#50: The State of Education w/ California State Superintendent Tony Thurmond

Freedom Writers Podcast

English - August 17, 2020 07:00 - 40 minutes - 57.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 78 ratings
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On this episode, Erin speaks with California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond. In this episode She asks Tony how he handles the daunting task of leading over 10,000 schools and 6 million students back to some semblance of a classroom amidst a global pandemic; waves of peaceful protest and civil unrest in the wake of the killing of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor; and the passing of legendary civil rights activist Congressman John Lewis.