Square Pizza
By SchermCo
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Episodes: 142
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The Square Pizza podcast focuses on the intersection of education, innovation, and diversity. We host and interview leaders doing incredible work around the country to ensure all students have access to an equitable education. The Square Pizza podcast is hosted by SchermCo, a social-impact implementation firm that offers strategic implementation and project management services to schools and education-focused organizations across the country.
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Dan Porterfield, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Aspen Institute
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Jun 10, 2026 |
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Shamaiye Haynes - Co-Director, QC Family Tree & CMS School Board Member
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May 08, 2026 |
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Jacob Adams, Founder & ED - Inner Spark Learning Lab
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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Aneesh Sohoni, Chief Executive Officer of Teach For America
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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Cory Carlesimo, CEO & Dewey Norwood, Senior Advisor, Prospect HQ
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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Show Me The World Co-Founders, Samantha Lurie Carroll & Sylvester Chisom
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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Taylor James, Director of Strategic Implementation
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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Danielle Frazier, Special Assistant to the City Manager for Workforce Development - City of Charlotte
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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Erica Mitchell, Chief Executive Officer - United Way of Greater Nashville
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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Shaka Mitchell, Senior Fellow, American Federation for Children
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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Square Pizza Podcast #132 - Rod Banks, Senior Vice President, Lead Community Relations Consultant, Wells Fargo
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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#131 - Jason Terrell, President at R. Howard Dobbs Jr. Foundation
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Aug 16, 2025 |
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Square Pizza Podcast #130 - Aaron Randolph, Co-Founder & Executive Director, Carolina Youth Coalition
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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#129 - Christine Edwards Pitkin, Founder & CEO, Civility Localized & Civic Impact Academy
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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#127 - Quarterly Convening: Spring Break + Family Learning Time
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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#128 - Maya Martin Cadogan, Founder & Exec Director PAVE (Parents Amplifying Voices in Education)
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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#126 - Brandon Thompson, VP of Diversity and Inclusion at NASCAR
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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#125 - Chris Jackson, President and CEO, Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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#124 - Johari Matthews, Vice President and Executive Director, ONE Community & Titans Foundation
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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#123 - Dominique Waters, Founder & Exec Director, Akron Sneaker Academy
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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#122 - Quarterly Convening 2: College Readiness + Family Support
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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#121 - Sheryl Cababa, Author of Closing the Loop & CSO at Optimistic Design
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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#120 - Dr. Donnell Butler Founder & President, Prelude
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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#119 - Quarterly Convening 1: How to Support Newcomer Families
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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#118 - Fontella McKyer, Director of Workforce Development, SchermCo
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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#117 - Welcoming & Supporting Newcomers
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Nov 10, 2024 |
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#116 - Mario Jovan Shaw, Founder & Coaching Consultant, Messy Roots
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Oct 11, 2024 |
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#115 - Demetria Gallagher, VP, Innovation Ecosystems, VentureWell
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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#114 - Talk Tuesday with Greg Schermbeck
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Aug 23, 2024 |
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#113 - Mo Green For NC Superintendent of Public Instruction
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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#112 - Kim Perez, SchermCo, Family Empowerment Associate
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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#111 - Cherie Graham, Chief of Family Engagement, Sugar Creek Charter School
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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#110 - Leadership Institute 2024 + Reflections
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May 31, 2024 |
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#109 - Taylor James, SchermCo + Dr. Adrian Mims, Founder & CEO, The Calculus Project
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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#108 - Leadership Institute + Reflections
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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#107 - Nicole Jarbo, Interim CEO, 4.0 Schools (Part II)
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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#106 - Irene Shih, CEO, MMBay
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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#105 - Ali Medina, Executive Director, Oakland Public Education Fund
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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#104 - Wrapping up 2023
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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#103 - Gary Officer, Founder & CEO, CWI Labs
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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#102 - Lacey Robinson, President/CEO, UnboundEd
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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#101 - Maria Flynn, President and CEO, Jobs for the Future
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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#100 - Greg Schermbeck and Eric Thomas, MASS Impact: The Education Podcast
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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#99 - Top 5 Guest Mash-up
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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#98 - Alejandro Gibes de Gac, CEO & Founder, of Springboard Collaborative
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May 12, 2023 |
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#97 - Parent Leader Institute East Reflections
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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#96 - Jerika Jones, Executive Director of INTech Foundation
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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#95 - Charlotte Lab Students Part II
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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#94 - Principal Starnes + Principal Pratt, Harding University High School + Garinger High School
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Mar 17, 2023 |
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#93 - Lakisha Young, Founder & CEO, The Oakland REACH
