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When I met Dorothy Jungels, I knew immediately that I wanted to spend more time…

For a long time, I have been concerned about how young children are given drugs like…

One of the great things about doing this podcast is that I get to meet…

This is a very special episode of Please Speak Freely, a memorial to the great Richard…

Thanks to support from the National AfterSchool Association (NAA), I got a chance to interview Jaime…

Baratunde Thurston is the CEO and co-founder of Cultivated Wit, a design, media, and technology company. I…

If you’ve been following the national or international news about education policy over the past…

Selma James is a freedom fighter, fighting against racism, and fighting for human rights for all,…

Last year, people across the country were inspired by the solidarity of the faculty, students,…

If you love zombies, you’re going to love this episode! I talked with Aaron Regunberg, Executive…

Just in time for this week’s 16th Annual Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Festival (held in…

We are pleased to present this special episode of Please Speak Freely, sponsored by Project Liftoff and recorded…

On May 10, 2013, I read an Op-Ed in the New York Times that really…

Almost fifty years go, the Institute for Educational Leadership was formed to bring together leaders from diverse…

First, let me apologize for the extra long delay between episodes of Please Speak Freely! While

I sat down with Tony Smith, Superintendent of the Oakland Unified School District at the…

This episode was recorded live at the School’s Out Washington Bridge Conference in Seattle, WA on October…

Children’s Troubadour Raffi is famous worldwide for his beautiful songs, including, “Baby Beluga,” “Bananaphone,” “Willoughby

You may know Lenore Skenazy as the woman who let her nine-year old son ride…

Many years ago when I was Director of Staff Development at LA’s BEST After School…

One of my favorite youth programs in the country is New Urban Arts, based in…

It was a pleasure to sit down with Holly Delany Cole, Co-Director of Community Resource…

“I grew up as one of those kids who came from an ‘at risk’ background.

“A lot of times you come into a place and you’re going to have an influence…

By Zach Wilson, Educational Services Director of School’s Out Washington “As parents, it is difficult

“We know from lots of research and from lots of experience that the work of…

By Nicole Yohalem, Director of Special Projects for the Forum for Youth Investment “As a youth development professional by training and

This special episode was recorded live from the Afterschool Alliance’s Afterschool for All Challenge, held…

By Barry Ford, Director of Public Affairs and Advocacy for the United States Tennis Association and a

“We are trying to teach the kids that there is a way that KIPPsters act.…

Jennifer Davis, Co-Founder and President of the National Center on Time and Learning, leads a

By Ronnie Cavalluzzi, Director of Student Support Services, LA’s BEST After School Enrichment Program “Because we

Hanaa Arafat spearheaded an appeal effort that had a big statewide impact in New York,

By Kiran Gaudioso, Vice President of Program Operations for New Jersey After 3 I thoroughly enjoyed

By Deepmalya Ghosh, LCSW-R; Director of Youth Development Programs, The Child Center of NY Brad Lupien is

Brad Lupien, Co-Founder and Co-President of ARC (formerly Champions) has a million ideas for how to improve

“I’m very worried that the move towards the business is best approach, right throughout society,

By Jodi Grant, Executive Director, Afterschool Alliance Most of us don’t stop to celebrate our work often

By Jakada Imani, Executive Director of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights It would be silly

This episode of Please Speak Freely is all about food. I sat down with Crystal FitzSimons of…

Alfie Kohn is a busy man, and I had to be pretty pushy to get him

By Sam Piha, Director of Temescal Associates TemescalAssociates.com Over the last 25 years, Alfie Kohn has been a

By Rhys Powell, Founder & President, RedRabbit When I listen to these types of interviews, I cannot help

As a youth development organization, Rich Berlin and his team did an audacious thing – they started

By Rebecca Fabiano, Senior Consultant Development Without Limits It was really refreshing to listen to

I’ve known Dr. Paul Heckman, Associate Dean at the University of California School of Education for a long…

By: Samuel C. Quiah, Director of Professional Development Development Without Limits Throughout this episode of

This is a special episode of Please Speak Freely, recorded live at the Bridge from School…

I got to sit down with Karen Pittman, President and CEO of the Forum for Youth Investment and

I was pleased to speak with Dr. Pedro Noguera of New York University, who has been a leader…

In this episode, I had a chance to talk with Earl Martin Phalen, who founded BELL andSummer Advantage and…

In our premier episode, I had a very interesting conversation with Alexis Menten, Assistant Director…