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140 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 17 ratings"Deep Dives" brings together national experts to discuss the biggest issues impacting America's schools, diving deep into root causes and exploring innovative solutions.
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Ep. 52, The Race for Boston: Andrea Campbell
June 01, 2021 04:28 - 42 minutesIn our third episode of our special series, Catalysts for Change: The Race for Boston, Jill talks with Boston City Councilor Andrea Campbell. A lifelong resident of Boston who represents District 4, Andrea has served on the council since being elected in 2015. Raised in Roxbury and the South End, Councilor Campbell graduated from Boston Public Schools and Boston Latin School, going on to attend Princeton University and UCLA Law School. Following law school, Councilor Campbell worked as a law...
Ep. 51, The Race for Boston: Annissa Essaibi George
May 24, 2021 23:28 - 30 minutesWe are excited to release our special podcast series on the Boston mayoral election, Catalysts for Change: The Race for Boston. 2021 is an important year for Bostonians -- we will recover from Covid-19, and we will elect a new mayor. This is a historic election. For the first time in history, Boston will have a mayor who is a person of color. With six candidates and an open seat following Mayor Walsh’s departure to Washington D.C., there’s a lot to cover, and we’ll be diving in over the nex...
Ep. 50, The Race for Boston: Michelle Wu
May 18, 2021 04:12 - 44 minutesWe are excited to release our special podcast series on the Boston mayoral election, Catalysts for Change: The Race for Boston. 2021 is an important year for Bostonians -- we will recover from Covid-19, and we will elect a new mayor. This is a historic election. For the first time in history, Boston will have a mayor who is a person of color. With six candidates and an open seat following Mayor Walsh’s departure to Washington D.C., there’s a lot to cover, and we’ll be diving in over the nex...
Ep. 49, Rachael Rollins: District Attorney of Suffolk County
May 04, 2021 17:41 - 55 minutesIn this episode of Catalysts for Change, Jill talks with District Attorney Rachael Rollins of Suffolk County. Since 2019, DA Rollins has been the chief law enforcement officer for Boston, Winthrop, Chelsea, and Revere. She is the first woman ever elected as District Attorney in Suffolk County and the first woman of color ever elected District Attorney in Massachusetts. A lifelong resident of Boston and Cambridge, DA Rollins previously served on the Judicial Nominating Commission and as gener...
Ep. 48, Lee Pelton: President of Emerson College & Future CEO of The Boston Foundation
April 13, 2021 19:05 - 37 minutesIn today’s episode of Catalysts for Change, Jill talks to Lee Pelton, current President of Emerson College, who will soon become the CEO of The Boston Foundation. Starting officially at The Boston Foundation on June 1st, Dr. Pelton has an extensive background in higher education and a deep passion for service. Throughout his career, Dr. Pelton has worked to address social justice issues. A common theme in his lectures, speeches and writing has been to ask us “to share our talents and resourc...
Ep. 47, Maura Healey: Massachusetts Attorney General
March 30, 2021 18:42 - 48 minutesIn this episode of Catalysts for Change, Jill talks to Massachusetts Attorney General, Maura Healey. The people’s lawyer, Attorney General Healey talks to us about her work in representing all residents of Massachusetts as well as how her support and information from her office intersects with solving current key state-wide issues including food access and housing security. Maura Healey began serving as Massachusetts Attorney General in January 2015 and is leading the people’s law firm as th...
Ep. 46, Maria Fenwick: Founder and Executive Director of The Teacher Collaborative
March 16, 2021 17:53 - 36 minutesIn this episode of Catalysts for Change, Jill talks to Maria Fenwick, founder and Executive Director of The Teacher Collaborative. A former teacher in Boston Public Schools herself, Maria talks to us about how teachers are dealing with the pandemic and navigating remote teaching and learning. Maria has spent her career working with and supporting teachers across Massachusetts as a teacher in Boston Public Schools and, most recently, as an independent consultant. In 2016, Maria founded The Te...
Ep. 45, Deanne Galdston: Superintendent of Watertown Public Schools
March 02, 2021 14:15 - 27 minutesIn today’s episode of Catalysts for Change, Jill talks to Deanne Galdston, Superintendent of Watertown Public Schools. As more and more school districts in Massachusetts begin to reopen their schools, Superintendent Galdston talks to us about Watertown Public Schools’ COVID-19 surveillance testing program and how they successfully and safely brought students back to school. Superintendent Galdston began her work as Superintendent in 2017. She began her professional career as a Spanish and hi...
