Learn and Lead

"Unions Now & Then"

In this episode, we're back with President Garcia to talk about labor unions historically and our labor union now. We talk about: what we can learn from the past, where we're at in the present, and where do we go next?

"Districts Need A Plan"

Our students all deserve to feel safe at school, so what do we do with all this news about immigration executive orders and the new Prop 314 that was passed? What does this mean for our schools and for our families?

"Dismantling the Department of Education"

Well, it's happening - the U.S. Department of Education is being wiped out. What does this mean? What do we do? Why is this happening? Listen to this episode with Interim Executive Director John Wright to learn more about the history, context, and impact of this decision.

"When We're At The Table..."

As we grow our union and our power by having more and more locals reach majority and supermajority status plus seeing pro-public education candidates elected up and down the ballot, the possibility of us winning a spot at the metaphorical table is becoming more and more real. But how we do start to prepare leaders for being part of the decision-making and policy leadership and start to grow even more leaders? John Wright, Interim Executive Director, joins us to talk about leadership identification and development.

"What's On Your Ballot?"

In this episode, we have Deputy Director of AEA , Joaquin Rios, on as our guest and resident political expert to talk about what is on your ballot from the very top all the way down to the bottom on all the issues that relate to public education and issues our members care about. Listen and share with other voters!