeachers Listen to the entire episode here or wherever you get your podcasts
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Public schools unite us. Private dollars divide us. The choice is ours. #PublicEducationMatters Hear more wherever you get your podcasts #TheIntegratedSchoolsPodcast
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November 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Public schools unite us. Private dollars divide us. The choice is ours. #PublicEducationMatters Hear more wherever you get your podcasts #TheIntegratedSchoolsPodcast
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Trust. Truth. Courage. Power. Four words. One mission: equity in action. What do they look like for you? #WeLeadTogether
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November 12, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Trust. Truth. Courage. Power. Four words. One mission: equity in action. What do they look like for you? #WeLeadTogether
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It's painful to think that some schools are deemed 'not good enough' for some families. Join us on *The Integrated Schools Podcast* as we dive deep into the emotional impact of ongoing school segregation.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
It's painful to think that some schools are deemed 'not good enough' for some families. Join us on *The Integrated Schools Podcast* as we dive deep into the emotional impact of ongoing school segregation.
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Listen as Tiece Ruffin shares her incredible journey from a gun violence survivor in inner-city DC to a first-generation college student. 🎧 Tune in to the latest episode of The Integrated School Podcast.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Listen as Tiece Ruffin shares her incredible journey from a gun violence survivor in inner-city DC to a first-generation college student. 🎧 Tune in to the latest episode of The Integrated School Podcast.
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When public systems stumble, community rises
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Education isn’t walls and bells. It’s relationships, trust, agency. Thank you, Tiece Ruffin, for reminding us. #AssetBased
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Education isn’t walls and bells. It’s relationships, trust, agency. Thank you, Tiece Ruffin, for reminding us. #AssetBased
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integratedschools.org/podcast/s12e...
November 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
When public systems stumble, community rises
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Education isn’t walls and bells. It’s relationships, trust, agency. Thank you, Tiece Ruffin, for reminding us. #AssetBased
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integratedschools.org/podcast/s12e...
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Education isn’t walls and bells. It’s relationships, trust, agency. Thank you, Tiece Ruffin, for reminding us. #AssetBased
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integratedschools.org/podcast/s12e...
The link between Christian nationalism and school policy is real
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Listen is as Dr Deanna Townsend-Smith shares how the ‘underbelly’ of systems happens when we don’t ask how beliefs shape policy. Let’s do the work. #EducationJustice
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Listen is as Dr Deanna Townsend-Smith shares how the ‘underbelly’ of systems happens when we don’t ask how beliefs shape policy. Let’s do the work. #EducationJustice
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November 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The link between Christian nationalism and school policy is real
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Listen is as Dr Deanna Townsend-Smith shares how the ‘underbelly’ of systems happens when we don’t ask how beliefs shape policy. Let’s do the work. #EducationJustice
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integratedschools.org/podcast/s12e...
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Listen is as Dr Deanna Townsend-Smith shares how the ‘underbelly’ of systems happens when we don’t ask how beliefs shape policy. Let’s do the work. #EducationJustice
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integratedschools.org/podcast/s12e...
This week on The Integrated School Podcast: "Equity is the work of creating a world where the story you carry does not determine your access to education, dignity or possibility." -Dr. Deanna Townsend-Smith
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November 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
This week on The Integrated School Podcast: "Equity is the work of creating a world where the story you carry does not determine your access to education, dignity or possibility." -Dr. Deanna Townsend-Smith
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EPISODE IS LIVE!
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"Each of us carry a story, a story of family, of place, of triumphs and struggles. Alone, those struggles remind us of where we have been, but when we weave them together, they become something even greater. " -Dr Deanna Townsend-Smith
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"Each of us carry a story, a story of family, of place, of triumphs and struggles. Alone, those struggles remind us of where we have been, but when we weave them together, they become something even greater. " -Dr Deanna Townsend-Smith
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integratedschools.org/podcast/s12e...
November 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
EPISODE IS LIVE!
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"Each of us carry a story, a story of family, of place, of triumphs and struggles. Alone, those struggles remind us of where we have been, but when we weave them together, they become something even greater. " -Dr Deanna Townsend-Smith
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integratedschools.org/podcast/s12e...
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"Each of us carry a story, a story of family, of place, of triumphs and struggles. Alone, those struggles remind us of where we have been, but when we weave them together, they become something even greater. " -Dr Deanna Townsend-Smith
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integratedschools.org/podcast/s12e...
Tomorrow!
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This is the episode we need right now. Join Andrew and Dr. Val as they revisit audio from the Color of Education Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina last month. Tune in to these incredible conversations that underscore the power of storytelling for social change.
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This is the episode we need right now. Join Andrew and Dr. Val as they revisit audio from the Color of Education Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina last month. Tune in to these incredible conversations that underscore the power of storytelling for social change.
November 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Tomorrow!
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This is the episode we need right now. Join Andrew and Dr. Val as they revisit audio from the Color of Education Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina last month. Tune in to these incredible conversations that underscore the power of storytelling for social change.
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This is the episode we need right now. Join Andrew and Dr. Val as they revisit audio from the Color of Education Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina last month. Tune in to these incredible conversations that underscore the power of storytelling for social change.
For Dr. Val, talking about discrimination and racial identity was never off-limits. How can we all foster these conversations? 🎧 Listen now on *The Integrated Schools Podcast*. #JusticeThroughDialogue #ConversationsMatter
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October 31, 2025 at 4:50 PM
For Dr. Val, talking about discrimination and racial identity was never off-limits. How can we all foster these conversations? 🎧 Listen now on *The Integrated Schools Podcast*. #JusticeThroughDialogue #ConversationsMatter
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