Ep. 44, Natalie Wexler: Education writer and Author of The Knowledge Gap
February 16, 2021 21:09 - 46 minutesIn this episode of Catalysts for Change, Jill talks to Natalie Wexler, education writer and author of The Knowledge Gap, her most recent novel on the achievement gap and how to fix America’s education system. A senior contributor to Forbes.com, we talk to Natalie about The Knowledge Gap, the exacerbating effect of Covid-19, the state of America’s education system, and how to fix it. Having been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, and other publications, Natalie...
Ep. 43, Latoya Gayle: Community Activism for Families & Students in Boston
February 02, 2021 19:26 - 42 minutesOn this week’s episode of Catalysts for Change, Jill talks to Latoya Gayle, former executive director of Boston Schools Finder and co-founder of March Like a Mother. Latoya is a community activist focused on the success of all students and families in Boston. She is planning to launch a new civic innovation lab, Liberation Lab, where she will focus on supporting families and communities in building and sustaining bases of power through civic engagement, capacity building, and leadership devel...
Ep. 42, Mitchell Weiss: on Government, Innovation and We the Possibility
January 19, 2021 18:57 - 35 minutesOn today’s episode of Catalysts for Change, Jill talks to Mitchell Weiss, Richard L. Menschel and Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School. The former chief of staff to Mayor Thomas Menino of Boston, Jill talks to Mitch about his new book, We the Possibility. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep 42: Mitchell Weiss: on Government, Innovation and We the Possibility
January 19, 2021 18:57 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBOn today’s episode of Catalysts for Change, Jill talks to Mitchell Weiss, Richard L. Menschel and Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School. The former chief of staff to Mayor Thomas Menino of Boston, Jill talks to Mitch about his new book, We the Possibility. At Harvard Business School, Mitch teaches a course on Public Entrepreneurship and also teaches the Entrepreneurial Manager for first year students in the MBA program. Before coming to Harvard, Mitch was the chief of...
Ep. 41, Feng Zhang on CRISPR and Understanding the COVID-19 Virus
January 12, 2021 18:54 - 50 minutesOn today’s episode of Catalysts for Change, Jill talks to Feng Zhang, a founder of CRISPR, McGovern Investigator and professor in MIT’s Departments of Brain and Cognitive Sciences and of Biological Engineering. A core member of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, today’s conversation with Feng focuses on COVID-19 testing, vaccines, vaccine shortages, virus variants, and more relevant issues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep. 40, Mayor Michael Tubbs (Stockton, CA) on Guaranteed Income
January 05, 2021 18:03 - 52 minutesHappy New Year! In the first episode of Catalysts for Change in 2021, Jill talks to Mayor Michael Tubbs, Mayor of Stockton, California. Having collaborated with key movers and shakers in the Democratic Party, Mayor Tubbs has been a major figure in politics, as well as a significant supporter of guaranteed income programs. A lifelong resident of Stockton, Tubbs grew up poor and was raised in a single parent household, before going on to graduate from Stockton Public Schools and, then, Stanfor...
Ep. 39, Steve Koczela: Polling for the Future of Education
December 22, 2020 15:33 - 43 minutesIn this episode of Catalysts for Change, Jill talks to Steve Koczela, president of MassINC Polling Group. Founded in 2010, Steve has helped grow MassINC Polling into a leader of measuring and interpreting public opinion in Massachusetts and in the United States. A recent poll conducted by MPG has revealed important feedback from families regarding learning during the pandemic in Massachusetts schools. Over the past 10 years, Steve has helped grow the MassINC Polling Group into a respected ...
Ep. 38, Todd Rose: We are all in this Together
December 08, 2020 19:31 - 1 hourIn this episode of Catalysts for Change, Jill talks to Todd Rose, co-founder and president of Populace. A former professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Todd’s innovative work focuses on the way we think, work and live. Todd’s work regarding individual potential, and ultimate success, involves his research on the myth of being average, and his focus on empowering individuals. At Populace, Todd and his team use this notion and focus to reimagine education, work, and society. ...