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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#92 - National Parent Leader Institute with Innovate Public Schools
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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#91 - Nehemiah Frank, The Black Wall Street Times
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Feb 10, 2023 |
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#90 - Alex Abisch and Jia Lin-Bothe, SchermCo
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Jan 13, 2023 |
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#89 - 2022 Recap
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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#88 - Taylor James & Mathu Gibson, SchermCo
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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#87 - Maurice Jones, CEO, OneTen
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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#86 - Reuben Ogbonna, Co-Founder & Executive Director, Marcy Lab School
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Oct 07, 2022 |
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#85 - Jonathan Gardner, Jania Massey, Manuel Campbell
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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#84 - Dr. Shontoria Walker, Education PowerED, Executive Director
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Aug 19, 2022 |
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#83 - What Does Square Pizza Remind You Of? A Mash-up
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Jul 22, 2022 |
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#82 - Brittany Young, Founder + CEO, B-360
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Jul 01, 2022 |
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#81 - Abi Olukeye, Smart Girls HQ, Founder + CEO
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May 27, 2022 |
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#80 - Muggsy Bogues, NBA Ambassador & President of the Muggsy Bogues Family Foundation
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Apr 29, 2022 |
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#79 - JPEF + SchermCo Webinar
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Mar 17, 2022 |
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#78 - Charlotte Lab Students
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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#77 - Jason B. Allen, Educational Entities, LLC
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Feb 18, 2022 |
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#76 - Reyna Montoya, Founder, CEO, and Board Member, Aliento
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Feb 03, 2022 |
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#75 - Lagra Newman, Founder & Head of School, Purpose Prep
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Jan 21, 2022 |
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#74 - Wrapping up 2021
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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#73 - Lydia Logan, Vice President for Global Education and Workforce Development, CSR at IBM
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Nov 23, 2021 |
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#72 - Dr. Monique Perry-Graves, Executive Director, Teach For America NC
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Nov 09, 2021 |
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#71 - Dr. Daniel Velasco, Chief Operating Officer, Latinos for Education
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Oct 26, 2021 |
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#70 - Strategic Planning Webinar with TECA
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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#69 - Fidel Vargas, President & CEO, Hispanic Scholarship Fund
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Oct 12, 2021 |
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#68 - 7 Years + Thank You
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Sep 20, 2021 |
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#67 - Frances Messano, President, NewSchools Venture Fund
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Aug 04, 2021 |
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#66 - Dan Lugo, President, Queens University of Charlotte
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Jul 22, 2021 |
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#65 - Greg joins Dr. Stacey Gonzales on the Ed Up Edge Podcast
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Jul 09, 2021 |
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#64 - Noel Harmon, Executive Director, APIA Scholars
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May 20, 2021 |
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#63 - Mike Yates, The Reinvention Lab
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May 06, 2021 |
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#62 - Dr. Harry Williams, President & CEO at Thurgood Marshall College Fund
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Apr 21, 2021 |
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#61 - James Ford, Executive Director of CREED
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Mar 18, 2021 |
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#60 - Nicole Jarbo, CEO of Goodbets Group
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Mar 04, 2021 |
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#59 - District+Charter Collaboration & Family Empowerment
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Feb 11, 2021 |
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#58 - Angelique Albert, Executive Director, American Indian Graduate Center
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Feb 04, 2021 |
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#57 - Mia Howard, Partner, The Opportunity Trust
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Jan 20, 2021 |
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#56 - Taylor Toynes, Founder/Executive Director, For Oak Cliff
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Dec 16, 2020 |
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#55 - Krystal Allen, Founder and CEO, K. Allen Consulting
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Dec 02, 2020 |
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#54 - Dewey Norwood, SVP, Higher Education Relationship Manager, Talent Acquisition Strategy, & Targeted Programs at Wells Fargo
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Nov 18, 2020 |
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#53 - Barry White Jr., University Park Creative Arts School
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Nov 11, 2020 |
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#51 - Thank You + 6th Bday Celebration, Part VI
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Oct 15, 2020 |
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#50 - The Next 6 Years + 6th Bday Celebration, Part V
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Oct 14, 2020 |
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#49 - Highlights + 6th Bday Celebration, Part IV
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Oct 13, 2020 |
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#52 - Sharif El-Mekki, Center for Black Educator Development
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Oct 13, 2020 |
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#48 - Why Square Pizza + 6th Bday Celebration, Part III
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Oct 12, 2020 |
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#47 - SchermCo: Who Thought That Was a Good Name + 6th Bday Celebration, Part II
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Oct 09, 2020 |
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#46 - Why SchermCo + 6th Bday Celebration, Part I
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Oct 08, 2020 |
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#45 - The Future of Education, EmpowerCon Panel Discussion
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Sep 30, 2020 |
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#44. COVID - Week 26 Reflections. Insights on the Candidates for NC Superintendent of Public Instruction
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Sep 25, 2020 |
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#43 - COVID - Week 25 Reflections. Return to in-person school + Equity
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Sep 18, 2020 |
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#42 - Shani Dowell, Possip
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Sep 15, 2020 |
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#41. COVID - Week 24 Reflections. Black Boys Film, State Rankings of Charter Laws, and 9/11.
