Education Conversations

Education Conversations


Latest Episodes

EC008: Advocating for Teachers and Students with School Board Candidate TC Weber
March 06, 2018

If you are involved in public education in Nashville, you are probably familiar with TC Weber's blog, Dad Gone Wild. TC publishes new posts every Monday and Friday (and sometimes in between) that explore the ins and outs of what's happening in Metro...

EC007: Community Schools with Alison McArthur and Hank Clay
February 20, 2018

In this episode you will hear Alison McArthur and Hank Clay discuss the community schools model and how their organizations are transforming schools here in Nashville.  Alison is the Coordinator for Community Achieves and Hank is the CEO of...

EC003: Jarred Amato Part 2
December 06, 2017

In part 2 of my interview with Jarred Amato, we discuss supporting teachers, the real struggles facing students, teaching the “classics", and how we can all connect and get involved to support our schools. © 2017 L. Dunnavant. All Rights Reserved.

EC002: Project LIT and the Power of Giving Students Time to Read Diverse Books
November 16, 2017

This episode is part 1 in a series of two episodes with Jarred Amato, a high school English teacher and recently named Penguin/Random House Teacher of the Year. We discuss the power of giving students time to read diverse books during the school day,...

EC001: What is a "Good" School?
November 13, 2017

The story of education in Nashville is long and complicated. Once ideas and stereotypes are perpetuated for a certain amount of time we begin to mistake them for facts. What is a good school? Who decides? Who benefits from this label? Who is...