Ep. 37 James Morton, President and CEO of the YMCA of Greater Boston
November 24, 2020 02:35 - 42 minutesIn this episode of Catalysts for Change, we talk to James Morton, President and CEO of the YMCA of Greater Boston. The CEO of the largest social services provider in Massachusetts, James advocates for all families in Boston and works to nurture the potential of every child and promote health and social responsibility. The 13th president and CEO of the YMCA, James previously served at YMCAs in Springfield and Hartford, CT. As the president of the YMCA of Greater Hartford, Morton oversaw subst...
Ep. 36 Andrew Yang on the Presidential Election, the current Covid-19 Crisis & Universal Basic Income as a Recovery Tool
November 10, 2020 19:09 - 30 minutesOn today’s Catalysts for Change, Jill talks to Andrew Yang, former 2020 Democratic Presidential candidate and founder of Move Humanity Forward. As you may know, the Shah Family Foundation working on a guaranteed income strategy in Chelsea, MA, and Yang’s work to educate and advocate for a universal basic income has influenced awareness to the degree that over 55% of the American population now understand UBI. While running for president of the United States, Andrew ran with a major focus on...
Ep. 35 Facebook Founder, Chris Hughes, Makes the Case for Guaranteed Income
October 20, 2020 13:21 - 53 minutesOn today’s Catalysts for Change, Jill talks to Chris Hughes, co-founder of Facebook and co-chair of the Economic Security Project. As the Shah Foundation begins to support a new guaranteed income program in Chelsea MA, Chris’s work with the Economic Security Project and focus on guaranteed income is relevant and important to understanding guaranteed income initiatives. Chris’s work with the Economic Security Project focuses on supporting policies and initiatives for guaranteed income, which...
Ep. 34 Back to School: Kids and COVID-19 with Dr. Alessio Fasano, MGH for Children
October 06, 2020 13:27 - 44 minutesIn today’s episode of Catalysts for Change, Jill talks to Dr. Alessio Fasano, world-renowned gastroenterologist and chief of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition at MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC). Renowned for his pediatric and gastroenterology work, we focus on Dr. Fasano’s most recent research on COVID-19 and its impact on children. A leader in celiac disease research, Dr. Fasano also directs the Center for Celiac Research, focusing on the treatment of patients with gluten-r...
Ep. 33 Do Students Need a Year 13 to Get What they are Currently Missing in Boston Public Schools?
September 21, 2020 19:24 - 49 minutesOn today’s episode of Catalysts for Change, Jill talks to Sarah Cherry Rice, founder and Executive Director of Digital Ready and Year 13, aiming to support students in Boston and prepare them to thrive in a diverse, vibrant economy. An innovator in the education sector, Sarah’s work with Digital Ready seeks to break down systemic barriers that historically have prevented many from achieving social mobility and access from high paying jobs in Boston and ultimately rethink K-12 education. As a...
Ep. 32 Academic Inequities and Systemic Racism in our Public Schools with Mariel Novas
September 08, 2020 16:32 - 1 hourOn today’s episode of Catalysts for Change, Jill talks to Mariel Novas, the Assistant Director of Partnerships and Engagement for The Education Trust. A resident of Boston, first generation college student and immigrant from the Dominican Republic, Mariel works toward equitable education experiences for all students, particularly black and brown students. In her work Mariel supports the Massachusetts Education Equity Partnership, a collective effort of civil rights, social justice and educati...
Ep. 31 Teacher advocacy, racial inequities, and police in schools with Sarah Iddrissu
August 25, 2020 18:18 - 51 minutesOn today's episode of Catalysts for Change, we talk to the Executive Director of Educators for Excellence, Sarah Iddrissu. At age 11, having suffered through five different elementary schools in two different countries, Sarah took matters into her own hands. She found a challenging school 15 miles from home, which offered a rich and engaged learning experience. Sarah became the first in her family to graduate from college. Sarah has dedicated her career to transforming the educational inequit...
Ep.30 President of the Boston Teachers Union, working with Boston Public Schools to determine its re-opening plan, Jessica Tang
August 13, 2020 15:41 - 52 minutesOn today's episode of Catalysts for Change, we talk to the President of the Boston Teachers Union, Jessica Tang. She is the first person of color, first openly queer and first woman in over thirty years to serve in this role. Jessica is a co-founder of the Teacher Activist Group-Boston and serves as a board member for several civic and labor groups, including Citizens for Public Schools and the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance. As a teacher-activist, she has been involved in many differe...
