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Amendment 2 - Q&A
Posted: September 2024
In this episode of KASA Chief Executive Officer Dr. Rhonda Caldwell interviews the Honorable Wayne Young on Amendment 2. Their conversation focuses on questions and answers surrounding Amendment 2 and how Kentucky's public-school administrators can advocate as Election Day approaches in November.
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Chris Bentzel on The Coalition to Sustain the Education Profession
Posted: February 2024
In this episode of The School Leaders Podcast, Rhonda interviews Christian County Superintendent Chris Bentzel on the work of The Coalition to Sustain the Education Profession
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Working Conditions in Kentucky's Public Schools
Posted: September 2023
Working conditions survey reveals the top challenges for Kentucky classrooms teachers. In this 20-minute podcast, KASA's executive director talks with superintendents Thom Cochran (Johnson Co.) and Carrie Ballinger (Rockcastle Co.) to learn more about the findings of a working conditions survey of which 8,800 teachers responded. Tune in to learn more about the biggest challenges and obstacles Kentucky classroom teachers face today.
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HB32: Interview 2/ Rep Kevin Jackson
Posted: February 2023
In today's episode, Rhonda interviews Rep Kevin Jackson and Bob Rowland on HB32 and how it can help Kentucky's public schools.
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Prioritizing Health & Well-Being w/ Brian Creasman
Posted: December 2022
Prioritizing Health & Well-Being with Brian Creasman.
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Coats for Christmas & Eastern KY Flood Relief: Interview w/ Sandra Combs Superintendent of Hazard Ind. Schools
Posted: November 2022
In today's episode, Rhonda interviews Sandra Combs, Superintendents of Hazard Independent Schools, on the Coats for Christmas drive. The KASA family is leading this initiative to help make sure the families impacted by this past summer's floods in Eastern Kentucky are warm as the winter months descend on the mountainous region of Kentucky.
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Ben Wilcox on School Safety & HB63
Posted: July 2022
Today's guest is Ben Wilcox, Kentucky's State School Security Marshal. He joins Rhonda Caldwell to talk about House Bill 63 that was signed into law by Govenor Beshear in April and to discuss his role in school safety with measures being taken to prevent tragedies like Uvalde, Texas.
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Todd Whitaker on Educational Leadership
Posted: July 2022
Today's guest is Dr. Todd Whitaker, professor of educational leadership at the University of Missouri and author of 50 books, including the bestseller: What Great Leaders Do Differently.
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Bryan Goodwin & Bob Bennett: How Do We Engage and Re-Engage Students Today, Connecting Them with Effective Teaching and Learning Strategies?
Posted: July 2022
Today's interview is with Bob Bennett, KASA's immediate past president & veteran principal of Middlesboro High School, and Bryan Goodwin, President of McREL International and well-known author.
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Interview with Casey Allen
Posted: April 2022
KASA's Chief Executive Officer Rhonda Caldwell interviews the superintendent of Ballard County Schools, Dr. Casey Allen.
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Rick Lasley: Humanity in Peril, a Rallying Cry for Public Education
This episode is a conversation with veteran high school Principal Rick Lasley, who talks openly about the state of public education as the gateway to society. The infrastructure is crumbling. Red tape abounds. Students are entering schoolhouse doors with more challenges than ever. Demanding working conditions, chronically low teacher salaries, and calls for privatize schools and public charter schools is deterring new blood from entering the arena at a time when the need for teachers is dire.
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Lt. Governor Jacqueline Coleman
We often use the words "kids first." Do we really mean it? Is it reflected in policy and proposed legislation? Listen in as Lt. Governor Jacqueline Coleman talks budget while reminding us of three very important questions. Are Kentucky's children prioritized in the state budget? Who's caring for the people who care for our students? And do educators have the resources and tools they need?
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Dr. Derek Black
In this 20-minute podcast, the author talks about what drove him to write School House Burning and provides strategies that we can use to stop privatization efforts such as the Education Opportunity Account bills currently before the legislature, as well as funding of charter schools. Dr. Black joins us at KASA's Education Law & Finance Institute March 18. Attendees will receive a free copy of the book.
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Rep. Tina Bojanowski
In episode three of The School Leaders Podcast, KASA's Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Rhonda Caldwell, sits down with Representative Tina Bojanowski to discuss the early literacy bills (SB9 and HB226), specifically sharing what it means for our youngest learners and brings insight to the Read for Success Program.
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Rep. James Tipton
In episode two of The School Leaders Podcast, KASA's Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Rhonda Caldwell, sits down with Representative James Tipton to discuss the early literacy bills (SB9 and HB226), specifically sharing what it means for our youngest learners and brings insights to the Read for Success Program.
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Rep. Ed Massey
In the first episode, KASA's Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Rhonda Caldwell sits down with Representative Ed Massey to discuss the 2022 legislative session including funding for public education, effects of the pandemic on schools, and teacher shortages.
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