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Sep 11, 2020 |
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#40. COVID - Week 23 Reflections. An Eventful First Week in NC.
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Aug 21, 2020 |
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#39. COVID - Week 22 Reflections. Let the Teachers be Creative.
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Aug 14, 2020 |
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#38. COVID - Week 21 Reflections. Family Surveys, Digital Audits, & Shouting out Colin Seale.
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Aug 07, 2020 |
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#37. COVID - Week 20 Reflections. Remote Learning & Ricky Singh on the #squarepizzapod
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Jul 31, 2020 |
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#35 - COVID Week 19 Reflections. Remote Learning Audit & Lesson Planning.
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Jul 24, 2020 |
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#36 - Ricky Singh, Head of High School - Charlotte Lab School
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Jul 23, 2020 |
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#34 COVID Week 18 Reflections. School Re-entry & New Video Release.
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Jul 17, 2020 |
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#33 - Maurice "Mo" Green, Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation
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Jul 17, 2020 |
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#32 - COVID Week 17 Reflections
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Jul 10, 2020 |
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#31 - Aaron Walker, Founder & CEO of Camelback Ventures
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Jul 09, 2020 |
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#30 - COVID + Week 16 Reflections. School Re-entry Plans + July 4
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Jul 02, 2020 |
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#29 COVID - Week 15 Reflections, Distance Learning Days & New #squarepizzapod Episodes
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Jun 26, 2020 |
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#28 - Carrie Cook, GreenLight Fund Charlotte
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Jun 24, 2020 |
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#27 - COVID & Week 14 Reflections. Juneteenth, State Testing, Talking to Those you Seek to Serve
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Jun 19, 2020 |
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#26 - Rachael Tutwiler Fortune, Jacksonville Public Education Fund
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Jun 17, 2020 |
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#25 - The Biscuit Blitz feat. Greg Schermbeck
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Jun 15, 2020 |
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#24 - COVID Week 13 Reflections & 3 Books that Cover Race, Equity, and Education
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Jun 12, 2020 |
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#23 - COVID - Week 12 Reflections & 5 Tips for Reopening Schools
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Jun 05, 2020 |
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#22 - Crystal Rountree, TFA-CPT
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Jun 04, 2020 |
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#21 - COVID & Week 11 Reflections.
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May 29, 2020 |
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#20 - COVID & Week 10 Reflections. New CDC Recommendations & Budget Shortfalls
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May 22, 2020 |
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#19 - COVID & Week 9 Reflections
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May 19, 2020 |
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#18 - Munro Richardson, Read Charlotte
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May 14, 2020 |
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#17 - COVID & Week 8 Reflections
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May 08, 2020 |
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#16 - COVID & Week 7 Reflections
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May 01, 2020 |
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#15 - CDL, Moonshot edVentures
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Apr 30, 2020 |
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#14 - COVID & Week 6 Reflections
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Apr 24, 2020 |
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#13 - COVID & Week 5 Reflections
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Apr 17, 2020 |
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#12 - Sil Ganzó, ourBridge for Kids
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Apr 17, 2020 |
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#11 - COVID & Week 4 Reflections
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Apr 10, 2020 |
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#10 - COVID & Week 3 Reflections
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Apr 07, 2020 |
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#8 - COVID & Week 1 Reflections
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Apr 07, 2020 |
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#9 - COVID & Week 2 Reflections
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Apr 07, 2020 |
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#7 - Denise Watts, University of Virginia Darden/Curry Partnership for Leaders in Education
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Apr 02, 2020 |
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#6 - Sherrell Dorsey, BLKTECHCLT & The Plug
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Mar 30, 2020 |
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#5 - Jason Terrell & Profound Gentlemen
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Mar 17, 2020 |
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#4 - Sarah Carpenter, John Little, & Memphis LIFT
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Mar 09, 2020 |
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#3 - Dr. Steve Perry
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Mar 02, 2020 |
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#2 - Dr. Howard Fuller
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Feb 24, 2020 |
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#1 - Introduction to SchermCo + Square Pizza
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Feb 24, 2020 |