Ep. 30 President of the Boston Teachers Union, working with Boston Public Schools to determine its re-opening plan, Jessica Tang
August 13, 2020 15:41 - 52 minutesOn today's episode of Catalysts for Change, we talk to the President of the Boston Teachers Union, Jessica Tang. She is the first person of color, first openly queer and first woman in over thirty years to serve in this role. Jessica is a co-founder of the Teacher Activist Group-Boston and serves as a board member for several civic and labor groups, including Citizens for Public Schools and the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance. As a teacher-activist, she has been involved in many differe...
Ep. 29 Absenteeism from schools was a major issue before COVID-19...now what? With Todd Rogers
July 30, 2020 17:07 - 44 minutesOn today's episode of Catalysts for Change, we talk to behavioral scientist and professor of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School, Todd Rogers, Todd has dedicated his career to studying the gap between intention and action, helping families effectively support student success, and improving democracy. In our second podcast with Todd, we dive deeper into absenteeism through a pre-COVID lense, and also hear about two other initiatives on which Todd is currently focused: contact tracing, and ...
The impact of COVID on our kids in schools, transforming education through innovation, and the racial achievement gap with Tom Kane
July 14, 2020 16:12 - 54 minutes - 125 MBOn today’s episode, we talk to Tom Kane. An economist and Walter H. Gale Professor of Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He has committed his career to both K-12 and higher education efforts focused on school accountability systems, teacher recruitment and retention, financial aid for college, race-conscious college admissions, and the earnings impacts of community colleges. Our conversation with professor Kane unpacks the current impact of COVID on our kids in schools,...
Ep. 28 The impact of COVID on our kids in schools, transforming education through innovation, and the racial achievement gap with Tom Kane
July 14, 2020 16:12 - 54 minutesOn today’s episode, we talk to Tom Kane. An economist and Walter H. Gale Professor of Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He has committed his career to both K-12 and higher education efforts focused on school accountability systems, teacher recruitment and retention, financial aid for college, race-conscious college admissions, and the earnings impacts of community colleges. Our conversation with professor Kane unpacks the current impact of COVID on our kids in schools, tr...
World-class chef who formerly served as the head chef at Noma, in Copenhagen, and founder of Brigaid, Dan Giusti
June 30, 2020 16:40 - 49 minutes - 113 MBOn today’s episode of Catalysts for Change, we talk to Dan Giusti, the founder of Brigaid. A world-class chef who formerly served as the head chef at Noma, in Copenhagen, Dan left the #1 restaurant in the world and headed back to the U.S. to work in school food. Dan started Brigaid, with the mission of helping school districts trade processed meals for meals made from scratch. Today we talked with Dan about Brigaid's work, and the critical need for school food transformation to bring heal...
Ep. 27 World-class chef who formerly served as the head chef at Noma, in Copenhagen, and founder of Brigaid, Dan Giusti
June 30, 2020 16:40 - 49 minutesOn today’s episode of Catalysts for Change, we talk to Dan Giusti, the founder of Brigaid. A world-class chef who formerly served as the head chef at Noma, in Copenhagen, Dan left the #1 restaurant in the world and headed back to the U.S. to work in school food. Dan started Brigaid, with the mission of helping school districts trade processed meals for meals made from scratch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Todd Rogers on behavioral science, absenteeism in schools, and voting
June 16, 2020 14:42 - 56 minutes - 130 MBOn today's episode of Catalysts for Change, we talk to Todd Rogers. A behavioral scientist and professor of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School. He has dedicated his career to studying the gap between intention and action, helping families effectively support student success, and improving democracy. Our conversation with professor Rogers explores the ins and outs of behavioral science, cost-effective strategies to reduce absenteeism in schools, and the power of persuasion in voting. B...
Ep. 26 Todd Rogers on behavioral science, absenteeism in schools, and voting
June 16, 2020 14:42 - 56 minutesOn today's episode of Catalysts for Change, we talk to Todd Rogers. A behavioral scientist and professor of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School. He has dedicated his career to studying the gap between intention and action, helping families effectively support student success, and improving democracy. Our conversation with professor Rogers explores the ins and outs of behavioral science, cost-effective strategies to reduce absenteeism in schools, and the power of persuasion in voting. Beha...
Special: Catalyst During Covid - Tim Daly of Ed Navigator
May 19, 2020 20:51 - 17 minutes - 32.8 MBOn today’s episode of Catalysts During Covid, we talk to Tim Daly, founding partner of EdNavigator. With nearly two decades of experience in public education, Tim has been an advocate in supporting public education and working to help ensure greater access of high quality schools to all families and assisting families understand and work with the public education system. We talk to Tim about how EdNavigator’s work has had to adapt to COVID-19 and how they are supporting families through the ...
Ep. 25 Special: Catalyst During Covid - Tim Daly of Ed Navigator
May 19, 2020 20:51 - 17 minutesOn today’s episode of Catalysts During Covid, we talk to Tim Daly, founding partner of EdNavigator. With nearly two decades of experience in public education, Tim has been an advocate in supporting public education and working to help ensure greater access of high quality schools to all families and assisting families understand and work with the public education system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tim Daly, Founding Partner of Ed Navigator on Ensuring all Families have Access to High Performing Schools
May 12, 2020 21:14 - 50 minutes - 115 MBOn today’s episode of Catalysts for Change, we talk to Tim Daly, founding partner of EdNavigator. With nearly two decades of experience in public education, Tim has been an advocate in supporting public education and working to help ensure greater access of high quality schools to all families and assisting families understand and work with the public education system. As a founding partner at EdNavigator, Tim helps lead EdNavigator with the ultimate goal of supporting families and empower...
Ep. 24 Tim Daly, Founding Partner of Ed Navigator on Ensuring all Families have Access to High Performing Schools
May 12, 2020 21:14 - 50 minutesOn today’s episode of Catalysts for Change, we talk to Tim Daly, founding partner of EdNavigator. With nearly two decades of experience in public education, Tim has been an advocate in supporting public education and working to help ensure greater access of high quality schools to all families and assisting families understand and work with the public education system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Special: Catalysts During Covid - Jon Feinman of InnerCity Weightlifting
May 07, 2020 19:01 - 22 minutes - 41.4 MBIn this episode of our special series, Catalysts During the Crisis, we talk with Jon Feinman, CEO and Founder of InnerCity Weightlifting (ICW). Having previously talked with Jon, this conversation focuses on how ICW has adapted and changed due to COVID-19 and his response to important problems that ICW faces on a daily basis. Jon’s work is a clear example of change agents throughout the city forging ahead to accomplish their missions, and solving new problems along the way. If you would ...
Ep. 23 Special: Catalysts During Covid - Jon Feinman of InnerCity Weightlifting
May 07, 2020 19:01 - 22 minutesIn this episode of our special series, Catalysts During the Crisis, we talk with Jon Feinman, CEO and Founder of InnerCity Weightlifting (ICW). Having previously talked with Jon, this conversation focuses on how ICW has adapted and changed due to COVID-19 and his response to important problems that ICW faces on a daily basis. Jon’s work is a clear example of change agents throughout the city forging ahead to accomplish their missions, and solving new problems along the way. Learn more about ...
Special: Catalysts During Covid - Manny Lopes, President of East Boston Neighborhood Health Center
May 05, 2020 14:51 - 15 minutes - 28.6 MBDuring these times of uncertainty and change, we have seen many organizations and leaders throughout the city of Boston and across the state, adapt and respond to the COVID-19 crisis. They have forged ahead to accomplish their missions, and solving new problems along the way. In each of these short episodes, we will talk with one of these change agents and understand how they’ve had to adapt, as they respond to this crisis. In this new series, Catalysts During the Crisis, each episode we ...
Ep. 22 Special: Catalysts During Covid - Manny Lopes, President of East Boston Neighborhood Health Center
May 05, 2020 14:51 - 15 minutesIn this episode, we hear from Manny Lopes, President of East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC). We hear how EBNHC has adapted to continue to support their patients and those being affected by COVID-19, the community response in East Boston, Chelsea and Revere, and what needs to continue to happen to support communities being impacted the most by this pandemic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Shifting the Paradigm for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals in Boston with Jon Feinman of Inner City Weightlifting
April 28, 2020 16:13 - 52 minutes - 96.4 MBOn today’s Catalyst for Change, we talk to Jon Feinman, Founder and CEO of InnerCity Weightlifting (ICW). Working with those most impacted by gun violence and incarceration in the City of Boston, Jon works to provide economic mobility and social inclusion through InnerCity Weightlifting’s Impact Model. Jon received his MBA from Babson College in 2010 and subsequently founded ICW, following his work with AmeriCorp, and as a personal trainer. ICW and Jon’s work has been recognized numerous t...
Ep. 21 Shifting the Paradigm for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals in Boston with Jon Feinman of Inner City Weightlifting
April 28, 2020 16:13 - 52 minutesOn today’s Catalyst for Change, we talk to Jon Feinman, Founder and CEO of InnerCity Weightlifting (ICW). Working with those most impacted by gun violence and incarceration in the City of Boston, Jon works to provide economic mobility and social inclusion through InnerCity Weightlifting’s Impact Model. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Does every student in Boston attend the school they deserve? A Conversation with Will Austin
April 14, 2020 15:39 - 56 minutes - 129 MBJoining us for this episode of Catalysts for Change is Will Austin, CEO of the Boston Schools Fund. A graduate of the Boston Public School system, and a former educator in Boston, Will works with and invests in high-performing public, private and charter schools to help them increase the number of seats in their schools and move the city to a goal of providing high quality seats for all Boston students. Will started his career in education as a math teacher at Roxbury Preparatory Charter S...
Ep. 20 Does every student in Boston attend the school they deserve? A Conversation with Will Austin
April 14, 2020 15:39 - 56 minutesJoining us for this episode of Catalysts for Change is Will Austin, CEO of the Boston Schools Fund. A graduate of the Boston Public School system, and a former educator in Boston, Will works with and invests in high-performing public, private and charter schools to help them increase the number of seats in their schools and move the city to a goal of providing high quality seats for all Boston students. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
John Connolly on Helping Boston Families Advocate for Positive Changes in Education and Beyond.
March 31, 2020 14:37 - 47 minutes - 110 MBToday on Catalysts for Change we are joined by John Connolly, former City Councilor for Boston and founder of the non-profit organization School Facts. A lifelong resident of Boston, John’s work focuses on helping Boston families advocate for positive changes in education and other sectors across the city. John famously ran for Mayor of Boston against our current Mayor, Marty Walsh, and before that served as a Boston City Councilor At-Large from 2008-2014. As a city councilor, John spent...
Ep. 19 John Connolly on Helping Boston Families Advocate for Positive Changes in Education and Beyond.
March 31, 2020 14:37 - 47 minutesToday on Catalysts for Change we are joined by John Connolly, former City Councilor for Boston and founder of the non-profit organization School Facts. A lifelong resident of Boston, John’s work focuses on helping Boston families advocate for positive changes in education and other sectors across the city. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mayor Walsh on the Release of Eat Up and on Leading the City of Boston
March 05, 2020 17:52 - 35 minutes - 81.6 MBToday, Jill is joined by Mayor Marty Walsh to discuss the release of the film Eat Up, a documentary about transforming school food in Boston. Jill and Mayor Walsh, along with others from the city, the Boston Public Schools and the Shah Family Foundation, play starring roles in this entertaining film, produced by the VII Foundation. Jill and and Mayor Walsh look back to the beginning of their partnership and talk about some of their memories of the project, which has grown into a transfo...
Ep. 18 Mayor Walsh on the Release of Eat Up and on Leading the City of Boston
March 05, 2020 17:52 - 35 minutesToday, Jill is joined by Mayor Marty Walsh to discuss the release of the film Eat Up, a documentary about transforming school food in Boston. Jill and Mayor Walsh, along with others from the city, the Boston Public Schools and the Shah Family Foundation, play starring roles in this entertaining film, produced by the VII Foundation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Safer neighborhoods, supportive homes, and high quality education for every child.
February 25, 2020 02:32 - 47 minutes - 110 MBIn today’s episode, we talk to Keri Rodrigues, mom-in-chief at Massachusetts Parents United. Keri is an advocate for safer neighborhoods, stable, secure, and supportive homes, and high quality education for every child. In addition to her work at Massachusetts Parents United, Keri is also on the executive committee for the Massachusetts Democratic Party and on the advisory board for Democrats for Education Reform. Before working with parent engagement groups and in education, Rodrigues was...
Ep. 17 Safer neighborhoods, supportive homes, and high quality education for every child.
February 25, 2020 02:32 - 47 minutesIn today’s episode, we talk to Keri Rodrigues, mom-in-chief at Massachusetts Parents United. Keri is an advocate for safer neighborhoods, stable, secure, and supportive homes, and high quality education for every child. In addition to her work at Massachusetts Parents United, Keri is also on the executive committee for the Massachusetts Democratic Party and on the advisory board for Democrats for Education Reform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices